Victoria Lipnic | |
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Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | |
Acting January 25, 2017 – May 15, 2019 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Jenny R. Yang |
Succeeded by | Janet Dhillon |
United States Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment Standards | |
In office March 22, 2002 – January 20, 2009 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Bernard E. Anderson |
Succeeded by | Shelby Hallmark (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Victoria Ann Lipnic 1960 (age 63–64) Carrolltown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Allegheny College (BA) George Mason University (JD) |
Victoria Ann Lipnic (born 1960) is an American lawyer and public figure. She served in multiple senior United States government positions. She was Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), nominated to two terms by President Barack Obama, 2010 – 2020.) She served as Chair (Acting) of the EEOC under President Donald J. Trump from 2017 – 2019. Prior to her appointments to the EEOC, she was Assistant Secretary of Labor under President George W. Bush. The United States Senate confirmed her unanimously to each of these positions.