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Second Trump Cabinet

Cabinet of the United States
2025
People and organizations
PresidentDonald Trump
President's historyPresident of the United States
(2017–2021)
Chairman of The Trump Organization
(1971–2017)
Vice PresidentJD Vance
Member party  Republican Party
Status in legislatureMajority government (from 2025)
Opposition party  Democratic Party
History
Election2024 presidential election
Legislature terms119th Congress
120th Congress
121st Congress (17 days)
Advice and consentUnited States Senate
PredecessorBiden Cabinet

President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled to assume 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.

Cabinet

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.[1] However, some nominees have been met with criticism by a few Senate Republicans.[2]

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.[3][better source needed] 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.[4][5]

The following have been named as Cabinet appointees by the president-elect of the United States.

Second cabinet of President Donald Trump
  Elected to office – all other cabinet members serve at the pleasure of the president
  Yet to be confirmed by the Senate
  Serving in an acting capacity
  No Senate consent needed
Office
Date announced/confirmed
Designee Office
Date announced/confirmed
Designee

Vice President
Announced July 15, 2024
Elected November 5, 2024
Assuming office January 20, 2025


U.S. senator
JD Vance
from Ohio

Secretary of State
Announced November 13, 2024
Assumed office TBD


U.S. senator
Marco Rubio
from Florida

Secretary of the Treasury
Announced November 22, 2024
Assumed office TBD


Key Square Group CEO
Scott Bessent
from South Carolina

Secretary of Defense
Announced November 12, 2024
Assumed office TBD


National Guard major and TV host
Pete Hegseth
from Tennessee

Attorney General
Announced November 21, 2024
Assumed office TBD


Former state attorney general
Pam Bondi
of Florida

Secretary of the Interior
Announced November 14, 2024
Assumed office TBD


Governor
Doug Burgum
of North Dakota

Secretary of Agriculture
Announced November 23, 2024
Assumed office TBD


Former acting DPC director
Brooke Rollins
from Texas

Secretary of Commerce
Announced November 19, 2024
Assumed office TBD


Cantor Fitzgerald CEO
Howard Lutnick
from New York

Secretary of Labor
Announced November 22, 2024
Assumed office TBD


U.S. representative
Lori Chavez-DeRemer
from Oregon

Secretary of Health and Human Services
Announced November 14, 2024
Assumed office TBD


Lawyer and activist
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
from California

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Announced November 22, 2024
Assumed office TBD


Former state representative
Scott Turner
from Texas

Secretary of Transportation
Announced November 18, 2024
Assumed office TBD


Former U.S. representative
Sean Duffy
from Wisconsin

Secretary of Energy
Announced November 16, 2024
Assumed office TBD


Liberty Energy CEO
Chris Wright
from Colorado

Secretary of Education
Announced November 19, 2024
Assumed office TBD


Former SBA administrator
Linda McMahon
from Connecticut

Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Announced November 14, 2024
Assumed office TBD


Former U.S. representative
Doug Collins
from Georgia

Secretary of Homeland Security
Announced November 12, 2024
Assumed office TBD


Governor
Kristi Noem
of South Dakota

Cabinet-level officials

Office
Date announced/confirmed
Designee Office
Date announced/confirmed
Designee

White House Chief of Staff
Announced November 7, 2024
Assuming office January 20, 2025

Susie Wiles 2020
Political consultant
Susie Wiles
from Florida

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Announced November 11, 2024
Assumed office TBD


Former U.S. representative
Lee Zeldin
from New York

Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Announced November 22, 2024
Assumed office TBD


Former OMB director
Russell Vought
from Virginia

Director of National Intelligence
Announced November 13, 2024
Assumed office TBD


Former U.S. representative
Tulsi Gabbard
from Hawaii

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Announced November 12, 2024
Assumed office TBD


Former intelligence director
John Ratcliffe
from Texas

United States Trade Representative
Announced November 26, 2024
Assumed office TBD


Former USTR chief of staff
Jamieson Greer
from Washington, D.C.

Ambassador to the United Nations
Announced November 10, 2024
Assumed office TBD


U.S. representative
Elise Stefanik
from New York

Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
Announced TBA
Assumed office TBD


TBD
TBD
from TBD

Administrator of the Small Business Administration
Announced December 4, 2024
Assumed office TBD


Former U.S. senator
Kelly Loeffler
from Georgia

Science Advisor to the President
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
Announced TBA
Assumed office TBD


TBD
TBD
from TBD

Elected officials

President

Donald Trump defeated the incumbent vice president and Democratic nominee, Kamala Harris, in the 2024 presidential election, receiving 312 projected electoral votes compared to Harris's 226 projected electoral votes in the election; winning every swing state in addition to holding on to all of the states that he won in 2020.[6][7] The formal certification of the results will take place on January 6, 2025. He will assume office on January 20, 2025.

President of the United States
Portrait Name Date of birth State Background Reference
Donald Trump June 14, 1946
(age 78)
 Florida [8]

Vice President

The vice president is the only cabinet member to be elected to the position who 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, receiving 312 projected electoral votes, compared to the governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, who received 226 projected electoral votes in the election. The formal certification of the results will take place on January 6, 2025. He will assume office on January 20, 2025. Vance will be the third youngest vice president in U.S. history.

Vice President of the United States
Portrait Name Date of birth State Background Reference
JD Vance August 2, 1984
(age 40)
 Ohio [8]

Selected candidates for Cabinet positions

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.[9]

Secretary of State
Portrait Name Date of birth State Background Reference
Marco Rubio May 28, 1971
(age 53)
 Florida [9]

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. Founder of the global macro investment firm Key Square Group Scott Bessent of South Carolina was announced as Trump's nominee for the position on November 22, 2024.[10]

Secretary of the Treasury
Portrait Name Date of birth State Background Reference
Scott Bessent August 1962
(age 62)
 South Carolina [10]

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 of Tennessee, a Fox News political commentator, was announced as Trump's nominee for the position on November 12, 2024.[11]

Secretary of Defense
Portrait Name Date of birth State Background Reference
Pete Hegseth June 6, 1980
(age 44)
 Tennessee [12][13]

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, Congressman Matt Gaetz was selected to be attorney general,[14] though Gaetz withdrew his name on November 21, 2024[15] after many Senate Republicans stated that he did not have enough votes to be confirmed.[16] That evening, President-elect Trump selected former state attorney general Pam Bondi of Florida as his new nominee for the position.[17]

Attorney General
Portrait Name Date of birth State Background Reference
Pam Bondi November 19, 1965
(age 59)
 Florida [17]

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.[18]

Secretary of the Interior
Portrait Name Date of birth State Background Reference
Doug Burgum August 1, 1956
(age 68)
 North Dakota [19][20][21]

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.

Secretary of Agriculture
Portrait Name Date of birth State Background Reference
Brooke Rollins April 10, 1972
(age 52)
 Texas [22]

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. Chairman, CEO & President of Cantor Fitzgerald Howard Lutnick from New York was announced as Trump's nominee for the position on November 19, 2024.[23]

Secretary of Commerce
Portrait Name Date of birth State Background Reference
Howard Lutnick July 14, 1961
(age 63)
 New York [24][25]

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 Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Oregon as his nominee for Labor Secretary.

Secretary of Labor
Portrait Name Date of birth State Background Reference
Lori Chavez-DeRemer April 7, 1968
(age 56)
 Oregon [26]

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. of California was announced as Trump's nominee for the position on November 14, 2024.[27]

Secretary of Health and Human Services
Portrait Name Date of birth State Background Reference
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. January 17, 1954
(age 70)
 California [28][29]

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 of Texas on November 22, 2024.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Portrait Name Date of birth State Background Reference
Scott Turner February 26, 1972
(age 52)
 Texas [30]

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 congressman and former prosecutor Sean Duffy from Wisconsin was announced as Trump's nominee for the position on November 18, 2024.[31]

Elon Musk and other Silicon Valley executives had encouraged Trump to pick Emil Michael for the role.[32]

Secretary of Transportation
Portrait Name Date of birth State Background Reference
Sean Duffy October 3, 1971
(age 53)
 Wisconsin [33][34]

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. Liberty Energy chairman/CEO/founder Chris Wright from Colorado was announced as Trump's nominee for the position on November 15, 2024.[35]

Secretary of Energy
Portrait Name Date of birth State Background Reference
Chris Wright 1965  Colorado
  • Founder, CEO, and chairman of Liberty Energy (2011–present)
  • Chairman of Stroud Energy (1994–2006)
  • Founder & CEO of Pinnacle Technologies (1992–2006)
[36][37][38]

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.[39]

Secretary of Education
Portrait Name Date of birth State Background Reference
Linda McMahon October 4, 1948
(age 76)
 Connecticut [40][41][24]

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 congressman Doug Collins of Georgia was announced as Trump's nominee for the position on November 14, 2024.[42]

Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Portrait Name Date of birth State Background Reference
Doug Collins August 16, 1966
(age 58)
Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia [43]

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.[44]

Secretary of Homeland Security
Portrait Name Date of birth State Background Reference
Kristi Noem November 30, 1971
(age 53)
 South Dakota [45]

Selected candidates for Cabinet-level positions

Cabinet-level officials have positions that are considered to be of Cabinet level, but which are not heads of the executive departments. Which exact positions that are considered to be cabinet-level varies with each president.

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

In November 2024, President-elect Trump selected Army lieutenant colonel and former congressman Lee Zeldin of New York as EPA administrator.

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Portrait Name Date of birth State Background Reference
Lee Zeldin January 30, 1980
(age 44)
 New York [46]

Director of the Office of Management and Budget

In November 2024, President-elect Trump selected former Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought of Virginia as OMB director.

  • 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 [47]

Ambassador to the United Nations

The UN ambassador was previously in the Cabinet from 1953 to 1989, 1993 to 2001, and 2009 to 2018. In November 2024, President-elect Trump selected Congresswoman Elise Stefanik of New York as UN ambassador.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
Portrait Name Date of birth State Background Reference
Elise Stefanik July 2, 1984
(age 40)
 New York [48]

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.[49] In July 2023, the D/CIA was once again elevated to Cabinet-level status by the Biden administration.[50] In November 2024, President-elect Trump selected former DNI and former congressman John Ratcliffe of Texas to serve as CIA director.

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Portrait Name Date of birth State Background Reference
John Ratcliffe October 20, 1965
(age 59)
 Texas [51][52]

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 congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii to serve as his DNI.

Director of National Intelligence
Portrait Name Date of birth State Background Reference
Tulsi Gabbard April 12, 1981
(age 43)
 Hawaii [53]

United States trade representative

The U.S. trade representative has been a Cabinet-level member since 1974, the beginning of Gerald Ford's presidency. President-elect Trump selected former USTR chief of staff Jamieson Greer of Washington, D.C. to be nominated for the position on November 26, 2024.

United States Trade Representative
Portrait Name Date of birth State Background Reference
Jamieson Greer 1979/1980  Washington D.C. [54]

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 presidency.[55] It was previously a Cabinet-level member during the Clinton administration.[56][57] The president-elect nominated former senator Kelly Loeffler from Georgia to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration on December 4, 2024.

Administrator of the Small Business Administration
Portrait Name Date of birth State Background Reference
Kelly Loeffler November 27, 1970 (age 54)  Georgia [58]

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 of Florida as his choice for his chief of staff, having served as his 2024 campaign co-chair. Wiles will be the first woman to hold the position.[59]

White House Chief of Staff
Portrait Name Date of birth State Years Background Reference
Susie Wiles May 14, 1957
(age 67)
 Florida Assuming office:
January 20, 2025
[59]

Acting Cabinet officials

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.[60] 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.[61]

Some people speculated for acting attorney general include Federal Trade Commission commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson, Deputy Solicitor General Curtis E. Gannon, United States attorney for the Northern District of Alabama Prim F. Escalona, and Department of Homeland Security inspector general Joseph Cuffari.[60]

See also

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