Cabinet of Donald Trump
History

Cabinet of Donald Trump

Section Title: History
Table Section Text: None

Cabinet confirmation process

Office	Name	Announcement	Hearing date	Senate Committee vote date	Senate Committee vote	Full Senate vote date	Confirmation	Notes

Secretary of State	Rex Tillerson	December 13, 2016	January 11, 2017	January 23, 2017	11–10	February 1, 2017	56–43	Hearings.

Mike Pompeo	March 13, 2018	April 12, 2018	April 23, 2018	11–9	April 26, 2018	57–42	Hearings.

Secretary of the Treasury	Steven Mnuchin	November 30, 2016	January 19, 2017	February 1, 2017	14–0	February 13, 2017	53–47	Hearings.

Secretary of Defense	Jim Mattis	December 1, 2016	January 12, 2017	January 18, 2017	26–1	January 20, 2017	98–1	Hearings.

Attorney General	Jeff Sessions	November 18, 2016	January 10, 2017	February 1, 2017	11–9	February 8, 2017	52–47	Hearings.

William Barr	December 7, 2018	January 15, 2019	February 7, 2019	12–10	February 14, 2019	54–45	Hearings.

Secretary of the Interior	Ryan Zinke	December 15, 2016	January 17, 2017	January 31, 2017	16–6	March 1, 2017	68–31	Hearings.

David Bernhardt	February 4, 2019	March 28, 2019	April 4, 2019	14–6	April 11, 2019	56–41	Hearings.

Secretary of Agriculture	Sonny Perdue	January 18, 2017	March 23, 2017	March 30, 2017	Voice vote (19–1)	April 24, 2017	87–11	Hearings.

Secretary of Commerce	Wilbur Ross	November 30, 2016	January 18, 2017	January 24, 2017	Voice vote	February 27, 2017	72–27	Hearings.

Secretary of Labor	Andrew Puzder	December 8, 2016	Nomination withdrawn on February 15, 2017

Alex Acosta	February 16, 2017	March 22, 2017	March 30, 2017	12–11	April 27, 2017	60–38	Hearings.

Secretary of Health and Human Services	Tom Price	November 29, 2016	January 18, 2017	February 1, 2017	14–0	February 10, 2017	52–47	Hearings.

Alex Azar	November 13, 2017	November 29, 2017	January 17, 2018	15–12	January 24, 2018	55–43	Hearings.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Ben Carson	December 5, 2016	January 12, 2017	January 24, 2017	23–0	March 2, 2017	58–41	Hearings.

Secretary of Transportation	Elaine Chao	November 29, 2016	January 11, 2017	January 24, 2017	Voice vote	January 31, 2017	93–6	Hearings.

Secretary of Energy	Rick Perry	December 14, 2016	January 19, 2017	January 31, 2017	16–7	March 2, 2017	62–37	Hearings.

Secretary of Education	Betsy DeVos	November 23, 2016	January 17, 2017	January 31, 2017	12–11	February 7, 2017	51–50	Hearings.

Secretary of Veterans Affairs	David Shulkin	January 11, 2017	February 1, 2017	February 7, 2017	15–0	February 13, 2017	100–0	Hearings.

Ronny Jackson	March 28, 2018	Nomination withdrawn on April 26, 2018

Robert Wilkie	May 18, 2018	June 27, 2018	July 10, 2018	14–1	July 23, 2018	86–9	Hearings.

Secretary of Homeland Security	John F. Kelly	December 7, 2016	January 10, 2017	January 18, 2017	Voice vote (14–1)	January 20, 2017	88–11	Hearings.

Kirstjen Nielsen	October 12, 2017	November 8, 2017	November 14, 2017	11–4	December 5, 2017	62–37	Hearings.

Trade Representative	Robert Lighthizer	January 3, 2017	March 14, 2017	April 25, 2017	26–0	May 11, 2017	82–14	Hearings.

Director of National Intelligence	Dan Coats	January 7, 2017	February 28, 2017	March 9, 2017	13–2	March 15, 2017	85–12	Hearings.

Ambassador to the United Nations	Nikki Haley	November 23, 2016	January 18, 2017	January 24, 2017	Voice vote (19–2)	January 24, 2017	96–4	Hearings.

Heather Nauert	December 7, 2018	Nomination withdrawn on February 16, 2019

Kelly Knight Craft	February 22, 2019	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	Hearings.

Management and Budget	Mick Mulvaney	December 16, 2016	January 24, 2017	February 2, 2017	12–11, 8–7	February 16, 2017	51–49	Hearings.

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency	Mike Pompeo	November 18, 2016	January 12, 2017	January 20, 2017	Voice vote	January 23, 2017	66–32	Hearings.

Gina Haspel	March 13, 2018	May 9, 2018	May 16, 2018	10–5	May 17, 2018	54–45	Hearings.

Environmental Protection Agency	Scott Pruitt	December 7, 2016	January 18, 2017	February 2, 2017	11–0	February 17, 2017	52–46	Hearings.

Andrew R. Wheeler	November 16, 2018	January 16, 2019	February 5, 2019	11–10	February 28, 2019	52-47	Hearings.

Small Business Administration	Linda McMahon	December 7, 2016	January 24, 2017	January 31, 2017	18–1	February 14, 2017	81–19	Hearings.

Jovita Carranza	April 4, 2019	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	Hearings.

Sentence(s)

On November 29, 2016, Trump selected Elaine Chao as his Secretary of Transportation.

final_sentence: On November 29, 2016, Trump selected Elaine Chao as his Secretary of Transportation.