North Carolina Commissioner of Labor
The North Carolina Commissioner of Labor is one of the constitutional offices of the state of North Carolina . The North Carolina Constitution provides for the election of a Commissioner of Labor every four years by the electorate of North Carolina whose term coincides with the term of the North Carolina governor . The Commissioner of Labor heads the Department of Labor and is a member of the Council of State . The original "Bureau of Labor Statistics" was the historical forerunner of the current North Carolina Department of Labor, which was created in 1887 by the North Carolina General Assembly . Prior to that, the governor of North Carolina had appointed a "Commissioner of Labor Statistics" for a two-year term. In 1899 a law was passed whereby the Commissioner of Labor would be elected for a four-year term from the elections in 1900 by the eligible population of North Carolina.
For three decades the Department of Labor, headed by the newly elected Commissioner of Labor, remained a small state government agency with few tasks and staff. In 1925 the agency employed a total of 15 people. In an end-to-end reorganization of the state labor administration functions in 1931, the North Carolina General Assembly laid the groundwork for its gradual evolution into an agency that manages laws and programs that affect the majority of the North Carolina population.
Today, the North Carolina Department of Labor is charged with promoting "health, safety, and general well-being" for North Carolina's more than three million workers. The many laws and programs in its jurisdiction affect virtually everyone in North Carolina in one way or another. The General Statutes give the Commissioner of Labor extensive regulatory and enforcement powers that enable the agency to delegate duties and responsibilities to the people of North Carolina.
List of North Carolina Commissioners of Labor
| # | Commissioner of Labor | Term of office | Party affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wesley N. Jones | 1887-1889 | appointed, not elected |
| 2 | John C. Scarborough | 1889-1892 | appointed, not elected |
| 3 | William I. Harris | 1892-1893 | appointed, not elected |
| 4th | Benjamin R. Lacy | 1893-1897 | appointed, not elected |
| 5 | James Y. Hamrick | 1897-1899 | populist |
| 6th | Benjamin R. Lacy | 1899-1901 | democrat |
| 7th | Henry B. Varner | 1901-1909 | democrat |
| 8th | Mitchell L. Shipman | 1909-1925 | democrat |
| 9 | Franklin D. Grist | 1925-1933 | democrat |
| 10 | Arthur L. Fletcher | 1933-1938 | democrat |
| 11 | Forest H. Shuford | 1938-1954 | democrat |
| 12 | Frank Crane | 1954-1973 | democrat |
| 13 | William C. Creel | 1973-1975 | democrat |
| 14th | Thomas A. Nye junior | 1975-1977 | republican |
| 15th | John C. Brooks | 1977-1993 | democrat |
| 16 | Harry E. Payne Jr. | 1993-2001 | democrat |
| 17th | Cherie K. Berry | since 2001 | Republican |
Individual evidence
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