Summary
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All permanent members of the Cabinet of the United States as heads of executive departments require the advice and consent of the United States Senate following appointment by the president before taking office. The vice presidency is exceptional in that the position requires an election to office pursuant to the United States Constitution. The president may also designate heads of other agencies and non-Senate-confirmed members of the Executive Office of the President as Cabinet-level members of the Cabinet. The Cabinet meets with the president in the Cabinet Room, a room adjacent to the Oval Office.
As the Republican Party will control the next Senate, it is expected that all of Trump’s designates will be confirmed with little contest. However, some nominees have been met with criticism by a few Senate Republicans.
On November 12, 2024, president-elect Trump announced that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy would work together to lead the Department of Government Efficiency in his second term. Despite the name, it is unlikely to be a federal executive department, since official departments require congressional approval, and is more likely to be a component of the Executive Office of the President or a presidential commission working closely with the Office of Management and Budget.
Trump’s cabinet choices were described by news media as valuing personal loyalty over relevant experience, and for having a range of conflicting ideologies and “eclectic personalities”. It was also described as the wealthiest administration in modern history, with over 13 billionaires chosen to take government posts.[
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CBS News, athryn Watson, Caitlin Yilek – December 12, 2024
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See the full list of Trump Cabinet picks and major White House appointments
By Kathryn Watson, Caitlin Yilek
Updated on: December 12, 2024 / 5:49 PM EST / CBS News
Republicans will have a majority in the Senate when President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House in January. That means his Cabinet nominees will likely face an easier path to confirmation, even some who may be controversial.
Among those are Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, Fox News personality Pete Hegseth, who is facing headwinds over allegations of sexual misconduct, financial mismanagement and alcohol abuse. But Hegseth has gone to the Capitol repeatedly to meet with Republican senators to shore up support for his confirmation, and Trump in early December reiterated his support for Hegseth and said support for him among GOP senators is “strong and deep.”
Also under the microscope is former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence. Gabbard is facing renewed scrutiny after the collapse of the regime of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for a trip she took to Syria in 2017 when she met with Assad. At the time, she defended the meeting und of a “fact-finding mission,” but in 2019 she described him as a “brutal dictator.”
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CBS News, athryn Watson, Caitlin Yilek – December 12, 2024
Politics
See the full list of Trump Cabinet picks and major White House appointments
By Kathryn Watson, Caitlin Yilek
Updated on: December 12, 2024 / 5:49 PM EST / CBS News
Republicans will have a majority in the Senate when President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House in January. That means his Cabinet nominees will likely face an easier path to confirmation, even some who may be controversial.
Among those are Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, Fox News personality Pete Hegseth, who is facing headwinds over allegations of sexual misconduct, financial mismanagement and alcohol abuse. But Hegseth has gone to the Capitol repeatedly to meet with Republican senators to shore up support for his confirmation, and Trump in early December reiterated his support for Hegseth and said support for him among GOP senators is “strong and deep.”
Also under the microscope is former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence. Gabbard is facing renewed scrutiny after the collapse of the regime of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for a trip she took to Syria in 2017 when she met with Assad. At the time, she defended the meeting und of a “fact-finding mission,” but in 2019 she described him as a “brutal dictator.”
Cabinet Nominations
Scott Bessent- USDA
Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent (born August 1962) is an American investor and hedge fund manager. He was a partner at Soros Fund Management and the founder of Key Square Group, a global macro investment firm.
Bessent was a major donor, fundraiser, and an economic advisor for the Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign. In November 2024, Trump named Bessent as his nominee for United States secretary of the treasury. If confirmed by the Senate, Bessent would be the first openly gay secretary of the Treasury.
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Pam Bondi – AG
Pamela Jo Bondi (born November 17, 1965) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and politician. A member of the Republican Party, she served as Florida attorney general from 2011 to 2019, the first woman elected to the office.
In 2020, Bondi was one of President Donald Trump’s defense lawyers during his first impeachment trial. By 2024, she led the legal arm of the Trump-aligned America First Policy Institute. On November 21, 2024, president-elect Trump announced she would be nominated for United States attorney general after previous nominee Matt Gaetz withdrew.
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Doug Burgum – VA
Current Nomination: Secretary of Interior
Affiliation: Republican
Former Positions: Tech Entrepreneur from 1983 – 2007, North Dakota Governor from 2016 to 2024.
After graduating from college in 1978, and getting an MBA in 1980, he mortgaged inherited farmland in 1983 to invest in Great Plains Software in Fargo. Becoming the company’s president in 1984, he grew Great Plains into a successful large software company. Burgum sold the company to Microsoft for $1.1 billion in 2001.
He has served as board chairman for Atlassian and SuccessFactors. Burgum is the founder of Kilbourne Group, a Fargo-based real-estate development firm, and also is the co-founder of Arthur Ventures, a software venture capital group.
For more information on his governorship, see Burgum’s North Dakota onAir post.
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Doug Collins – VA
Douglas Allen Collins (born August 16, 1966) is an American lawyer, politician, and Air Force veteran who is the presumptive nominee for United States secretary of veterans affairs in the Second Trump Administration, having been selected by President-elect Donald Trump in November 2024. He previously served as the U.S. representative for Georgia’s 9th congressional district from 2013 to 2021.
A member of the Republican Party and a staunch supporter of Trumpism, he previously served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2007 to 2013, representing the 27th district, which includes portions of Hall County, Lumpkin County, and White County. Collins also serves as a chaplain in the U.S. Air Force Reserve with the rank of colonel.
See Doug Collins – GA post for more information on Collins when he was a congressman.
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Lori Chavez-DeRemer – Labor
Lori Michelle Chavez-DeRemer is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Oregon’s 5th congressional district from 2023 to 2025. A member of the Republican Party, Chavez-DeRemer served as mayor of Happy Valley, Oregon, from 2011 to 2019.
She is the first Republican woman to represent Oregon in the House. Additionally, she is one of the first two Hispanic women (alongside Andrea Salinas) elected to the United States Congress from Oregon. Chavez-DeRemer served one term in the House before being defeated in 2024 by Democrat Janelle Bynum.
On November 22, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Chavez-DeRemer as his secretary of labor.
For more information on her time in congress, see Chavez-DeRemer’s Oregon onAir post.
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Sean Duffy – DOT
Sean Patrick Duffy (born October 3, 1971) is an American politician, prosecutor, lobbyist, and reality television personality who is currently a co-host of The Bottom Line on Fox Business, as well as a contributor on Fox News. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the U.S. representative for Wisconsin’s 7th congressional district from 2011 to 2019. After resigning from Congress, he became a lobbyist.
He first gained fame as a cast member on The Real World: Boston, 1998’s Road Rules: All Stars and 2002’s Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons, before going on to serve as district attorney of Ashland County, Wisconsin.
In November 2024, Donald Trump named Duffy as his nominee for Secretary of Transportation in his second presidency.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – HHS
Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (born January 17, 1954), also known by his initials RFK Jr., is an American politician, environmental lawyer, author, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist. In 2024, he was announced as the presumptive nominee for United States Secretary of Health and Human Services in President-elect Donald Trump’s second cabinet.
A member of the Kennedy family, he is a son of U.S. attorney general and senator Robert F. Kennedy and a nephew of U.S. president John F. Kennedy and Senator Ted Kennedy. He began his career as an assistant district attorney in New York City. In the mid-1980s, he joined two nonprofits focused on environmental protection, Riverkeeper and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). He became an adjunct professor of environmental law at Pace University School of Law in 1986. In 1987, Kennedy founded Pace’s Environmental Litigation Clinic. He founded the nonprofit environmental group Waterkeeper Alliance in 1999. He ran as an independent candidate in the 2024 United States presidential election, then withdrew from the race and endorsed Trump.
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Pete Hegseth – DOD
Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is an American television presenter, author, and former Army National Guard officer. President-elect Donald Trump announced on November 12, 2024, that Hegseth would be his nominee to serve as United States Secretary of Defense in his second cabinet.
A political commentator for Fox News since 2014 and weekend co-host of Fox & Friends from 2017 to 2024, he was previously the executive director of Vets for Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America.
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Howard Lutnick – Commerce
Howard William Lutnick (born July 14, 1961 is an American businessman, who succeeded Bernard Gerald Cantor as the head of Cantor Fitzgerald. Lutnick is the chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Group. After losing 658 employees, including his brother, in the September 11 attacks, Lutnick also survived the subsequent collapse of the towers on the ground, and has since become known for his charity efforts through the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, which helps to aid families of victims of the attacks and natural disasters.
He was a fundraiser for Donald Trump’s 2020 and 2024 presidential campaigns, as well as a vocal proponent of Trump’s proposal to implement broad tariffs. In November 2024, President-elect Trump announced that he intended to nominate Lutnick as secretary of commerce.
Source: Wikipedia
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Linda McMahon – Education
Linda Marie McMahon (born October 4, 1948) is an American politician, business executive, and former professional wrestling performer. She was the 25th administrator of the Small Business Administration from 2017 to 2019. McMahon has been nominated to lead the Department of Education under the second Trump administration.
McMahon, along with her husband, Vince McMahon, founded sports entertainment company Titan Sports, Inc. (later World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.) where she worked as the president and later CEO from 1980 to 2009. During this time, the company grew from a regional business in the northeast to a large multinational corporation. Among other things, she initiated the company’s civic programs, Get R.E.A.L. and SmackDown! Your Vote. She made occasional on-screen performances, most notably in a feud with her husband that culminated at WrestleMania X-Seven. In 2009, she left World Wrestling Entertainment to run for a seat in the United States Senate from Connecticut as a Republican, but lost to Democrat Richard Blumenthal in the 2010 general election. She was the Republican nominee for Connecticut’s other Senate seat in the 2012 race, but lost to Democrat Chris Murphy.
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Kristi Noem – Homeland Security
Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem (born November 30, 1971) is an American politician who has served since 2019 as the 33rd governor of South Dakota. A member of the Republican Party, she was the U.S. representative for South Dakota’s at-large congressional district from 2011 to 2019 and a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives for the 6th district from 2007 to 2011. In November 2024, Donald Trump selected Noem to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security in his second term.
See Kristi Noem – SD post for more information on Noem when she was governor.
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Brooke Rollins – USDA
Brooke Leslie Rollins (born April 10, 1972) is an American attorney and policy advisor currently announced as the presumptive nominee for United States secretary of agriculture in President Donald Trump’s administration.
Rollins previously served as deputy general counsel, ethics advisor, and policy director to Texas governor Rick Perry. She is an advocate of criminal justice reform. Rollins was the president and CEO of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, an Austin-based conservative think tank, from 2003 through 2018. During her tenure at TPPF, the think tank grew from having a staff of three to a staff of 100.
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Marco Rubio – State
Marco Antonio Rubio (born May 28, 1971) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the senior United States senator from Florida, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he is the presumptive nominee for Secretary of State. Rubio served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2008 and sought the Republican nomination for president of the United States in 2016.
Rubio is a Cuban American from Miami, Florida. After serving as a city commissioner for West Miami in the 1990s, he was elected to represent the 111th district in the Florida House of Representatives in 2000. Subsequently, he was elected speaker of the Florida House; he served for two years beginning in November 2006. Upon leaving the Florida legislature in 2008 due to term limits, Rubio taught at Florida International University.
For more information on his time in congress, see Marco Rubio’s Florida onAir post.
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Scott Turner – HUD
Eric Scott Turner (born February 26, 1972) is an American businessman, motivational speaker, politician, and former professional football player who served as executive director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council from 2019 to 2021. Prior, he served as state representative for Texas’ 33rd House District, which includes part of Collin County and all of Rockwall County, from 2013 to 2017. Before entering politics, Turner played cornerback for the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons.
In November 2024, President-elect Trump announced his intent to nominate Turner as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in his second administration.
Source: Wikipedia
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Chris Wright – Energy
Christopher Allen Wright (born June 25, 1965) is an American engineer and businessman who is the CEO of Liberty Energy, North America’s second largest hydraulic fracturing company. He is the presumptive nominee for United States secretary of energy under Donald Trump’s second presidency.
He is a board member of Oklo Inc., a nuclear technology company, and EMX Royalty, a royalty payment company for mineral rights and mining rights.
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Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for confirmation under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution.
All permanent members of the Cabinet of the United States as heads of executive departments require the advice and consent of the United States Senate following appointment by the president before taking office. The vice presidency is exceptional in that the position requires an election to office pursuant to the United States Constitution. The president may also designate heads of other agencies and non-Senate-confirmed members of the Executive Office of the President as Cabinet-level members of the Cabinet. The Cabinet meets with the president in the Cabinet Room, a room adjacent to the Oval Office.
As the Republican Party controls the Senate, it is expected that all of Trump’s designates will be confirmed with little contest.[1] However, some nominees have been met with criticism by a few Senate Republicans.[2]
Trump’s cabinet choices were described by Business Insider and Reuters as valuing personal loyalty over relevant experience,[3][4] and for having a range of conflicting ideologies and “eclectic personalities”.[5][6] It was also described as the wealthiest administration in modern history, with over 13 billionaires chosen to take government posts.[7][8] Trump officials and Elon Musk threatened to fund primary challengers in upcoming elections against Republican senators who did not vote for Trump’s nominees.[9][10]
On November 12, 2024, President-elect Trump announced that his administration would establish a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).[11] Despite the name, DOGE is not be a federal executive department, since official departments require congressional approval, but a component of the Executive Office of the President.[12][13][14] Elon Musk, one of the senior advisors to the president, plays a key role in DOGE’s operations.[15]
The following have been named as Cabinet appointees by the president of the United States.
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 Vice President Announced July 15, 2024 Elected November 5, 2024 Assumed office January 20, 2025 | .jpg) |  Secretary of State Announced November 12, 2024 Assumed office January 21, 2025 | .jpg) |
 Secretary of the Treasury Announced November 22, 2024 Assumed office January 28, 2025 | .jpg) Key Square Group CEO |  Secretary of Defense Announced November 12, 2024 Assumed office January 25, 2025 | .jpg) TV host and Army veteran |
 Attorney General Announced November 21, 2024 Assumed office February 5, 2025 |  Former state attorney general |  Secretary of the Interior Announced November 14, 2024 Assumed office February 1, 2025 | _(cropped).jpg) Former governor |
 Secretary of Agriculture Announced November 23, 2024 Assumed office February 13, 2025 | .jpg) AFPI president |  Secretary of Commerce Announced November 19, 2024 Assumed office February 21, 2025 | _(2024).jpg) |
 Secretary of Labor Announced November 22, 2024 Assumed office March 11, 2025 | .jpg) Former U.S. representative |  Secretary of Health and Human Services Announced November 14, 2024 Assumed office February 13, 2025 | _(cropped_3-4).jpg) Lawyer and activist |
 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Announced November 22, 2024 Assumed office February 5, 2025 |  Former state representative |  Secretary of Transportation Announced November 18, 2024 Assumed office January 28, 2025 | .jpg){kind=spacer} Former U.S. representative |
 Secretary of Energy Announced November 16, 2024 Assumed office February 3, 2025 | .png) Liberty Energy CEO |  Secretary of Education Announced November 19, 2024 Assumed office March 3, 2025 | .jpg) Former SBA administrator |
 Secretary of Veterans Affairs Announced November 14, 2024 Assumed office February 5, 2025 | _3.jpeg) Former U.S. representative |  Secretary of Homeland Security Announced November 12, 2024 Assumed office January 25, 2025 |  |
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| Office Date announced/confirmed | Designee | Office Date announced/confirmed | Designee |
 White House Chief of Staff Announced November 7, 2024 Assumed office January 20, 2025 | .jpg) Political consultant |  EPA Administrator Announced November 11, 2024 Assumed office January 29, 2025 | .jpg) Former U.S. representative |
 OMB Director Announced November 22, 2024 Assumed office February 7, 2025 | .jpg) Former OMB director |  Director of National Intelligence Announced November 13, 2024 Assumed office February 12, 2025 | .jpg) Former U.S. representative |
 CIA Director Announced November 12, 2024 Assumed office January 23, 2025 |  Former intelligence director |  U.S. Trade Representative Announced November 26, 2024 Assumed office February 27, 2025 |  Former USTR chief of staff |
 U.N. Ambassador Announced November 10, 2024 Assuming office TBD | .jpg) |  SBA Administrator Announced December 4, 2024 Assumed office February 20, 2025 | _(cropped).jpg) Former U.S. senator |
Confirmation process
Below is a list of confirmations for or withdrawals from Cabinet positions, Cabinet-level positions, and other significant positions that were approved through the Senate from January 2025 onwards, by a recorded roll-call vote, rather than by a voice vote.
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Confirmation votes
Senate confirmation votes of President Donald Trump‘s second cabinet
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Committee process
| Office | Nominee | State | Announced | Committee | Hearing date(s) | Committee vote result | Committee vote date | Cloture vote result | Cloture vote date | Floor vote result | Floor vote date | Assumed office |
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| Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | FL | Nov 13, 2024 | Foreign Relations | Jan 15, 2025 | 22–0 | Jan 20, 2025 | N/A | N/A | 99–0 | Jan 20, 2025 | Jan 21, 2025 |
| Secretary of the Treasury | Scott Bessent | SC | Nov 22, 2024 | Finance | Jan 16, 2025 | 16–11 | Jan 21, 2025 | 67–23 | Jan 25, 2025 | 68–29 | Jan 27, 2025 | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Secretary of Defense | Pete Hegseth | TN | Nov 12, 2024 | Armed Services | Jan 14, 2025 | 14–13 | Jan 20, 2025 | 51–49[d] | Jan 23, 2025 | 51–50[e] | Jan 24, 2025 | Jan 25, 2025 |
| Attorney General | Pam Bondi | FL | Nov 21, 2024 | Judiciary | Jan 15, 2025 – Jan 16, 2025 | 12–10 | Jan 29, 2025 | 52–46 | Feb 3, 2025 | 54–46 | Feb 4, 2025 | Feb 5, 2025 |
| Secretary of the Interior | Doug Burgum | ND | Nov 14, 2024 | Energy and Natural Resources | Jan 16, 2025 | 18–2 | Jan 23, 2025 | 78–20 | Jan 29, 2025 | 80–17 | Jan 30, 2025 | Feb 1, 2025 |
| Secretary of Agriculture | Brooke Rollins | TX | Nov 23, 2024 | Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry | Jan 23, 2025 | 23–0 | Feb 3, 2025 | N/A[f] | N/A | 72–28 | Feb 13, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Secretary of Commerce | Howard Lutnick | NY | Nov 19, 2024 | Commerce, Science and Transportation | Jan 29, 2025 | 16–12 | Feb 5, 2025 | 52–45[g] | Feb 13, 2025 | 51–45 | Feb 18, 2025 | Feb 21, 2025 |
| Secretary of Labor | Lori Chavez-DeRemer | OR | Nov 22, 2024 | Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | Feb 19, 2025 | 14–9 | Feb 27, 2025 | 66–30 | Mar 6, 2025 | 67–32 | Mar 10, 2025 | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Secretary of Health and Human Services | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | CA | Nov 14, 2024 | Finance | Jan 29, 2025 | 14–13 | Feb 4, 2025 | 53–47[h] | Feb 12, 2025 | 52–48 | Feb 13, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 |
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| Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Scott Turner | TX | Nov 22, 2024 | Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs | Jan 16, 2025 | 13–11 | Jan 23, 2025 | 55–45 | Feb 4, 2025 | 55–44 | Feb 5, 2025 | Feb 5, 2025 |
| Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | WI | Nov 18, 2024 | Commerce, Science and Transportation | Jan 15, 2025 | 28–0 | Jan 22, 2025 | 97–0 | Jan 27, 2025 | 77–22 | Jan 28, 2025 | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Secretary of Energy | Chris Wright | CO | Nov 16, 2024 | Energy and Natural Resources | Jan 15, 2025 | 15–5 | Jan 23, 2025 | 62–35 | Jan 30, 2025 | 59–38 | Feb 3, 2025 | Feb 3, 2025 |
| Secretary of Education | Linda McMahon | CT | Nov 19, 2024 | Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | Feb 13, 2025 | 12–11 | Feb 20, 2025 | 51–47[i] | Feb 27, 2025 | 51–45 | Mar 3, 2025 | Mar 3, 2025 |
| Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | GA | Nov 14, 2024 | Veterans’ Affairs | Jan 21, 2025 | 18–1 | Jan 23, 2025 | 83–13 | Jan 30, 2025 | 77–23 | Feb 4, 2025 | Feb 5, 2025 |
| Secretary of Homeland Security | Kristi Noem | SD | Nov 12, 2024 | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Jan 17, 2025 | 13–2 | Jan 20, 2025 | 61–39 | Jan 24, 2025 | 59–34 | Jan 25, 2025 | Jan 25, 2025 |
| Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | NY | Nov 11, 2024 | Environment and Public Works | Jan 16, 2025 | 11–8 | Jan 23, 2025 | 56–42 | Jan 29, 2025 | 56–42 | Jan 29, 2025 | Jan 29, 2025 |
| Director of the Office of Management and Budget | Russell Vought | VA | Nov 22, 2024 | Budget | Jan 22, 2025 | 11–0[j] | Jan 30, 2025 | 53–47[k] | Feb 5, 2025 | 53–47[l] | Feb 6, 2025 | Feb 7, 2025 |
| Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Jan 15, 2025 | 8–7 | Jan 20, 2025 | |||||||||
| Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | HI | Nov 13, 2024 | Intelligence | Jan 30, 2025 | 9–8 | Feb 4, 2025 | 52–46[m] | Feb 10, 2025 | 52–48 | Feb 12, 2025 | Feb 12, 2025 |
| Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | TX | Nov 12, 2024 | Intelligence | Jan 15, 2025 | 14–3 | Jan 20, 2025 | 72–26 | Jan 23, 2025 | 74–25 | Jan 23, 2025 | Jan 23, 2025 |
| Trade Representative | Jamieson Greer | MD | Nov 26, 2024 | Finance | Feb 6, 2025 | 15–12 | Feb 12, 2025 | 54–43 | Feb 24, 2025 | 56–43 | Feb 26, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Ambassador to the United Nations | Elise Stefanik | NY | Nov 10, 2024 | Foreign Relations | Jan 21, 2025 | 19–3 | Jan 30, 2025 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Administrator of the Small Business Administration | Kelly Loeffler | GA | Dec 4, 2024 | Small Business and Entrepreneurship | Jan 29, 2025 | 12–7 | Feb 5, 2025 | 51–43[n] | Feb 13, 2025 | 52–46 | Feb 19, 2025 | Feb 20, 2025 |
President
Donald Trump defeated the incumbent vice president and Democratic nominee, Kamala Harris, in the 2024 presidential election, receiving 312 electoral votes compared to Harris’s 226; he won every swing state in addition to holding on to all of the states that he won in 2020.[16][17] The formal certification of the results took place on January 6, 2025. He assumed office on January 20, 2025.
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.jpg) | Donald Trump | June 14, 1946 (age 78) |  Florida | 
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Vice President
The vice president is the only cabinet member to be elected to the position. He or she does not require Senate confirmation, and the vice president does not serve at the pleasure of the president. There were dozens of potential running mates for Trump who received media speculation. Trump’s eventual pick of Senator JD Vance (R-OH) was officially announced on July 15, 2024, and confirmed by acclamation via parliamentary procedure amongst delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention on July 15, 2024.
United States senator JD Vance (R-OH) was elected Vice President of the United States on November 5, 2024. He received 312 electoral votes while the governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, received 226. The formal certification of the results took place on January 6, 2025. He assumed office on January 20, 2025. Vance is the third-youngest vice president in U.S. history.
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The following cabinet positions are listed in order of their creation (also used as the basis for the United States presidential line of succession).
Secretary of State
A nomination for Secretary of State is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Foreign Relations Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. Senator Marco Rubio from Florida was announced as President-elect Trump’s nominee for the position on November 13, 2024.[19] He was confirmed 99–0 by the Senate on January 20, 2025, and sworn in the next day.
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
 | Marco Rubio | May 28, 1971 (age 53) | Florida |
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Secretary of the Treasury
A nomination for Secretary of the Treasury is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Finance Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. Investor and hedge fund manager Scott Bessent from South Carolina, founder of the global macro investment firm Key Square Group, was announced as Trump’s nominee for the position on November 22, 2024.[20] He was confirmed 68–29 by the Senate on January 27, 2025,[21] and sworn in the next day.
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| Scott Bessent | August 21, 1962 (age 62) |  South Carolina |
| [20] |
Secretary of Defense
A nomination for Secretary of Defense is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Armed Services Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. Major Pete Hegseth from Tennessee, a Fox News political commentator, was announced as Trump’s nominee for the position on November 12, 2024.[22] He was confirmed 51–50 by the Senate on January 24, 2025, and sworn in the next day.
| Secretary of Defense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
 | Pete Hegseth | June 6, 1980 (age 44) |  Tennessee |
| [23][24] |
Attorney General
A nomination for Attorney General is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Judiciary Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. On November 13, 2024, Representative Matt Gaetz was selected to be attorney general,[25] though Gaetz withdrew his name on November 21, 2024[26] after many Senate Republicans stated that he did not have enough votes to be confirmed.[27] That evening, President-elect Trump selected former state attorney general Pam Bondi of Florida as his new nominee for the position.[28]
She was confirmed 54–46 by the Senate on February 4, 2025, and sworn in the next day.
| Attorney General | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
_(cropped).jpg) | Pam Bondi | November 19, 1965 (age 59) | Florida |
| [28] |
Secretary of the Interior
A nomination for Secretary of the Interior is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. Governor Doug Burgum of North Dakota was announced as Trump’s nominee for the position on November 15, 2024.[29] He was confirmed 79–18 by the Senate on January 30, 2025, and sworn in the next day.
| Secretary of the Interior | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| Doug Burgum | August 1, 1956 (age 68) |  North Dakota |
| [30][31][32] |
Secretary of Agriculture
A nomination for Secretary of Agriculture is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. Former acting DPC director Brooke Rollins from Texas was announced as Trump’s nominee for the position on November 23, 2024. She was confirmed 72—28 by the Senate on February 13, 2025, and sworn in the same day.
| Secretary of Agriculture | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| Brooke Rollins | April 10, 1972 (age 52) |  Texas |
| [33] |
Secretary of Commerce
A nomination for Secretary of Commerce is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. Businessman Howard Lutnick from New York, Chairman, CEO & President of Cantor Fitzgerald, was announced as Trump’s nominee for the position on November 19, 2024.[34] He was confirmed 51—45 by the Senate on February 18, 2025, and sworn in on February 21, 2025.
| Secretary of Commerce | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
 | Howard Lutnick | July 14, 1961 (age 63) |  New York |
| [35][36] |
Secretary of Labor
A nomination for Secretary of Labor is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. On November 22, 2024, President-elect Trump selected Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer from Oregon as his nominee for Labor Secretary. She was confirmed 67–32 by the Senate on March 10, 2025, and sworn in the next day.
| Secretary of Labor | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
 | Lori Chavez-DeRemer | April 7, 1968 (age 56) |  Oregon |
| [37] |
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Although historically the nominee also holds meetings with the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, officially a nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the United States Senate Committee on Finance, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. 2024 independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from California was announced as Trump’s nominee for the position on November 14, 2024.[38] He was confirmed 52–48 by the Senate on February 13, 2025, and sworn in the same day.
| Secretary of Health and Human Services | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | January 17, 1954 (age 71) |  California |
| [39][40] |
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
A nomination for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. The president-elect announced the nomination of former state representative Scott Turner from Texas on November 22, 2024. He was confirmed 55–44 by the Senate on February 5, 2025, and sworn in the same day.
| Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| Scott Turner | February 26, 1972 (age 53) | Texas |
| [41] |
Secretary of Transportation
A nomination for Secretary of Transportation is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and then presented to the full Senate for a vote. Former representative and former prosecutor Sean Duffy from Wisconsin was announced as Trump’s nominee for the position on November 18, 2024.[42] Elon Musk and other Silicon Valley executives had encouraged Trump to pick Emil Michael for the role.[43] He was confirmed 77–22 by the Senate on January 28, 2025, and sworn in the same day.[44]
| Secretary of Transportation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| Sean Duffy | October 3, 1971 (age 53) |  Wisconsin |
| [45][46] |
Secretary of Energy
The nomination of a secretary-designate is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. Engineer and businessman Chris Wright from Colorado, Chairman, CEO, and Founder of Liberty Energy, was announced as Trump’s nominee for the position on November 15, 2024.[47] He was confirmed 59–38 by the Senate on February 3, 2025, and sworn in the same day.
| Secretary of Energy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
.jpg) | Chris Wright | January 15, 1965 (age 60) |  Colorado |
| [48][49][50] |
Secretary of Education
A nomination for Secretary of Education is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. Former SBA administrator Linda McMahon from Connecticut was announced as Trump’s nominee for the position on November 19, 2024.[51] She was confirmed 51–45 by the Senate on March 3, 2025, and sworn in the same day.
| Secretary of Education | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| Linda McMahon | October 4, 1948 (age 76) |  Connecticut |
| [52][53][35] |
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
A nomination for Secretary of Veterans Affairs is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. Air Force colonel and former representative Doug Collins from Georgia was announced as Trump’s nominee for the position on November 14, 2024.[54] He was confirmed 77–23 by the Senate on February 4, 2025, and sworn in the next day.
| Secretary of Veterans Affairs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| Doug Collins | August 16, 1966 (age 58) |  Georgia |
| [55] |
Secretary of Homeland Security
A nomination for Secretary of Homeland Security is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. Air Force Auxiliary lieutenant colonel and Governor Kristi Noem of South Dakota was announced as Trump’s nominee for the position on November 12, 2024.[56] She was confirmed by the Senate 59–34 on January 25, 2025, and sworn in the same day.
| Secretary of Homeland Security | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
.jpg) | Kristi Noem | November 30, 1971 (age 53) |  South Dakota |
| [57] |
Cabinet-level officials have positions that are considered to be of Cabinet-level, but which are not heads of the executive departments. The exact positions that are considered to be Cabinet-level vary with each administration.
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
In November 2024, President-elect Trump selected Army lieutenant colonel and former representative Lee Zeldin from New York as EPA administrator. He was confirmed 56–42 by the Senate on January 29, 2025, and sworn in the same day.[58]
- Environment and Public Works Committee is responsible for holding a hearing to advance the nomination for a full Senate vote.
| Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
 | Lee Zeldin | January 30, 1980 (age 45) | New York |
| [59] |
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
In November 2024, President-elect Trump selected former Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought from Virginia as OMB director. He was confirmed 53–47 by the Senate on February 6, 2025, and sworn in the next day.
- Budget Committee is responsible for holding a hearing to advance the nomination for a full Senate vote.
| Director of the Office of Management and Budget | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| Russell Vought | March 26, 1976 (age 48) |  Virginia |
| [60] |
Director of National Intelligence
The Director of National Intelligence was first elevated to Cabinet-level status by Trump in February 2017, during his first administration. In November 2024, President-elect Trump selected Army lieutenant colonel and former U.S. representative Tulsi Gabbard from Hawaii to serve as his DNI. She was confirmed 52–48 by the Senate on February 12, 2025, and sworn in the same day.
- Intelligence Committee is responsible for holding a hearing to advance the nomination for a full Senate vote.
| Director of National Intelligence | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| Tulsi Gabbard | April 12, 1981 (age 43) |  Hawaii |
| [61] |
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
The director of the Central Intelligence Agency was first elevated to Cabinet-level status by Trump in February 2017, during his first administration. This ended with the beginning of the Biden administration.[62] In July 2023, the D/CIA was once again elevated to Cabinet-level status by the Biden administration.[63] In November 2024, President-elect Trump selected former DNI and former U.S. representative John Ratcliffe from Texas to serve as CIA director. He was confirmed 74–25 by the Senate on January 23, 2025, and sworn in the same day.
- Intelligence Committee is responsible for holding a hearing to advance the nomination for a full Senate vote.
| Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
.jpg) | John Ratcliffe | October 20, 1965 (age 59) | Texas |
| [64][65] |
U.S. Trade Representative
The U.S. Trade Representative has been a Cabinet-level member since 1974, the beginning of Gerald Ford’s administration. President-elect Trump selected former USTR chief of staff Jamieson Greer from Maryland to be nominated for the position on November 26, 2024. He was confirmed by the Senate 56–43 on February 26, 2025, and sworn in the next day.
- Finance Committee is responsible for holding a hearing to advance the nomination for a full Senate vote.
| United States Trade Representative | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| Jamieson Greer | 1979/1980 |  Maryland |
| [66] |
Ambassador to the United Nations
The U.N. ambassador was previously in the Cabinet from 1953 to 1989, 1993 to 2001, and 2009 to 2018. In November 2024, President-elect Trump selected Representative Elise Stefanik from New York as his U.N. ambassador.
- Foreign Relations Committee is responsible for holding a hearing to advance the nomination for a full Senate vote.
| U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
| Elise Stefanik | July 2, 1984 (age 40) | New York |
| [67] |
Administrator of the Small Business Administration
The administrator of the Small Business Administration has been a Cabinet-level member since 2012, the middle of Barack Obama’s administration.[68] It was previously a Cabinet-level member during the Clinton administration.[69][70] President-elect Trump nominated former U.S. senator Kelly Loeffler from Georgia to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration on December 4, 2024. She was confirmed by the Senate 52–46 on February 19, 2025, and sworn in the next day.
- Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee is responsible for holding a hearing to advance the nomination for a full Senate vote.
| Administrator of the Small Business Administration | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
.jpg) | Kelly Loeffler | November 27, 1970 (age 54) | Georgia |
| [71] |
White House chief of staff
The White House chief of staff has traditionally been the highest-ranking staff employee of the White House. The responsibilities of the chief of staff are both managerial and advisory over the president’s official business. The chief of staff is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the president; it does not require Senate confirmation. On November 7, 2024, Trump announced Susie Wiles from Florida as his choice for his chief of staff, having served as his 2024 campaign co-chair. Wiles is the first woman to hold the position.[72]
| White House Chief of Staff | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Years | Background | Reference | |
 | Susie Wiles | May 14, 1957 (age 67) | Florida | January 20, 2025 – present |
| [72] | |
Because cabinet members must be confirmed by the Senate, acting officials are typically appointed for the period before the Senate votes, in accordance with the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998. For cabinet positions, only people who already actively hold a position confirmed by the Senate at the end of the previous administration are eligible, and they retain that position while they are detailed to the acting position.[73] Normally, a senior employee of the same executive agency who is equivalent to a GS-15 or above on the federal pay scale would also be eligible, but this is believed to be unconstitutional in the case of secretaries of the federal executive departments, although this has not been tested in court.[74]
The nominees for the various cabinet positions answered questions in the respective Senate committee for the position that they were nominated for. Some nominees shared views on specific issues, while others differed on these views.
The role of the search warrant
CIA director John Ratcliffe and FBI director Kash Patel both stated in their respective Senate nomination hearings that obtaining a search warrant for an investigation under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) may be nearly impossible in situations where information is needed immediately, as might be in a hostage rescue situation or similar type of issues needing information moment by moment.[117] In contrast, director of national intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard spent a large part of her time in her nomination hearing emphasizing the need for privacy of U.S. citizens when Section 702 is applied.[118] Essentially, § 702(b) of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 prohibits intention data gathering of a U.S. citizen in the process of an investigation of an issue overseas.[119]
- ^ Vice President JD Vance provided the tie-breaking vote.
- ^ a b Rubio was still serving in the Senate when he voted to confirm himself. Moody was appointed to fill the vacancy on January 21.
- ^ Having resigned on January 10, Vance’s Senate seat was left vacant until Husted was appointed as his successor on January 21.
- ^ A procedural vote to move Hegseth’s nomination forward passed 53–45 on January 21, 2025.
- ^ Vice President JD Vance provided the tie-breaking vote.
- ^ A procedural vote to move Rollins’s nomination forward passed 52–46 on February 6, 2025.
- ^ A procedural vote to move Lutnick’s nomination forward passed 52–46 on February 6, 2025.
- ^ A procedural vote to move Kennedy’s nomination forward passed 52–47 on February 6, 2025.
- ^ A procedural vote to move McMahon’s nomination forward passed 51–47 on February 25, 2025.
- ^ All Democratic members boycotted the vote.
- ^ A procedural vote to move Vought’s nomination forward passed 51–46 on February 3, 2025.
- ^ A motion to table the reconsideration of Vought’s nomination passed 52–47 on February 6, 2025.
- ^ A procedural vote to move Gabbard’s nomination forward passed 52–46 on February 6, 2025.
- ^ A procedural vote to move Loeffler’s nomination forward passed 53–45 on February 6, 2025.
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