President-elect Donald Trump has quickly announced
his picks for key Cabinet and White House positions since the November
election. The following are his selections so far – Cabinet nominees are
subject to Senate confirmation.
Cabinet-level positions
Individuals Trump intends to nominateRex Tillerson
Secretary of State
Rick Perry
Secretary of Energy
Former Texas governor; former Texas agriculture commissioner, two-time presidential candidate
Ryan Zinke
Secretary of Interior
U.S. representative, Montana; member of House Natural Resources Committee; former Navy SEAL
James Mattis
Secretary of Defense
Retired Marine general; former commander of U.S. Central Command
Steven Mnuchin
Secretary of Treasury
Trump campaign finance chairman; former Goldman Sachs partner; Hollywood producer
Jeff Sessions
Attorney General
U.S. senator, Alabama
Ben Carson
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Former director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital; 2016 candidate for president
Wilbur Ross
Secretary of Commerce
Investor; former banker
Tom Price
Secretary of Health and Human Services
U.S. representative, Georgia; chairman of House Budget Committee; orthopedic surgeon
Betsy DeVos
Secretary of Education
Charter school advocate; philanthropist; Republican donor
Elaine Chao
Secretary of Transportation
Former Labor secretary
Nikki Haley
U.S. Ambassador to United Nations
Governor of South Carolina
Andrew Puzder
Secretary of Labor
CEO, CKE Restaurants Inc.
John Kelly
Secretary of Homeland Security
Retired Marine general; former commander of U.S. Southern Command
Scott Pruitt
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Oklahoma attorney general; former state senator
Mick Mulvaney
Director of Office of Management and Budget
U.S. representative, South Carolina; former South Carolina state senator and representative
Linda McMahon
Administrator of the Small Business Administration
Former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment
White House
Individuals Trump has appointedReince Priebus
Chief of Staff
Chairman of Republican National Committee
Michael Flynn
National Security Adviser
Former director of Defense Intelligence Agency; retired Army lieutenant general
Stephen K. Bannon
Chief Strategist
Executive chairman of Breitbart News
Donald McGahn
White House Counsel
Former member of the Federal Election Commission
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