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Raymond J. Donovan
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Ray Donovan
17th United States Secretary of Labor
In office
February 4, 1981 – March 15, 1985
President
Ronald Reagan
Preceded by
Ray Marshall
Succeeded by
Bill Brock
Personal details
Born
(1930-08-31) August 31, 1930 (age 87)
Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse(s)
Catherine Sblendorio
Children
3
Education
Notre Dame Seminary (BA)
Raymond James "Ray" Donovan (born August 31, 1930) is an American businessman and former politician. He served as U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Reagan.
Biography[edit]
Donovan was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, on August 31, 1930. He attended the Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, Louisiana. He worked as a union laborer in summers and received a B.A. in philosophy. He married Catherine Sblendorio in 1957. They had three children: Kenneth, Mary Ellen, and Keith Donovan. Donovan worked 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, and by 1971 its Executive Vice President.[citation needed]
Reagan appointed Donovan the 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 Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) rules, created new industrial home work rules, and revised the federal compliance regulations.[citation needed]
In a highly publicized case,[1] Donovan and six other defendants were indicted by a Bronx County, New York, grand jury for larceny and fraud in connection with a project to construct a new line extension for the New York City Subway, through a scheme involving a Genovese crime family associate and a minority-owned subcontractor.[2] Schiavone Construction was required by its contract with the NYCTA to subcontract part of the work to a minority-owned enterprise. The essence of the charge was that the minority owned firm (Jo-Pel Contracting and Trucking Corp) leased equipment from Schiavone and therefore was not truly independent of Schiavone.[3] On May 25, 1987, Donovan (and all of the other defendants) were acquitted, after which Donovan was famously quoted as asking, "Which office do I go to to get my reputation back?"[4] Donovan held 50% ownership in Schiavone Construction until its late 2007 sale to Spanish conglomerate, Grupo ACS. He is a part owner of the Fiddler's Elbow Country Club.[citation needed]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Time, June 8, 1987
Jump up ^ William K. Rashbaum, "Company With Big City Contracts Is Tied to Mob Schemes in Affidavit", The New York Times, July 2, 2008
Jump up ^ Raab, Selwyn (26 May 1987). "Donovan Cleared Of Fraud Charges By Jury In Bronx". The New York Times.
Jump up ^ The Natural, by Joe Klein
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General
U.S. Department of Labor Biography
Raymond J Donovan at NameBase (Archive)
Court filings
Schiavone v Donovan et al., March 6, 2008
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Preceded by
Ray Marshall U.S. Secretary of Labor
Served under: Ronald Reagan
1981–1985 Succeeded by
William E. Brock
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VIAF: 13626979
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