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Another minister leaves the US government
Updated April 21, 2026 – 12:29 a.mReading time: 1 min.
US Secretary of Labor Chavez-DeRemer is leaving Trump’s cabinet. She is not the first minister to disembark since the start of the Iran war.
US Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer is the third woman to leave President Donald Trump’s administration in seven weeks. She will take on a position in the private sector, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said on Platform X. Your deputy, Keith Sonderling, will be in charge of the business until further notice.
Chavez-DeRemer has been under pressure for months over several investigations. As the Washington Post reported, among others, this also involves possible violations in the use of budget funds and allegations of inappropriate behavior in office.
In addition, supervisory authorities should examine complaints about a problematic working atmosphere in the ministry. Three employees described a “hostile work environment” with retaliatory measures, reported the New York Times and the New York Post. According to media reports, her husband was expelled from the ministry following allegations of sexual misconduct against employees. Chavez-DeRemer denied the allegations.
Chavez-DeRemer has been Secretary of Labor since March 2025
previously MP for Oregon. Her appointment was considered unusual because she took relatively pro-union positions compared to many Republicans.
It was only at the beginning of March that President Trump fired his controversial Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. At the beginning of April, Justice Minister Pam Bondi, who came under criticism because of the Epstein affair, also had to leave. This is Chavez-DeRemer’s third departure in less than seven weeks – always a woman.
