Walsh, Martin J. (Martin Joseph), 1967-

Martin Joseph Walsh (born April 10, 1967) is an American politician serving as the 29th United States Secretary of Labor.

A native of the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, he graduated from The Newman School before joining the Laborers' Union Local 223, eventually serving as its president. He was elected secretary-treasurer and general agent of the Boston Metropolitan District Building Trades Council, a union umbrella group, in the fall of 2010. In 2011, Walsh was named head of the Boston Building Trades, serving in that role until 2013.

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