M. Patricia Smith | |
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| United States Solicitor of Labor | |
| In office March 1, 2010 – January 19, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Gregory F. Jacob |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas C. Geale |
| United States Deputy Secretary of Labor Acting | |
| In office January 16, 2014 – April 4, 2014 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Seth Harris |
| Succeeded by | Christopher P. Lu |
| Commissioner of the New York State Department of Labor | |
| In office 2007–2010 | |
| Governor | Eliot Spitzer David Paterson |
| Preceded by | Linda Angello |
| Succeeded by | Colleen Gardner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College (BA) New York University School of Law (JD) |
| Profession | Attorney |
M. Patricia Smith (born 1952) was the Solicitor of the United States Department of Labor, the department's chief law interpreter-enforcer and third-ranking official from 2009 to 2017. She was nominated by President Barack Obama to be the Solicitor of Labor on April 20, 2009. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on February 4, 2010, assumed her duties on March 1, 2010, had her swearing-in ceremony on April 23, 2010, and remained in office until January 19, 2017. As Solicitor of Labor, Smith oversaw over 450 attorneys across the country and more than 180 Federal labor laws and implementing regulations that cover about 125 million workers.
On March 13, 2017, she joined the National Employment Law Project (NELP) as senior counsel.[1]
From January to April, 2014 she also served as acting United States Deputy Secretary of Labor.[2] Her successor, as Deputy Secretary of Labor Christopher P. Lu was confirmed on April 1, 2014.
Smith used to be the New York State Commissioner of Labor. She was appointed in 2007 by Governor Eliot Spitzer and continued in the administration of Governor David Paterson. As New York State's Commissioner of Labor, Smith managed a staff of nearly 4,000 employees and a budget of $11 billion. She was also in charge of the New York State's Misclassification task force and Co-Chair of the Governors Economic Security Sub Cabinet.
- ^ "NELP Builds Capacity to Defend Against Attacks on Workers". Senior Counsel. NELP. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Acting Deputy Secretary of Labor and Solicitor of Labor". Office of the Secretary. U.S. Department of Labor. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.