Coming from diverse backgrounds, the president-elect’s Cabinet selections bring a variety of skills to the new government.
Washington DC, Jan.10 (DPnet).– President-elect Donald Trump has spent the weeks since his November 5th, 2024 election victory rolling out picks for top White House staff positions, ambassadors, and department heads to fill his incoming administration. He has swiftly announced his selections for his next Cabinet and key administration posts. The Cabinet mainly consists of the vice president, the leaders of 23 executive departments, and several other top positions. All permanent members of the Cabinet of the United States as heads of executive departments (among them 8 women) require the advice and consent of the United States Senate following appointment by the President before taking office.
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, adjacent to the Oval Office. Trump’s selections come from diverse backgrounds, with many hailing from the business world outside Washington politics. Two of the nominees also come from across the political aisle, as former members of the Democratic Party.
Here is a brief overview of what Trump’s nominees will bring to the table in his second administration:
CABINET MEMBERS
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Marco Rubio, Sec. of State
Scott Bessent, Sec. of the Treasury
Pete Hegseth, Sec. of Defense
Pam Bondi, Attorney General
Doug Burgum, Sec. of the Interior
Brooke Rollins, Sec. of Agriculture
Howard Lutnick, Sec. of Commerce
Lori Chávez DeRemer, Sec. of Labor
Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Sec. of Health & Human Services
Scott Turner, Sec. of Housing & Urban Dev.
Sean Duffy, Sec. of Transportation
Chriss Wright, Sec. of Energy
Linda McMahon, Sec. of Education
Doug Collins, Sec. of Veterans Affairs
Kristi Noem, Sec. of Homeland Security
Susie Wiles, Chief of Staff
Mike Waltz, Natl. Sec. Advisor
Elise Stefanik, Ambassador to the UN
Lee Zeldin, EPA Administrator
Russell Vought, Management & Budget Director
Jamieson Greer, US Trade Representative
John Ratcliffe, CIA director
Tutsi Gabbard, National Intelligence Director
Kelly Loeffler, SBA Administrator
OTHER KEY POSTS
Kash Patel, FBI Director
Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, US Surgeon General
Tom Homan, Border Czar
Elon Musk & Vivek Ramaswamy, Dept. of Government Efficiency
Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator of Medicare & Medicaid Svcs.
Dr. Dave Weldon, Director of Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
David Warrington, White House counsel
Pete Hegseth (Defense) & Pam Bondi (Attorney General) will be the first Trump cabinet picks to face Senate confirmation hearings. "I want to get it so I can schedule her hearing for the 14th,” said Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). Hegseth’s hearing will also be held that day, an Armed Services Committee rep confirmed. Republicans can only lose four votes from their own conference before a nomination is in peril, given their 53-47 majority in the Senate.