Ray Donovan
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Raymond James Donovan (born August 31, 1930) is former Secretary of Labor.
Donovan was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, and attended Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, Louisiana. He worked as a union laborer in summers and received a B.A. in philosophy. Donovan went on to work for the American Insurance Company and Schiavone Construction Company, becoming the Vice President in charge of labor relations, finance, bonding and real estate in 1959. In 1971, he became Executive Vice President of Schiavone Construction Company.
President Ronald Reagan appointed Donovan as U.S Secretary of Labor on February 4, 1981, and he served in this office until March 15, 1985. Under his secretaryship, he reduced the department's staff and budget, granted regulatory relief to businesses through changes in Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) enforcement practices, revised the Davis-Bacon rules, modified ERISA rules, created new industrial home work rules, and revised the federal compliance regulations.
In a highly publicized trial, Donovan was accused - but acquitted - of larceny and fraud in connection with a project to construct a new line for the New York City Subway.
In 1987, Donovan was acquitted of these charges after a prolonged trial and media attention. After his acquittal, Donovan was famously quoted as asking, "Where do I go to get my reputation back?"
Donovan is part owner of Fiddler's Elbow Country Club.
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| Preceded by Ray Marshall |
United States Secretary of Labor 1981–1985 |
Succeeded by William E. Brock |
| United States Secretaries of Labor |  |
|---|---|
| Secretaries of Commerce & Labor (1903–1913): Cortelyou • Metcalf • Straus • Nagel
Secretaries of Labor (1913–): Wilson • Davis • Doak • Perkins • Schwellenbach • Tobin • Durkin • Mitchell • Goldberg • Wirtz • Shultz • Hodgson • Brennan • Dunlop • Usery • Marshall • Donovan • Brock • McLaughlin • Dole • Martin • Reich • Herman • Chao |
