Julie Su

Julie A. Su (born February 19, 1969)^[1][2] is an American attorney and politician. She was the United States Deputy Secretary of Labor from 2021 until 2025. She was the Secretary of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency from 2019 until 2021 during Governor Gavin Newsom's administration.^[3]

Julie Su
Official portrait, 2021
United States Secretary of Labor
Acting
In office March 11, 2023 – January 20, 2025
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Marty Walsh
Succeeded by	Lori Chavez-DeRemer
37th United States Deputy Secretary of Labor
In office July 17, 2021 – January 20, 2025
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Patrick Pizzella
Succeeded by	Keith Sonderling (nominee)
Secretary of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency
In office January 7, 2019 – July 17, 2021
Governor	Gavin Newsom
Preceded by	David Lanier
Succeeded by	Natalie Palugyai
Personal details
Born	(1969-02-19) February 19, 1969 (age 56) Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Stanford University (BA) Harvard University (JD)

Julie Su
Traditional Chinese	蘇維思
Simplified Chinese	苏维思
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sū Wéisī Wade–Giles Su4 Wei2-ssu1 Yale Romanization Sū Wéisz IPA [sú wěi.sí]

In November 2020, Su was named a candidate for United States Secretary of Labor in the Joe Biden administration.^[4][5] On February 13, 2021, Biden nominated her to be United States Deputy Secretary of Labor.^[6] On July 13, 2021 Su was confirmed to the role by the United States Senate, in a 50–47 party line vote.^[7]

In February 2023, President Biden nominated Su to serve as the United States Secretary of Labor.^[8] She became Acting Labor Secretary when Walsh officially left the post on March 11, 2023. However, the United States Senate never confirmed her nomination and she remained as acting secretary until the end of the Biden administration in 2025.