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Harold J. "Hal" Wirths (born c. 1965) is an American politician from New Jersey and is the current Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (2010-present). Wirths was appointed by Governor Chris Christie in 2010.〔Office of the Governor, State of New Jersey. (Harold J. Wirths: Commissioner for the New Jersey Department of Labor ). Retrieved 22 May 2013.〕〔Department of Labor and Workforce Development, State of New Jersey. (About the Commissioner ). Retrieved 22 May 2013.〕 ==Biography== Harold J. Wirths is the adopted son of Wallace R. Wirths (1921–2002), a former Westinghouse executive, author, newspaper columnist and radio commentator, who was a benefactor of Upsala College in East Orange, New Jersey (now defunct).〔Strunksy, Steve. ("IN BRIEF; Dream of a College Tinged With Sadness" ), ''The New York Times'', August 2, 1998. (Retrieved July 10, 2012).〕 Wirths was a small business owner in Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey, owning and managing furniture stores located near Hamburg, New Jersey.〔〔 He also helped to establish Noble Community Bank, which today is part of Highlands State Bank, and he served on the Highlands Bank board of directors.〔("Highlands Bankcorp Inc (HSBK:OTC US) - Executive Profile: Harold J. Wirths, Former Director, Highlands Bancorp, Inc." ). ''Bloomberg Businessweek''. Retrieved 22 May 2013.〕〔〔 Wirths ran for the county's Board of Chosen Freeholders as a Republican and served as a freeholder for nearly a decade from 2000-2010.〔〔 After Chris Christie's election as New Jersey's governor, Wirths was nominated to be the state's Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (2010-present) and was sworn in on 24 May 2010.〔 One of his focuses since becoming commissioner, has been to modernize the state's unemployment insurance benefits system and reducing waste attributed to benefits fraud.〔 He currently serves on the boards of several state government commissions and authorities, including the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, New Jersey State Ethics Commission, New Jersey State Employment and Training Commission, and the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority.〔 Wirths resides in Wantage Township, New Jersey with his wife and two daughters.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Harold J. Wirths」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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