Andrew Puzder
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Born | Andrew Franklin Puzder July 11, 1950 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Lisa Henning (1973–1987) Deanna Descher (1987–present) |
Children | 6 |
Alma mater | Cleveland State University (BA) Washington University (JD) |
Salary | US$4 million (2012)[1] |
Andrew Franklin "Andy" Puzder (born July 11, 1950) is the chief executive of CKE Restaurants. He received his Juris Doctor in 1978 from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis where he served as senior editor on the Law Review. Puzder has served as president and CEO of CKE since September 2000.
On December 8, 2016, Puzder was named as President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for United States Secretary of Labor.[2] He withdrew as the nominee on February 15, 2017.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Scheiber, Noam (December 8, 2016). "Trump's Labor Pick, Andrew Puzder, Is Critic of Minimum Wage Increases". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ↑ LeVine, Marianne; Schneier, Cogan (December 8, 2016). "Trump chooses Puzder as labor secretary". Politico. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ↑ Raju, Manu (February 15, 2017). "Andrew Puzder withdraws as a labor secretary nominee". CNN. Retrieved February 15, 2017.