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Click here to read more about President Donald Trump's (R) Cabinet in his second presidential term.

A presidential Cabinet is a group of senior federal officials who advise the president on the issues and activities of their respective agencies. The number of officials in a Cabinet can vary across presidential administrations. There were 26 officials in Joe Biden's Cabinet.

At the end of his time in office, there were two vacancies among the 26 positions in President Joe Biden's (D) Cabinet: Labor Secretary and U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary. Former Labor Secretary Marty Walsh resigned on March 11, 2023. Biden's nominee for the position, Julie Su, served as the acting secretary.[1] U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge resigned from her position on March 22, 2024.[2] Former Deputy Secretary Adrianne Todman served as acting secretary.[3]

The Cabinet tradition is rooted in Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution, which states that the president "may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices."[4]

While not explicitly identified in the Constitution, the Cabinet secretaries are the 15 agency heads who are in the presidential line of succession. The vice president is also part of the Cabinet.

The following offices were also Cabinet-rank positions in the Biden administration:[5]

* White House chief of staff
* Ambassador to the United Nations
* Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
* Director of the Office of Management and Budget
* U.S. trade representative
* Director of National Intelligence
* Administrator of the Small Business Administration
* Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
* Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
* Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

All but two of these Cabinet positions—vice president and White House chief of staff—required Senate confirmation.

Click here to read more about each member.

President Donald Trump (R) did not include the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, ambassador to the United Nations, or director of Office of Science and Technology Policy in his final Cabinet.[6]

President Barack Obama (D) established a similar Cabinet to Biden's but did not include the directors of National Intelligence, Central Intelligence, or Office of Science and Technology Policy.[7]

This page includes the following information:

* Cabinet and Cabinet-level appointees
* Confirmation process overview
* Historical comparison of Cabinet confirmations
* Historical comparison of Cabinet announcements
* Potential Cabinet and Cabinet-level appointees

## Contents

* 1 Cabinet and Cabinet-level appointees
* 2 Confirmation process
* 3 Impeachment of Cabinet officials
* 3.1 House vote in favor of articles of impeachment against Alejandro Mayorkas (2024)
* 4 Former Cabinet members
* 4.1 Marcia Fudge (2021-2024)
* 4.2 Cecilia Rouse (2021-2023)
* 4.3 Marty Walsh (2021-2023)
* 4.4 Ron Klain (2021-2023)
* 4.5 Eric Lander (2021-2022)
* 5 Historical comparison of Cabinet confirmations
* 5.1 Comparison to Trump administration
* 5.2 Comparison to Obama administration
* 6 Historical comparison of Cabinet announcements
* 7 Confirmation hearing process for Cabinet nominees
* 8 Potential Cabinet and Cabinet-level appointees
* 9 See also
* 10 Footnotes

## Cabinet and Cabinet-level appointees[edit]

The following individuals were members of Biden's Cabinet. They were either confirmed by the U.S. Senate or held a position that did not require Senate confirmation.

Kamala Harris
Vice President  |
Tony Blinken
Secretary of State  |
Lloyd Austin
Secretary of Defense  |
Janet Yellen
Secretary of the Treasury

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Merrick Garland
Attorney General  |
Gina Raimondo
Secretary of Commerce  |
Pete Buttigieg
Secretary of Transportation  |
Alejandro Mayorkas
Secretary of Homeland Security

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Jennifer Granholm
Secretary of Energy  |
Miguel Cardona
Secretary of Education  |
Tom Vilsack
Secretary of Agriculture  |
Debra Haaland
Secretary of the Interior

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Xavier Becerra
Secretary of Health and Human Services  |
Julie Su
Acting Secretary of Labor  |
Denis McDonough
Secretary of Veterans Affairs  |
Adrianne Todman
Acting Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

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Avril Haines
Director of National Intelligence  |
Linda Thomas-Greenfield
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations  |
Katherine Tai
U.S. Trade Representative  |
Isabel Guzman
Administrator of the Small Business Administration

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Jared Bernstein
Council of Economic Advisers Chair  |
Michael Regan
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency  |
Shalanda Young
Director of the Office of Management and Budget  |
Arati Prabhakar
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy

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William J. Burns
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency  |
Jeff Zients
White House Chief of Staff

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## Confirmation process[edit]

See also: Confirmation process for Joe Biden's Cabinet nominees

The following table provides an overview of the confirmation hearings and committee and Senate votes for each of Biden's Cabinet and Cabinet-rank nominees.

Overview of confirmation process for Joe Biden's Cabinet nominees

Nominee  | Position  | Announced  | Senate committee  | Confirmation hearing  | Committee vote  | Senate vote  | Status
Tony Blinken | Secretary of State | November 23, 2020 | Foreign Relations | January 19, 2021 | Favorable (15-3) | 78-22 | Confirmed on January 26, 2021
Janet Yellen | Secretary of the Treasury | November 30, 2020 | Finance | January 19, 2021 | Favorable (26-0) | 84-15 | Confirmed on January 25, 2021
Lloyd Austin | Secretary of Defense | December 8, 2020 | Armed Services | January 19, 2021 | Favorable (Voice Vote) | 93-2 | Confirmed on January 22, 2021
Merrick Garland | Attorney General | January 7, 2021 | Judiciary | February 22-23, 2021 | Favorable (15-7) | 70-30 | Confirmed on March 10, 2021
Debra Haaland | Secretary of the Interior | December 17, 2020 | Energy and Natural Resources | February 23-24, 2021 | Favorable (11-9) | 51-40 | Confirmed on March 15, 2021
Tom Vilsack | Secretary of Agriculture | December 10, 2020 | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry | February 2, 2021 | Favorable (Voice Vote) | 92-7 | Confirmed on February 23, 2021
Gina Raimondo | Secretary of Commerce | January 7, 2021 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | January 26, 2021 | Favorable (21-3) | 84-15 | Confirmed on March 2, 2021
Marty Walsh | Secretary of Labor | January 7, 2021 | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions | February 4, 2021 | Favorable (18-4) | 68-29 | Confirmed on March 22, 2021
Julie Su | Secretary of Labor | February 28, 2023 | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions | April 20, 2023 | Favorable (11-10) | N/A | No vote taken
Xavier Becerra | Secretary of Health and Human Services | December 7, 2020 | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
/ Finance | February 23, 2021 / February 24, 2021 | No recommendation (14-14) | 50-49 | Confirmed on March 18, 2021
Marcia Fudge | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | December 10, 2020 | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs | January 28, 2021 | Favorable (17-7) | 66-34 | Confirmed on March 10, 2021
Pete Buttigieg | Secretary of Transportation | December 15, 2020 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | January 21, 2021 | Favorable (21-3) | 86-13 | Confirmed on February 2, 2021
Jennifer Granholm | Secretary of Energy | December 17, 2020 | Energy and Natural Resources | January 27, 2021 | Favorable (13-4) | 64-35 | Confirmed on February 25, 2021
Miguel Cardona | Secretary of Education | December 22, 2020 | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions | February 3, 2021 | Favorable (17-5) | 64-33 | Confirmed on March 1, 2021
Denis McDonough | Secretary of Veterans Affairs | December 10, 2020 | Veterans' Affairs | January 27, 2021 | Favorable (Unanimous) | 87-7 | Confirmed on February 8, 2021
Alejandro Mayorkas | Secretary of Homeland Security | November 23, 2020 | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | January 19, 2021 | Favorable (7-4) | 56-43 | Confirmed on February 2, 2021
Katherine Tai | U.S. Trade Representative | December 10, 2020 | Finance | February 25, 2021 | Favorable (Voice Vote) | 98-0 | Confirmed on March 17, 2021
Avril Haines | Director of National Intelligence | November 23, 2020 | Intelligence (Select) | January 19, 2021 | N/A[8] | 84-10 | Confirmed on January 20, 2021
Linda Thomas-Greenfield | U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations | November 23, 2020 | Foreign Relations | January 27, 2021 | Favorable (18-4) | 78-20 | Confirmed on February 23, 2021
Cecilia Rouse | Chairwoman of the Council of Economic Advisers | November 30, 2020 | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs | January 28, 2021 | Favorable (24-0) | 95-4 | Confirmed on March 2, 2021
Jared Bernstein | Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers | February 14, 2023 | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs | April 18, 2023 | Favorable (12-11) | 50-49 | Confirmed on June 13, 2023
Neera Tanden | Director of the Office of Management and Budget | November 30, 2020 | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs / Budget | February 9, 2021 / February 10, 2021 | N/A | N/A | Withdrawn on March 2, 2021
Shalanda Young | Director of the Office of Management and Budget | November 24, 2021 | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs / Budget | February 1, 2022 / February 1, 2022 | Favorable (7-6) / Favorable (15-6) | 61-36 | Confirmed on March 15, 2022
Michael Regan | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | December 17, 2020 | Environment and Public Works | February 3, 2021 | Favorable (14-6) | 66-34 | Confirmed on March 10, 2021
Isabel Guzman | Administrator of the Small Business Administration | January 7, 2021 | Small Business and Entrepreneurship | February 3, 2021 | Favorable (15-5) | 81-17 | Confirmed on March 16, 2021
Eric Lander | Presidential Science Advisor and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy | January 16, 2021 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | April 29, 2021 | Favorable (Voice Vote) | Voice Vote | Confirmed on May 28, 2021
Arati Prabhakar | Presidential Science Advisor and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy | June 21, 2022 | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | July 20, 2022 | Favorable (15-13) | 56-40 | Confirmed on September 22, 2022
William J. Burns[9] | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | January 11, 2021 | Intelligence | February 24, 2021 | Favorable (Voice Vote) | Voice Vote | Confirmed on March 18, 2021

## Impeachment of Cabinet officials[edit]

See also: Impeachment of federal officials

### House vote in favor of articles of impeachment against Alejandro Mayorkas (2024)[edit]

See also: Impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas, 2024

On April 17, 2024, the U.S. Senate dismissed two articles of impeachment against U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. In two votes along party lines, with Democrats supporting and Republicans opposing the motions, the Senate voted that the allegations in the articles of impeachment did not meet the definition of high crimes and misdemeanors.[10]

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve two articles of impeachment against Mayorkas on February 13, 2024. The vote was 214-213, with 214 Republicans voting in favor. Three Republicans, Reps. Michael Gallagher (R-Wis.), Ken Buck (R-Colo.), Tom McClintock (R-Calif.), and 210 Democrats voted against impeachment. This was the second time the articles of impeachment were put up for a vote, following a failed vote on February 6, 2024. The House transmitted the articles of impeachment to the U.S. Senate on April 16, 2024.

The articles of impeachment alleged that Mayorkas "willfully and systemically refused to comply with the immigration laws, failed to control the border to the detriment of national security, compromised public safety, and violated the rule of law and separation of powers in the Constitution" and breached the public trust "by knowingly making false statements to Congress and the American people and avoiding lawful oversight in order to obscure the devastating consequences of his willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law and carry out his statutory duties."[11]

Mayorkas responded to the House Committee on Homeland Security's vote to approve the impeachment articles, saying, "I assure you that your false accusations do not rattle me and do not divert me from the law enforcement and broader public service mission to which I have devoted most of my career and to which I remain devoted."[12]

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) introduced the articles of impeachment on November 13, 2023. The articles were amended by the House Committee on Homeland Security, and passed the committee in a vote along party lines, with all Republicans voting in favor, on January 31, 2024.[11]

This was the first time the House voted on articles of impeachment against a Cabinet secretary since 1876. In 1876, Secretary of War William Belknap was impeached for "criminally disregarding his duty as Secretary of War and basely prostituting his high office to his lust for private gain."[13][14]

## Former Cabinet members[edit]

### Marcia Fudge (2021-2024)[edit]

Fudge resigned as President Joe Biden's (D) U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary on March 22, 2024. She announced her resignation on March 11, 2024.[15] Fudge said in a statement, "It has always been my belief that government can and should work for the people. For the last three years, I have fully embraced HUD's mission to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all. The people HUD serves are those who are often left out and left behind. These are my people. They serve as my motivation for everything we have been able to accomplish."[15]

After her resignation announcement, Biden said, "Under Marcia’s transformational leadership, we have worked hard to lower housing costs and increase supply. We’ve proposed the largest investment in affordable housing in U.S. history. We’ve taken steps to aggressively combat racial discrimination in housing by ensuring home appraisals are more fair and by strengthening programs to redress the negative impacts of redlining. Thanks to Secretary Fudge, we’ve helped first-time homebuyers, and we are working to cut the cost of renting. And there are more housing units under construction right now than at any time in the last 50 years. [...] I’m grateful for all of her contributions toward a housing system that works for all Americans, and I wish her well in her next chapter."[16]

### Cecilia Rouse (2021-2023)[edit]

Cecilia Rouse was the chairwoman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. On March 31, 2023, Rouse resigned from her position as chairwoman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Rouse resumed teaching economics at Princeton University following her resignation.[17] Rouse announced her resignation in November 2022.[18]

In a statement, President Joe Biden (D) said, "The U.S. economy has been tested in the past 2 years, creating challenges unlike any since the Great Depression. As Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, Cecilia Rouse has been at the forefront navigating this unprecedented economic moment. No matter the challenge, Cecilia provided insightful analysis, assessed problems in a new way, and insisted that we examine the accumulation of evidence in drawing conclusions. And she's maintained steadfast calmness through it all."[19]

Jared Bernstein was nominated as her successor in February 2023.[20]

### Marty Walsh (2021-2023)[edit]

Marty Walsh was the secretary of labor. On March 11, 2023, Walsh resigned as U.S. Secretary of Labor.[21] The Daily Faceoff first reported on February 7 that Walsh would resign from his position as secretary of labor in the Biden administration to work as the executive director of the National Hockey League Players' Association. The outlet said the resignation would take effect sometime after Biden's February 7 state of the union address.[22] On February 16, Walsh officially announced he intended to resign in mid-March to begin working as the executive director of the National Hockey League Players' Association.[23]

The following day, President Joe Biden (D) said in a statement, "[Walsh's] record at the Department of Labor is a testament to the power of putting a card-carrying union member in charge of fighting for American workers. Marty has gone to bat for working families every day, and with his help, this administration has helped workers recover from a historic economic downturn and launch a new era of worker power."[24]

Biden nominated Deputy Labor Secretary Julie Su to replace Walsh.[25]

### Ron Klain (2021-2023)[edit]

Ron Klain was the White House chief of staff. Biden named Klain his White House chief of staff and assistant to the president on November 11, 2020. "Ron has been invaluable to me over the many years that we have worked together, including as we rescued the American economy from one of the worst downturns in our history in 2009 and later overcame a daunting public health emergency in 2014," Biden said in a statement.[26]

Klain submitted a resignation letter to Biden on January 27, 2023. In the letter, he said, "The halfway point of your first term - with two successful years behind us, and key decisions on the next two years ahead — is the right time for this team to have fresh leadership. I have served longer than eight of the last nine Chiefs of Staff, and have given this job my all; now it is time for someone else to take it on."[27] Biden announced he had selected Jeff Zients to replace Klain the same day.[27] Klain's final day at the White House took place on February 7, with Zients officially beginning as chief of staff on February 8, 2023.[28]

### Eric Lander (2021-2022)[edit]

Eric Lander was the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. President Joe Biden (D) announced that Lander, a geneticist, molecular biologist, and mathematician, was his nominee for the position on January 16, 2021. Biden also elevated the position have Cabinet-rank status.[26] The Senate confirmed Lander by voice vote on May 28, 2021.[29]

On February 7, 2022, Lander submitted a letter of resignation to President Joe Biden (D).[30] In the letter, Lander said: "I have sought to push myself and my colleagues to reach our shared goals — including at times challenging and criticizing. But it is clear that things I said, and the way I said them, crossed the line at times into being disrespectful and demeaning, to both men and women."[31] His resignation was set to be effective no later than February 18.[30] To read more, click here.

## Historical comparison of Cabinet confirmations[edit]

### Comparison to Trump administration[edit]

The following chart compares how many days it took after the inaugurations in 2017 and 2021 for the Cabinet secretaries of Presidents Donald Trump (R) and Joe Biden (D), respectively, to be confirmed. This chart includes the main 15 Cabinet positions.

### Comparison to Obama administration[edit]

The following chart compares how many days it took after the inaugurations in 2009 and 2021 for the Cabinet secretaries of Presidents Barack Obama (D) and Joe Biden (D), respectively, to be confirmed. This chart includes the main 15 Cabinet positions.

## Historical comparison of Cabinet announcements[edit]

The following chart shows how long it took the projected winner of three recent presidential elections—Barack Obama (D) in 2008, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020—to begin to announce their nominees for Cabinet and Cabinet-rank positions.

* White House chief of staff was the first position to be announced by all three with Obama taking the shortest time (2 days after the election) and Biden the longest (8 days after the election).
* With the exception of the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, which was not Cabinet-rank in Trump's administration, Trump had named all of his nominees 72 days out.
* Obama took 45 days to do the same. (The director of national intelligence was not a Cabinet-rank position in his administration.)

## Confirmation hearing process for Cabinet nominees[edit]

See also: Appointment confirmation process

After the president submits a written nomination to the U.S. Senate, the nomination is passed to the Senate committee with jurisdiction over the appointed position. Some positions require a joint hearing of two or more committees. Committee hearings allow a close examination of the nominee, looking for partisanship and views on public policy. They can also summon supporters and opponents to testify. Committees are permitted to conduct their own investigations into the nominees.[32]

The following table outlines the jurisdiction of the Senate committees in terms of the presidential appointment confirmation process. The left column indicates the Senate committee, and the right indicates the federal departments and administrations over which the committee has jurisdiction.[32]

Click here to learn more about the appointment confirmation process.

Jurisdiction of Senate committees in presidential appointment confirmation process

Committee  | Jurisdiction[33]
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry |

* U.S. Department of Agriculture

Armed Services |

* U.S. Department of Defense

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs |

* U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
* Securities and Exchange Commission
* Heads of Federal Banking institutions (e.g., FDIC)

Budget |

* All issues concerning the Budget (e.g., tax revenues, government expenditures)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation |

* U.S. Department of Transportation
* Federal Trade Commission
* U.S. Department of Commerce
* U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Undersecretary for Science and Technology
* Federal Communications Commission

Energy and Natural Resources |

* U.S. Department of Energy
* U.S. Department of the Interior
* U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Environment and Public Works |

* Oversight in any issue concerning the environment, public works, or federal buildings

Finance |

* U.S. Department of the Treasury
* Social Security Administration
* International Trade Commission

Foreign Relations |

* U.S. Department of State
* International Monetary Fund
* U.S. Agency for International Development
* Peace Corps

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions |

* U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
* U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Labor
* U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs |

* U.S. Department of Homeland Security
* U.S. General Services Administration
* National Archives and Records Administration
* Circuit and Appeals Courts of District of Columbia
* United States Postal Service
* Inspectors General of all departments

Judiciary |

* Supreme Court
* Circuit Courts
* District Courts
* U.S. Department of Justice

Rules and Administration |

* Rules of the Senate
* General administration of congressional buildings
* Smithsonian Institution
* Botanic Gardens

Small Business and Entrepreneurship |

* Small Business Administration

Veterans' Affairs |

* U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
* U.S. Department of Labor's Assistant Secretary for the Veterans Employment and Training

Intelligence (Select) |

* Central Intelligence Agency
* U.S. Department of Treasury's Assistant Secretary for Intelligence Analysis
* U.S. Department of Justice's Attorney General for National Security
* Director of National Intelligence

## Potential Cabinet and Cabinet-level appointees[edit]

The following table shows potential appointees to Cabinet and Cabinet-level positions based on reports from several outlets, including Politico and The Washington Post.[34][35][36][37][38] They are listed in alphabetical order by last name.

Joe Biden's Cabinet

Photo  | Potential appointees
Secretary of State |

* Tony Blinken, Biden campaign foreign policy advisor
* William Burns, former deputy secretary of state
* Chris Coons, U.S. senator from Delaware
* Chris Murphy, U.S. senator from Connecticut
* Susan Rice, former U.N. ambassador

Secretary of the Treasury |

* Raphael Bostic, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
* Lael Brainard, Federal Reserve governor
* Roger Ferguson, former Federal Reserve vice chairman and governor
* Mellody Hobson, former chairwoman of DreamWorks Animation
* Sarah Bloom Raskin, former deputy secretary of the Treasury
* Elizabeth Warren, U.S. senator from Massachusetts
* Janet Yellen, former chair of the Federal Reserve

Secretary of Defense |

* Tammy Duckworth, U.S. senator from Illinois
* Michèle Flournoy, former undersecretary of defense for policy
* Jeh Johnson, former secretary of homeland security
* Jack Reed, U.S. senator from Rhode Island

Attorney General |

* Xavier Becerra, California attorney general
* Jeh Johnson, former secretary of homeland security
* Doug Jones, U.S. senator from Alabama
* Tom Perez, chairman of the Democratic National Committee
* Sally Yates, former acting U.S. attorney general

Secretary of Agriculture |

* Cheri Bustos, U.S. representative from Illinois
* Marcia Fudge, U.S. representative from Ohio
* Heidi Heitkamp, former U.S. senator from North Dakota
* Chellie Pingree, U.S. representative from Maine

Secretary of Commerce |

* Mellody Hobson, former chairwoman of DreamWorks Animation
* Terry McAuliffe, former governor of Virginia
* Meg Whitman (R), former CEO of eBay and Hewlett Packard

Secretary of Labor |

* Sharon Block, director of the Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School
* Seth Harris, former deputy labor secretary
* Andy Levin, U.S. representative from Michigan
* Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants
* Tom Perez, chairman of the Democratic National Committee
* Bernie Sanders, U.S. senator from Vermont
* Bill Spriggs, chief economist at the AFL-CIO
* Julie Su, secretary of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency
* Marty Walsh, mayor of Boston

Secretary of Health and Human Services |

* Mandy Cohen, North Carolina secretary of health
* Michelle Lujan Grisham, governor of New Mexico
* Vivek Murthy, former U.S. surgeon general

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development |

* Karen Bass, U.S. representative from California
* Alvin Brown, former mayor Jacksonville
* Maurice Jones, president and CEO of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation
* Keisha Lance Bottoms, mayor of Atlanta
* Diane Yentel, president and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition

Secretary of Education |

* Linda Darling-Hammond, education professor emeritus at Stanford University
* Lily Eskelsen Garcia, former president of the National Education Association
* Jahana Hayes, U.S. representative from Connecticut
* Donna Shalala, U.S. representative from Florida
* Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers

Secretary of Veterans Affairs |

* Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend
* Tammy Duckworth, U.S. senator from Illinois
* Jason Kander, former Missouri secretary of state

Secretary of Homeland Security |

* Xavier Becerra, California attorney general
* Val Demings, U.S. representative from Florida
* Alejandro Mayorkas, former deputy secretary of homeland security
* Lisa Monaco, former White House homeland security adviser

Director of the Office of Management & Budget |

* Brian Dees, former deputy director of the OMB
* Ben Harris, former economic adviser to Biden
* John Jones, former chief of staff to Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.)
* Gene Sperling, former NEC director

U.S. Trade Representative |

* Nelson Cunningham, former White House special advisor on Western Hemisphere affairs
* Jimmy Gomez, U.S. representative from California

U.S. Representative to the United Nations |

* Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend
* Wendy Sherman, former undersecretary of state

Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers |

* Heather Boushey, economist
* Lisa Cook, economics professor at Michigan State

Administrator of the Small Business Administration |

* Mónica Lozano, CEO of La Opinión

## See also[edit]

* Joe Biden presidential transition
* Presidential election, 2020
* Ballotpedia's 2020 Election Help Desk: Presidential election results subject to lawsuits and recounts
* Ballotpedia's Daily Transition Tracker
* Donald Trump presidential Cabinet, 2017-2021

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ JD Supra, "OFCCP Week In Review: March 2023 #2," March 13, 2023
2. ↑ Politico, "Marcia Fudge, Biden’s housing secretary, is stepping down," March 11, 2024
3. ↑ White House, "Statement from President Joe Biden on Secretary Marcia L. Fudge," March 11, 2024
4. ↑ Constitution Center, "Presidential Advisors," accessed November 18, 2020
5. ↑ White House, "The Cabinet," accessed February 1, 2021
6. ↑ White House, "The Cabinet," accessed November 18, 2020
7. ↑ Obama White House, "The Cabinet," accessed December 15, 2020
8. ↑ PBS, "Senate confirms Avril Haines as director of national intelligence," January 20, 2021
9. ↑ At the time of Burns' confirmation, director of the Central Intelligence Agency was not a Cabinet-level position in the Biden administration. Biden elevated the position to Cabinet-level on July 21, 2023.
10. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `senate41724`
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Congress.gov, "H.Res.863 - Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors." accessed February 6, 2024
12. ↑ Axios, "Mayorkas mounts 11th-hour defense against GOP impeachment effort," January 30, 2024
13. ↑ Associated Press, "House Republicans are ready to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas. Vote will be close," February 6, 2024
14. ↑ Senate.gov, "Impeachment Trial of Secretary of War William Belknap, 1876," accessed February 6, 2024
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Twitter, "Fudge on March 11, 2024," accessed March 22, 2024
16. ↑ White House, "Statement from President Joe Biden on Secretary Marcia L. Fudge," March 11, 2024
17. ↑ The New York Times, "Top Economist Leaves White House, and an Economy Not Yet ‘Normal,’" March 31, 2023
18. ↑ CBS News, "Top Biden economic adviser Cecilia Rouse leaving after midterm elections," November 18, 2022
19. ↑ The American Presidency Project, "Statement on the Resignation of Council of Economic Advisers Chair Cecilia E. Rouse," March 31, 2023
20. ↑ White House, "President Biden Announces Key Members of his Economic Team," February 14, 2023
21. ↑ JD Supra, "OFCCP Week In Review: March 2023 #2," March 13, 2023
22. ↑ Daily Faceoff, "Sources: Marty Walsh will be installed as next Executive Director of NHL Players’ Association," February 7, 2023
23. ↑ NHLPA, "NHLPA EXECUTIVE BOARD APPOINTS MARTIN J. WALSH AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR," February 16, 2023
24. ↑ White House, "Statement from President Joe Biden on Marty Walsh," February 17, 2023
25. ↑ Politico, "Biden to tap Su as next Labor secretary," February 28, 2023
26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Biden-Harris Transition (via Archive.org), "Remarks Announcing Key Science Advisors as Prepared for Delivery by President-elect Joe Biden in Wilmington, Delaware," January 16, 2021
27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 Associated Press, "Biden picks Zients as his next White House chief of staff," January 27, 2023
28. ↑ Twitter, "White House on February 8, 2023," accessed February 8, 2023
29. ↑ Politico, "Biden’s top scientist quickly confirmed by Senate," May 28, 2021
30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 Wall Street Journal, "Biden’s Science Adviser Eric Lander Quits Over Behavior Toward Staff," February 7, 2022
31. ↑ NPR, "Top White House science adviser announces resignation after reports of bullying," February 7, 2022
32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 Congressional Research Service, "Senate Confirmation Process: An Overview," accessed July 24, 2013
33. ↑ OpenCongress, "U.S. Senate Confirmation Process," accessed January 17, 2015
34. ↑ Politico, "Meet the contenders for Biden’s Cabinet," November 7, 2020
35. ↑ The Washington Post, "Who Joe Biden is picking to fill his White House and Cabinet," November 19, 2020
36. ↑ Axios, "The economic advisers vying for gigs in Joe Biden's White House," November 15, 2020
37. ↑ The Hill, "Favorites emerge as Latino leaders press Biden to appoint 5 Hispanics to Cabinet," November 18, 2020
38. ↑ NPR, "Veteran Democratic Aide With Ties To Congressional Black Caucus In Mix For OMB Chief," November 17, 2020

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