Edward C. Hugler

{{Short description|American government official (born 1950)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| image = HuglerEdward.jpg

| office = Acting United States Secretary of Labor

| president = Donald Trump

| deputy =

| term_start = January 20, 2017

| term_end = April 28, 2017

| predecessor = Tom Perez

| successor = Alexander Acosta

| president1 = Barack Obama

| term_start1 = February 2, 2009

| term_end1 = February 24, 2009

| predecessor1 = Howard M. Radzely (acting)

| successor1 = Hilda Solis

| birth_name = Edward Charles Hugler

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|2|7}}

| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| education = University of Maryland, College Park (BA)
Pepperdine University (JD)

}}

Edward Charles Hugler (born February 7, 1950){{cite book|title=Who's who in Finance and Industry|author=Marquis Who's Who, Inc|date=1997|publisher=Marquis Who's Who|isbn=9780837903323|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A48cAQAAMAAJ|accessdate=2015-09-10}} is an American lawyer and former government official who served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations in the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management{{cite web

| author = Staff

| title = U.S. Department of Labor Key Personnel: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM)

| publisher = US Department of Labor

| date = n.d.

| url = http://www.dol.gov/dol/contact/contact-phonekeypersonnel.htm#oasam

| accessdate = 2009-11-25

| quote =}}

at the United States Department of Labor from April 2000{{cite web

|author = Staff

|title = Acting Secretary of Labor Edward C. Hugler

|publisher = US Department of Labor

|date = n.d.

|url = http://www.dol.gov/_sec/aboutosec/bio-hugler.htm

|accessdate = 2009-02-25

|url-status = dead

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090215024456/http://www.dol.gov/_sec/aboutosec/bio-hugler.htm

|archivedate = 2009-02-15

}} (Archived by WebCite at ) until March 2018. He served as Acting Secretary of Labor from February 2–24, 2009, when Hilda Solis's nomination by President Barack Obama became bogged down during Senate confirmation hearings.{{cite news

|author=Fletcher, Michael A.

|title=After Delay, Panel to Vote on Solis Nomination

|newspaper=Washington Post

|date=2009-02-05

|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/02/04/ST2009020403880.html

|accessdate=2009-02-25

|quote=In the interim, President Obama on Monday appointed longtime Labor Department official Edward C. Hugler to serve as acting secretary.

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|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107121212/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/02/04/ST2009020403880.html

|archivedate=2012-11-07

}} (Archived by WebCite at ) He stepped down from the position when Solis was confirmed and sworn in as Secretary of Labor.{{cite web

| author = Staff reporter

| title = Senate Confirms Solis as Labor Secretary

| publisher = The Associated Press

| date = 2009-02-24

| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/25/us/politics/25solis.html

| accessdate = 2009-02-25

| quote = Representative Hilda L. Solis of California won confirmation on Tuesday as President Obama’s labor secretary. }} Ed Hugler also served as Acting Secretary of Labor from January 20, 2017, to April 28, 2017, when Alexander Acosta was confirmed and sworn into office.{{Cite news|url=http://www.natlawreview.com/article/edward-hugler-named-acting-secretary-labor|title=Edward Hugler Named Acting Secretary of Labor|newspaper=The National Law Review|access-date=2017-01-24}}

As Deputy Assistant Secretary, Hugler oversaw day-to-day operations in the Department's Business Operations Center, Civil Rights Center, Emergency Management Center, Equal Employment Opportunity Office, Human Resources Center, Office of the Chief Information Officer, and the Security Center.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dol.gov/oasam/oasam-org.htm|title=U.S. Department of Labor -- OASAM: Organizational Chart|website=www.dol.gov|access-date=2017-01-24}} From 1998 to 2000, he led the department-wide Year 2000 transition, preparing systems in the department's agencies for the year 2000, and managing associated contingency planning. He has also held posts in the Department's Mine Safety and Health Administration and Office of the Solicitor.

In 2015, Ed Hugler received the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal Award for Management Excellence.{{Cite web|url=https://servicetoamericamedals.org/honorees/view_profile.php?profile=411|title=2015 Sammies Winner: Management Excellence|website=Service to America Medals|language=en|access-date=2017-01-24|archive-date=2017-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202024329/https://servicetoamericamedals.org/honorees/view_profile.php?profile=411|url-status=dead}}