Alexander Acosta – Wikiwand

Rene Alexander “Alex” Acosta (born January 16, 1969) is an American attorney. Acosta was the 27th United States Secretary of Labor serving from April 28, 2017 until July 19, 2019. He was the dean of the Florida International University College of Law from 2009 through 2017.[3] He is Republican. On February 16, 2017, he was announced as President Donald Trump’s nominee for the United States Secretary of Labor.[4]

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On February 16, 2017, after the withdrawal of Andrew Puzder’s nomination, President Donald Trump nominated Acosta to serve as United States Secretary of Labor.[5] He resigned on July 19, 2019 due to his connections to the Jeffrey Epstein and his plea deal.