DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR, LICENSING, & REGULATION


[Photograph of Department Secretary] JOHN P. O'CONNOR, Secretary of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation



Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation since February 26, 1999. Acting Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, July 3, 1998 to February 25, 1999.

Member, Private Industry Council, District of Columbia, 1986-90; Stadium Advisory Commission, District of Columbia, 1987-93; Public Housing Advisory Commission, District of Columbia, 1989.

Member, Private Industry Council, Prince George's County, 1986-92; Wage Determination Board, Prince George's County, 1986-; Police Community Relations Committee, Prince George's County, 1989; Economic Advisory Committee, Prince George's County, 1991.

Commissioner of Labor & Industry, Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, 1995-99; Assistant Secretary for Employment & Training, Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, 1996-99. Member, Partnership Policy Council on Block Grants, 1998.

Member, Governor's Executive Council, 1998-; Asbestos Oversight Committee, 1998-; Maryland Advisory Commission on Manufacturing Competitiveness, 1998-; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 1998-; Maryland Advisory Council for New Americans, 1998-; State Board of Pilots, 1998-; Sentencing Guidelines Advisory Board, 1998-; Western Maryland Economic Development Task Force, 1998-; Governor's Work Force Investment Board, 1998-; Governor's Interagency Council for the Nonprofit Sector, 1999-; Smart Codes Strategy Group, 1999- (steering committee, 1999-).

Born in Washington, DC, October 11, 1947. Attended University of Maryland College Park. Served in U.S. Air Force. Member, Board of Directors, DC Christmas in April, 1985-86; Board of Directors, Prince George's County Christmas in April, 1987-88; Dollars Against Diabetes, 1987-. Member, Board of Directors, Washington Building Congress, 1987-94; Secretary/Treasurer, Washington Building and Construction Trades Council, 1988-95. Member, Maryland/DC Building Trades, 1988-; Board of Directors, St. Ann's Infant Home, 1988-93. 1st Vice-President, Metropolitan Washington Central Labor Council, 1990-. Member, Parish Council, St. John the Evangelist Church, Clinton, Maryland, 1985-88; Archdiocesan Asbestos Abatement Advisory Committee, 1992.

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