Seth Harris
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United States Secretary of Labor Acting |
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In office January 22, 2013 – July 23, 2013 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Hilda Solis |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Perez |
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In office May 26, 2009 – January 16, 2014 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Howard Radzely |
| Succeeded by | Chris Lu |
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| Born | October 12, 1962 |
| Spouse(s) | Karen Beth Rosen |
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Cornell University New York University |
| Religion | Judaism |
Seth D. Harris (born October 12, 1962) was the 11th United States Deputy Secretary of Labor, and served for six months as the Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor and a member of President Barack Obama's Cabinet. Nominated by President Obama in February 2009, Harris was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate in May 2009, and became acting Secretary of Labor following the resignation of Hilda Solis in January 2013. Harris was also a member of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation's Board of Directors. Harris stepped down from his post on January 16, 2014. Since leaving the Obama Administration, Harris has been a Distinguished Scholar at Cornell University's School of Industrial & Labor Relations, and Counsel in the Public Policy & Regulation and Employment & Labor practices of Dentons, a global law firm. Harris is also a member of the United Cerebral Palsy Association's Board of Directors.
His father is the late Dr. Jonathan Harris, a high school teacher and author of young adult non-fiction books. His mother is Martha Harris, a retired high school librarian. Harris’s brother is radio personality Paul Harris. Harris earned a B.S. from the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations in 1983 and was a member of the Quill and Dagger society. He later obtained a J.D. from New York University School of Law where he was editor-in-chief of the Review of Law & Social Change and a member of the Order of the Coif. Harris was a law clerk to Chief Judge Gene Carter of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine and Judge William C. Canby, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
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