Political appointments of the second Trump administration explained

This is a list of political appointments of officeholders made by the incoming 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump.

Executive Office of the President

Executive Office of the President

See also: Executive Office appointments by Donald Trump.

Office of Management and Budget

See main article: Office of Management and Budget.

Office of the United States Trade Representative

See main article: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

Cabinet-level Nominees

Department of State

See also: List of Department of State appointments by Donald Trump.

Department of the Treasury

See also: List of Department of the Treasury appointments by Donald Trump.

Department of Defense

See also: List of Department of Defense appointments by Donald Trump.

OfficeNomineeAssumed officeLeft office

Secretary of Defense
Pete Hegseth		Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Department of the Army

Secretary of the Army		Daniel P. Driscoll[27] Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Department of the Navy

Secretary of the Navy		John Phelan[28] Awaiting Senate Confirmation

Department of Justice

See also: List of Department of Justice appointments by Donald Trump.

See also: List of United States attorneys appointed by Donald Trump.

See also: List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump.

Department of the Interior

See also: List of Department of the Interior appointments by Donald Trump.

Department of Agriculture

See also: List of Department of Agriculture appointments by Donald Trump.

Department of Commerce

See also: List of Department of Commerce appointments by Donald Trump.

Department of Labor

See also: List of Department of Labor appointments by Donald Trump.

Department of Health and Human Services

See also: List of Department of Health and Human Services appointments by Donald Trump.

Department of Housing and Urban Development

See also: List of Department of Housing and Urban Development appointments by Donald Trump.

Department of Transportation

See also: List of Department of Transportation appointments by Donald Trump.

Department of Energy

See also: List of Department of Energy appointments by Donald Trump.

Department of Education

See also: List of Department of Education appointments by Donald Trump.

Department of Homeland Security

See also: List of Department of Homeland Security appointments by Donald Trump.

Independent intelligence agencies

Central Intelligence Agency

Cabinet-level independent agencies

Small Business Administration

Other independent agencies

Independent Commissions

OfficeNomineeAssumed officeLeft office
Federal Communications Commission

Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
Brendan Carr		Awaiting Senate Confirmation
Securities and Exchange Commission

Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission
Paul S. Atkins[53] 		Awaiting Senate Confirmation

Withdrawn candidates

OfficeNomineeAnnouncedWithdrawn

Attorney General
Matt Gaetz		November 13, 2024November 21, 2024[54]

Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration
Chad Chronister		December 1, 2024December 3, 2024[55]

Reception

See also: Hiring and personnel concerns about Donald Trump. On November 14, 2024, Reuters characterized Trump's nominations thus far as rewarding loyalists, with some nominees having notably few qualifications for their proposed job.[56] The Guardian, a progressive British newspaper, described Trump's picks as of November 15, 2024 as more extreme than those proposed in 2016.[57]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: President-elect Trump names Susie Wiles as chief of staff, making her first woman in the post . November 8, 2024 . Associated Press.
  2. Web site: November 11, 2024 . Stephen Miller is heading back to the White House as Trump's deputy chief of staff . November 11, 2024 . NPR.
  3. Web site: November 13, 2024 . Trump names top campaign aides as senior White House staff . November 14, 2024 . The Hill.
  4. Web site: Gangitano . Alex . Trump taps ex-aide Peter Navarro for senior counselor on trade and manufacturing . December 4, 2024 . The Hill.
  5. Web site: Moore . Elena . Trump picks Karoline Leavitt to be youngest White House press secretary in history . NPR . 16 November 2024.
  6. News: Kilander . Gustaf . 2024-11-22 . Melania Trump announces first big hire for second stint as first lady . 2024-11-23 . The Independent . en.
  7. Web site: December 4, 2024 . Samuels . Brett . Trump changes White House counsel pick, tapping David Warrington . December 4, 2024 . The Hill.
  8. Web site: Swan . Jonathan . Haberman . Maggie . Rappeport . Alan . Swanson . Ana . November 26, 2024 . Trump Taps Kevin Hassett to Lead National Economic Council . live . November 26, 2024 . The New York Times.
  9. Web site: Timotija . Filip . 2024-11-27 . Trump names speechwriter Vince Haley as Domestic Policy Council chief . 2024-11-27 . The Hill . en-US.
  10. News: November 11, 2024 . Trump picks Rep. Mike Waltz, a former Green Beret, as national security adviser: Sources . November 11, 2024 . ABC News.
  11. Web site: November 23, 2024 . Trump picks Alex Wong for deputy national security adviser . live . November 23, 2024 . Reuters.
  12. Web site: Bazail-Eimil . Eric . November 26, 2024 . Firebrand Gorka returns to Trump White House in NSC role . live . November 26, 2024 . Politico.
  13. News: November 12, 2024 . Trump names Elon Musk to lead government efficiency drive . Reuters.
  14. Web site: Donald Trump’s new administration: Who has he chosen so far? . November 12, 2024 . News Nation.
  15. Web site: Collins . Kaitlan . 2024-11-23 . Trump picks Project 2025 co-author to lead White House’s budget office CNN Politics . 2024-11-23 . CNN . en.
  16. Web site: Lobosco . Ramishah Maruf, Katie . 2024-11-27 . Trump names Jamieson Greer as his pick for US trade representative CNN Politics . 2024-11-27 . CNN . en.
  17. Web site: Kelly . Laura . Trump picks Monica Crowley for senior State Department post . 2024-12-04 . . en-US.
  18. Web site: Chiacu . Doina . Slattery . Gram . Trump picks former acting AG Matthew Whitaker as nominee for NATO ambassador . Reuters . 20 November 2024.
  19. Web site: Kelly . Laura . 2024-12-04 . Donald Trump selects Adam Boehler as envoy for hostage affairs . 2024-12-05 . The Hill . en-US.
  20. Web site: Presse . AFP-Agence France . Trump Nominates Charles Kushner, Father Of His Son-in-law, As Ambassador To France . 2024-11-30 . www.barrons.com . en-US.
  21. Web site: Gangitano . Alex . Trump taps investment banker Warren Stephens for UK ambassador . 2024-12-02 . . en-US.
  22. Web site: November 12, 2024 . Donald Trump nominates Mike Huckabee to be US ambassador to Israel . November 12, 2024 . USA Today.
  23. Web site: 2024-11-20 . Trump picks former congressman Pete Hoekstra to be ambassador to Canada . 2024-11-21 . CTVNews . en.
  24. Web site: November 23, 2024 . Trump picks Scott Bessent to serve as treasury secretary . November 23, 2024 . NBC News . en.
  25. Web site: Burns . Tobias . December 4, 2024 . Trump picks economist Faulkender for No. 2 position at Treasury . December 4, 2024 . . en.
  26. Web site: Fields . Ashleigh . 2024-12-04 . Donald Trump names Billy Long as IRS head . 2024-12-04 . The Hill . en-US.
  27. Web site: Timotija . Filip . 2024-12-04 . Trump picks Daniel Driscoll as secretary of Army . 2024-12-03 . . en.
  28. Web site: 2024-11-27 . Trump picks John Phelan to be Navy secretary . 2024-11-27 . The Jerusalem Post JPost.com . en.
  29. Web site: Trump announces Pam Bondi as new attorney general pick hours after Matt Gaetz withdraws. November 21, 2024.
  30. Web site: Lawyer who argued for Trump’s immunity at Supreme Court is tapped for solicitor general. November 14, 2024.
  31. News: Godoy . Jody . December 4, 2024 . Trump picks Gail Slater to head Justice Department's antitrust division . live . December 4, 2024 . Reuters.
  32. Web site: Ramaswamy . Swapna Venugopal . Donald Trump picks Jay Clayton, former SEC chair, for powerful U.S. attorney role . 2024-12-05 . USA TODAY . en-US.
  33. Web site: Doherty . Sophia Cai,Erin . 2024-12-01 . Trump picks hardline loyalist Kash Patel to head FBI . 2024-12-01 . Axios . en.
  34. Web site: Samuels . Brett . 2024-11-15 . Donald Trump to nominate Doug Burgum to lead Interior . 2024-11-15 . The Hill . en-US.
  35. Web site: Qiu . Linda . November 23, 2024 . Trump Picks Brooke Rollins, a Conservative Lawyer, to Lead Agriculture Dept. . live . November 23, 2024 . The New York Times.
  36. Web site: Trump picks Lutnick to be Commerce secretary. November 19, 2021.
  37. Web site: Gangitano . Alex . 2024-11-23 . Trump taps Chavez-DeRemer as Labor secretary . 2024-11-23 . The Hill . en-US.
  38. Web site: 2024-11-14 . Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary . 2024-11-15 . AP News . en.
  39. Web site: November 26, 2024 . Trump selects Jim O'Neill as health and human services deputy secretary . live . November 26, 2024 . Reuters.
  40. Web site: Ventura . Juliann . 2024-11-23 . Fox News contributor tapped as Trump's surgeon general pick . 2024-11-23 . The Hill . en-US.
  41. Web site: Hammond . Shania Shelton, Aditi Sangal, Tori B. Powell, Elise . 2024-11-22 . Live updates: Trump presidential transition news, Scott Bessent picked as treasury secretary CNN Politics . 2024-11-23 . CNN . en.
  42. Web site: 2024-11-19 . Trump picks TV personality and former Senate candidate Mehmet Oz to run Medicare and Medicaid agency . 2024-11-19 . NBC News . en.
  43. Web site: Margolis . Andrea . 2024-11-19 . Trump appoints Dr. Oz to key HHS position in new administration . 2024-11-19 . Fox News . en-US.
  44. Web site: Hammond . Shania Shelton, Aditi Sangal, Tori B. Powell, Elise . 2024-11-22 . Live updates: Trump presidential transition news, Scott Bessent picked as treasury secretary CNN Politics . 2024-11-23 . CNN . en.
  45. Web site: Jay Bhattacharya: Trump picks Covid lockdown sceptic to lead top health agency . 2024-11-27 . www.bbc.com . en-GB.
  46. Web site: O'Donnell . Katy . November 22, 2024 . Trump selects motivational speaker Scott Turner to lead housing agency . live . November 22, 2024 . Politico.
  47. News: Donald Trump said he would nominate Sean Duffy, a former Republican congressman from Wisconsin who is a Fox Business host and whose wife, Rachel Campos-Duffy, is a Fox News host, to be his transportation secretary. . November 18, 2024 . Gold . Michael . . November 18, 2024.
  48. Web site: Trump taps Chris Wright as Energy secretary. November 16, 2024.
  49. Web site: 2024-11-20 . Trump names former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as his pick for education secretary . 2024-11-20 . NBC News . en.
  50. Web site: Sullivan . Kate . 2024-12-04 . Trump picks Kelly Loeffler to lead Small Business Administration CNN Politics . 2024-12-04 . CNN . en.
  51. Web site: Ventura . Juliann . 2024-12-04 . Trump selects Jared Isaacman to lead NASA . 2024-12-04 . . en.
  52. Web site: Trump Taps Frank Bisignano for Social Security Leadership Politics . 2024-12-05 . Devdiscourse . en.
  53. Web site: Nazarro . Miranda . Shapero . Julia . 2024-12-04 . Trump nominates Paul Atkins as SEC chair . 2024-12-04 . . en.
  54. Web site: The rise and fall of Matt Gaetz in eight wild days. BBC. November 22, 2024. Jude. Sheerin.
  55. Web site: Tanyos . Faris . Rinaldi . Olivia . 2024-12-03 . Chad Chronister, Trump's pick to lead DEA, withdraws from consideration - CBS News . 2024-12-03 . www.cbsnews.com . en-US.
  56. News: November 14, 2024 . Trump taps loyalists with few qualifications for top jobs . Reuters.
  57. News: Yerushalmy . Jonathan . 2024-11-15 . Trump 2.0: are his cabinet picks more extreme than in 2016? . 2024-11-15 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.

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