Alexander Acosta | |
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President | Donald Trump |
Deputy | Patrick Pizzella |
Preceded by | Tom Perez |
Succeeded by | Eugene Scalia |
Apr 28, 2017 · President Donald J. Trump nominated Alexander Acosta to be the 27th United States Secretary of Labor. He was sworn in on April 28, 2017. Secretary Acosta is the son of Cuban refugees, a native of Miami, and first-generation college graduate. He earned his undergraduate and law degrees from Harvard University.
R. Alexander Acosta was selected by President Bush to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice on August 22, 2003. The Civil Rights Division is responsible for enforcing federal civil rights statutes, including those statutes that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, religion, and national origin in …
May 26, 2020 · He has also served in presidentially appointed U.S. Senate-confirmed positions, under the Bush administration. In 2005, he was appointed as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida. Since then, he has been involved in several high profile cases, such as the prosecution of Jack Abramoff and Jose Padilla.
Rene Alexander Acosta (born January 16, 1969) is an American attorney and politician, who served as the 27th United States Secretary of Labor from 2017 to 2019. President Donald Trump nominated Acosta to be Labor Secretary on February 16, 2017, and he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 27, 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he was appointed by President …
After the unsuccessful nomination of Andrew Puzder to be United States Secretary of Labor, President Donald Trump nominated Acosta to fill the position on February 16, 2017. On April 27, 2017, Acosta was confirmed by the U. S. Senate by a 60–38 vote.
Jan Elizabeth AcostaAlexander Acosta / Spouse
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Acosta's father arrived in the U.S. at age 11 as a refugee from Cuba three weeks before the Cuban Missile Crisis and was raised in Virginia. His mother is of Irish and Czech ancestry. Acosta, also raised in northern Virginia, graduated from Annandale High School in 1989.