Nomination of Ford Barney Ford To Be Under Secretary of Labor

The President today announced his intention to nominate Ford Barney Ford to be Under Secretary of Labor. He would succeed Malcolm Lovell, Jr.

Mr. Ford is presently serving as Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health at the Department of Labor. Previously he was vice president of the California Institute for Industrial and Governmental Relations and served as president of the Oilquip Marketing Corp. He was chairman and public member of the California Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board in 1973-1978; deputy secretary, California Resources Agency, in 1967-1973; executive director and chief consultant, the Senate Fact Finding Committee on Natural Resources, in 1959-1967; associate administrative analyst, Joint Legislative Committee, in 1955-1959; and an inspector with the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. in 1948-1955.

He graduated from the University of California (B.S., 1948) and attended Virginia Military Institute. He served in the U.S. Army in 1943-1946. He is married, has two children, and resides in Woodbridge, Va. He was born November 19, 1922, in Norton, Va.