Cabinet of Joe Biden
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Joe Biden assumed office as the 46th president of the United States on January 20, 2021, and his term ended 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.
Biden Cabinet | |
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 Cabinet of the United States | |
| 2021–2025 | |
Cabinet of President Joe Biden in July 2021 | |
| Date formed | January 20, 2021 |
| Date dissolved | January 20, 2025 |
| People and organizations | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| President's history | Vice President of the United States (2009–2017) U.S. Senator from Delaware (1973–2009) New Castle County Councilman (1971–1973) |
| Vice President | Kamala Harris |
| Total no. of members | 25 (incl. Cabinet-level members) |
| Member party | Democratic Party |
| Status in legislature | Majority government (2021–2023) Divided government (2023–2025) 222 / 435 (51%) 50 / 100 (50%) (2021–2023)213 / 435 (49%) 51 / 100 (51%) (2023–2025) |
| Opposition party | Republican Party |
| History | |
| Election | 2020 presidential election |
| Legislature terms | 117th Congress 118th Congress 119th Congress (17 days) |
| Budgets | 2021 budget 2022 budget 2023 budget 2024 budget |
| Advice and consent | United States Senate |
| Predecessor | First Trump Cabinet |
| Successor | Second Trump Cabinet |
Before confirmation and during congressional hearings, a high-level career member of an executive department heads this pre-confirmed cabinet on an acting basis. The Cabinet's creation was part of the transition of power following the 2020 presidential election.
In addition to the 15 heads of executive departments, there are 10 Cabinet-level officials. Biden altered his cabinet structure, elevating the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers,[1] director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy[2] and ambassador to the United Nations as Cabinet-level positions.[3] Biden initially removed the director of the Central Intelligence Agency from his Cabinet, but reversed the move in July 2023.[4][5]
Confirmations had occurred at the slowest pace of any presidential cabinet in modern history that resulted from delays in facilitating an orderly transition of power and passing the organizing resolution for governing an evenly split Senate following the 2020–2021 United States Senate runoff elections in Georgia; and the second impeachment of Donald Trump.[6] By March 2021, a pick-up in the first half of the month brought confirmations close to pace.[7] Biden is the first president since Ronald Reagan in 1981 to have all of his original Cabinet secretary nominees confirmed to their posts.[8]
This article documents the nomination and confirmation process for any successful or unsuccessful Cabinet nominees of the Biden administration. They are listed in order of creation of the Cabinet position (also used as the basis for the United States presidential line of succession)
Cabinet
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Cabinet officials on January 20, 2025
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. During some cabinet meetings First Lady Dr. Jill Biden participated.[9]
The following were the final members of President Joe Biden's Cabinet on January 20, 2025.
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Confirmation process
Below is a list of confirmations for Cabinet positions, Cabinet-level positions, and other significant positions that were approved through the Senate from January 2021 onwards, by a recorded roll-call vote, rather than by a voice vote.
Confirmation votes
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Committee process
| Office | Nominee | State | Announced | Committee | Hearing date(s) | Committee vote result | Committee vote date | Cloture vote result | Cloture vote date | Floor vote result | Floor vote date | Assumed office |
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| Secretary of State | Antony Blinken | NY | November 23, 2020 | Foreign Relations | January 19, 2021 | 15–3 | January 25, 2021 | N/A | 78–22 | January 26, 2021 | ||
| Secretary of the Treasury | Janet Yellen | CA | November 30, 2020 | Finance | Unanimous | January 22, 2021 | 84–15 | January 25, 2021 | January 26, 2021 | |||
| Secretary of Defense | Lloyd Austin | GA | December 8, 2020 | Armed Services (House) Waiver |
January 21, 2021 | January 21, 2021 | 326–78 | January 21, 2021 | January 22, 2021 | |||
| Armed Services (Senate) Waiver |
69–27 | January 21, 2021[a] | ||||||||||
| Armed Services Confirmation |
January 19, 2021 | 93–2 | January 22, 2021 | |||||||||
| Attorney General | Merrick Garland | MD | January 7, 2021 | Judiciary | February 22, 2021 – February 23, 2021 |
15–7 | March 1, 2021 | 70–29 | March 9, 2021 | 70–30 | March 10, 2021 | March 11, 2021 |
| Secretary of the Interior | Deb Haaland | NM | December 17, 2020 | Energy and Natural Resources | February 23, 2021 | 11–9 | March 4, 2021 | 54–42 | March 11, 2021 | 51–40 | March 15, 2021 | March 16, 2021 |
| Secretary of Agriculture | Tom Vilsack | IA | December 10, 2020 | Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry | February 2, 2021 | Unanimous | February 2, 2021 | N/A | 92–7 | February 23, 2021 | February 24, 2021 | |
| Secretary of Commerce | Gina Raimondo | RI | January 7, 2021 | Commerce, Science and Transportation | January 26, 2021 | 21–3 | February 3, 2021 | 84–15 | March 1, 2021 | 84–15 | March 2, 2021 | March 3, 2021 |
| Secretary of Labor | Marty Walsh | MA | Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | February 4, 2021 | 18–4 | February 11, 2021 | 68–30 | March 18, 2021 | 68–29 | March 22, 2021 | March 23, 2021 | |
| Julie Su | CA | February 28, 2023 | Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | April 20, 2023 | 11–10 | April 26, 2023 | N/A | Expired | N/A | N/A | ||
| N/A | February 27, 2024 | N/A | Expired | N/A | ||||||||
| Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | December 7, 2020 | Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | February 23, 2021 | Consultative | N/A | 50–49 | March 17, 2021 | 50–49 | March 18, 2021 | March 19, 2021 | |
| Finance | February 24, 2021 | 14–14[b] | March 3, 2021 | |||||||||
| Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | OH | December 10, 2020 | Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs | January 28, 2021 | 17–7 | February 4, 2021 | 69–30 | March 9, 2021 | 66–34 | March 10, 2021 | |
| Secretary of Transportation | Pete Buttigieg | IN | December 15, 2020 | Commerce, Science and Transportation | January 21, 2021 | 21–3 | January 27, 2021 | N/A | 86–13 | February 2, 2021 | February 3, 2021 | |
| Secretary of Energy | Jennifer Granholm | MI | December 17, 2020 | Energy and Natural Resources | January 27, 2021 | 13–4 | February 3, 2021 | 67–32 | February 24, 2021 | 64–35 | February 25, 2021 | |
| Secretary of Education | Miguel Cardona | CT | December 22, 2020 | Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | February 3, 2021 | 17–5 | February 11, 2021 | 66–32 | 64–33 | March 1, 2021 | March 2, 2021 | |
| Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Denis McDonough | MD | December 10, 2020 | Veterans' Affairs | January 27, 2021 | Unanimous | February 2, 2021 | N/A | 87–7 | February 8, 2021 | February 9, 2021 | |
| Secretary of Homeland Security | Alejandro Mayorkas | DC | November 23, 2020 | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | January 19, 2021 | 7–4 | January 26, 2021 | 55–42 | January 28, 2021 | 56–43 | February 2, 2021 | |
| Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Michael Regan | NC | December 17, 2020 | Environment and Public Works | February 3, 2021 | 14–6 | February 9, 2021 | 65–35 | March 10, 2021 | 66–34 | March 10, 2021 | March 11, 2021 |
| Director of the Office of Management and Budget | Neera Tanden | MA | November 30, 2020 | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | February 9, 2021 | Withdrawal announced March 2, 2021, officially submitted on March 25, 2021[c] | ||||||
| Budget | February 10, 2021 | |||||||||||
| Shalanda Young | LA | November 24, 2021 | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | February 1, 2022 | 8–6 | February 9, 2022 | 53–31 | March 14, 2022 | 61–36 | March 15, 2022 | March 17, 2022 | |
| Budget | 15–6 | |||||||||||
| Director of National Intelligence | Avril Haines | NY | November 23, 2020 | Intelligence | January 19, 2021 | Unanimous | January 20, 2021 | N/A | 84–10 | January 20, 2021 | January 21, 2021 | |
| Trade Representative | Katherine Tai | DC | December 10, 2020 | Finance | February 25, 2021 | March 3, 2021 | 98–0 | March 16, 2021 | 98–0 | March 17, 2021 | March 18, 2021 | |
| Ambassador to the United Nations | Linda Thomas- Greenfield |
LA | November 23, 2020 | Foreign Relations | January 27, 2021 | 18–4 | February 4, 2021 | 75–20 | February 22, 2021 | 78–20 | February 23, 2021 | February 25, 2021 |
| Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | Cecilia Rouse | NJ | November 30, 2020 | Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs | January 28, 2021 | Unanimous | February 4, 2021 | 94–5 | March 2, 2021 | 95–4 | March 2, 2021 | |
| Jared Bernstein | VA | February 14, 2023 | Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs | April 18, 2023 | 12–11 | May 11, 2023 | 50–49 | June 13, 2023 | 50–49 | June 13, 2023 | July 10, 2023 | |
| Administrator of the Small Business Administration | Isabel Guzman | CA | January 7, 2021 | Small Business and Entrepreneurship | February 3, 2021 | 15–5 | February 24, 2021 | 80–18 | March 16, 2021 | 81–17 | March 16, 2021 | March 17, 2021 |
| Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy | Eric Lander | MA | January 15, 2021 | Commerce, Science and Transportation | April 29, 2021 | 22–6 | May 20, 2021 | N/A | Unanimous | May 28, 2021 | June 2, 2021 | |
| Arati Prabhakar | CA | June 21, 2022 | July 20, 2022 | 15–13 | July 27, 2022 | 58–38 | September 21, 2022 | 56–40 | September 22, 2022 | October 3, 2022 | ||
| Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | William Burns[d] | MD | January 11, 2021 | Intelligence | February 24, 2021 | Unanimous | March 2, 2021 | N/A | Unanimous | March 18, 2021 | March 19, 2021 | |
Notes
- Burns was elevated to the Cabinet on July 21, 2023.[11]
Elected officials
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President
Joe Biden defeated the incumbent president and Republican nominee, Donald Trump, in the 2020 presidential election, receiving 306 electoral votes compared to Trump's 232 electoral votes in the election. The formal certification of the results took place on January 6–7, 2021. He assumed office on January 20, 2021.
| President of the United States | |||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Joe Biden | November 20, 1942 (age 82) |
 Delaware |
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[12] |
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 Biden who received media speculation. Biden's eventual pick of Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) was officially announced on August 11, 2020, and confirmed by acclamation via parliamentary procedure amongst delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention on August 19, 2020.
United States senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) was elected Vice President of the United States, receiving 306 electoral votes, compared to the incumbent vice president, Mike Pence, who received 232 electoral votes in the election. The formal certification of the results took place on January 6–7, 2021. She assumed office on January 20, 2021.
She is the first female vice president of the United States as well as the first African American and Asian American to hold the second-highest office.
| Vice President of the United States | |||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Kamala Harris | October 20, 1964 (age 60) |
 California |
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[13] |
Nominated candidates for Cabinet positions
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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.
- Foreign Relations Committee hearing held on January 19, 2021, and approved 15–3 on January 25, 2021. Confirmed 78–22 and sworn in on January 26, 2021.[14]
| Secretary of State | |||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Antony Blinken | April 16, 1962 (age 63) |
 New York |
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[15] |
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.
- Finance Committee hearing held on January 19, 2021, and approved by unanimous consent on January 22, 2021. Confirmed 84–15 on January 25, 2021, and sworn in on January 26, 2021.[16]
| Secretary of the Treasury | |||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Janet Yellen | August 13, 1946 (age 78) |
California |
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[17] |
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. Biden's announced nominee, retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, required a congressional waiver to be granted under the National Security Act of 1947 before he was confirmed.[18]
Waiver process:
- House Armed Services Committee closed-door briefing held and approved without objection on January 21, 2021. Floor vote passed 326–78 on January 21, 2021.
- Senate Armed Services Committee hearing held and approved by voice vote on January 21, 2021. Floor vote passed 69–27 on January 21, 2021.
- Signed into law on January 22, 2021.[19]
Confirmation process:
- Armed Services Committee hearing held on January 19, 2021, and approved by unanimous consent on January 21, 2021. Confirmed 93–2 and sworn in on January 22, 2021.[20]
| Secretary of Defense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Lloyd Austin | August 8, 1953 (age 71) |
 Georgia |
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[21] |
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.
- Judiciary Committee hearings held on February 22–23, 2021, and approved 15–7 on March 1, 2021. Cloture invoked 70–29 on March 9, 2021. Confirmed 70–30 on March 10, 2021, and sworn in on March 11, 2021.[22]
| Attorney General | |||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Merrick Garland | November 13, 1952 (age 72) |
 Maryland |
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[23] |
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. Biden reportedly offered the position to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, but she turned it down.[24]
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing held on February 23, 2021, and approved 11–9 on March 4, 2021. Cloture invoked 54–42 on March 11, 2021. Confirmed 51–40 on March 15, 2021, and sworn in on March 16, 2021.[25]
| Secretary of the Interior | |||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Deb Haaland | December 2, 1960 (age 64) |
 New Mexico |
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[26] |
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.
- Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee hearing held and approved by unanimous consent on February 2, 2021. Confirmed 92–7 on February 23, 2021, and sworn in on February 24, 2021.[27]
| Secretary of Agriculture | |||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Tom Vilsack | December 13, 1950 (age 74) |
 Iowa |
|
[28] |
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.
- Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing held on January 26, 2021, and approved 21–3 on February 3, 2021. Cloture invoked 84–15 on March 1, 2021. Confirmed 84–15 on March 2, 2021, and sworn in on March 3, 2021.[29]
| Secretary of Commerce | |||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Gina Raimondo | May 17, 1971 (age 53) |
 Rhode Island |
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[30] |
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.
Marty Walsh
- Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing held on February 4, 2021, and approved 18–4 on February 11, 2021. Cloture invoked 68–30 on March 18, 2021, and confirmed 68–29 on March 22, 2021. Sworn in on March 23, 2021.[31]
| Secretary of Labor | |||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Marty Walsh | April 10, 1967 (age 58) |
 Massachusetts |
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[32] |
Julie Su
On February 7, 2023, it was reported that Walsh would be resigning in the coming days in order to become President of the National Hockey League Players' Association. Walsh will be the second member of the presidential cabinet to resign, after Eric Lander, who resigned as Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy in early 2022. After pressure from the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Biden nominated Deputy Secretary Julie Su to the position.[33]
- Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing held on April 20, 2023, and approved 11–10 on April 26, 2023. Pending floor vote schedule.[34]
| Secretary of Labor | |||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Julie Su | February 19, 1969 (age 56) | California |
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[35] |
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.
- Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee consultative hearing held on February 23, 2021.[36]
- Finance Committee hearing held on February 24, 2021, and tied 14–14 on March 3, 2021. Motion to discharge to the floor passed 51–48 on March 11, 2021. Cloture invoked 50–49 on March 17, 2021. Confirmed 50–49 on March 18, 2021, and sworn in on March 19, 2021.[37]
| Secretary of Health and Human Services | |||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Xavier Becerra | January 26, 1958 (age 67) |
California |
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[15] |
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.
- Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing held on January 28, 2021, and approved 17–7 on February 4, 2021. Cloture invoked 69–30 on March 9, 2021. Confirmed 66–34 and sworn in on March 10, 2021.[38]
| Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | |||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Marcia Fudge | October 29, 1952 (age 72) |
 Ohio |
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[39] |
Secretary of Transportation
A nomination for Secretary of Transportation is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote.
- Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing held on January 21, 2021, and approved 21–3 on January 27, 2021. Confirmed 86–13 on February 2, 2021, and sworn in on February 3, 2021.[40]
| Secretary of Transportation | |||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Pete Buttigieg | January 19, 1982 (age 43) |
 Indiana |
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[42] |
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.
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing held on January 27, 2021, and approved 13–4 on February 3, 2021. Cloture invoked 67–32 on February 24, 2021. Confirmed 64–35 and sworn in on February 25, 2021.[43]
| Secretary of Energy | |||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Jennifer Granholm | February 5, 1959 (age 66) |
 Michigan |
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[44] |
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.
- Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing held on February 3, 2021, and approved 17–5 on February 11, 2021. Cloture invoked 66–32 on February 25, 2021. Confirmed 64–33 on March 1, 2021, and sworn in on March 2, 2021.[45]
| Secretary of Education | |||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Miguel Cardona | July 11, 1975 (age 49) |
 Connecticut |
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[46] |
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.
- Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing held on January 27, 2021, and approved by unanimous consent on February 2, 2021. Confirmed 87–7 on February 8, 2021, and sworn in on February 9, 2021.[47]
| Secretary of Veterans Affairs | |||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Denis McDonough | December 2, 1969 (age 55) |
Maryland |
|
[48] |
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.
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing held on January 19, 2021, and approved 7–4 on January 26, 2021. Cloture invoked 55–42 on January 28, 2021. Confirmed 56–43 and sworn in on February 2, 2021.[49]
| Secretary of Homeland Security | |||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Alejandro Mayorkas | November 24, 1959 (age 65) |
 District of Columbia |
|
[15] |
Nominated candidates for Cabinet-level positions
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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. Biden has announced he will elevate three positions to Cabinet-level, while removing the director of the Central Intelligence Agency.[50]
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- Environment and Public Works Committee hearing held on February 3, 2021, and approved 14–6 on February 9, 2021. Cloture invoked 65–35 and confirmed 66–34 on March 10, 2021. Sworn in on March 11, 2021.[51]
| Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | |||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Michael S. Regan | August 6, 1976 (age 48) |
 North Carolina |
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[52] |
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Neera Tanden
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing held on February 9, 2021. Committee vote cancelled on February 24, 2021.[53]
- Budget Committee hearing held on February 10, 2021. Committee vote cancelled on February 24, 2021.
- Nomination withdrawal announced on March 2, 2021, and officially submitted to the Senate on March 25, 2021.[54]
| Director of the Office of Management and Budget | |||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Neera Tanden | September 10, 1970 (age 54) |
Massachusetts |
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[15] |
Shalanda Young
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing held on February 1, 2022, and approved 8–6 on February 9, 2022.
- Budget Committee hearing held on February 1, 2022, and approved 15–6 on February 9, 2022.
- Cloture invoked 53–31 on March 14, 2022, and confirmed 61–36 on March 15, 2022. Sworn in on March 17, 2022.[55]
| Director of the Office of Management and Budget | |||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Shalanda Young | August 29, 1977 (age 47) |
 Louisiana |
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[15] |
Director of National Intelligence
- Intelligence Committee hearing held on January 19, 2021, and approved by unanimous consent on January 20, 2021. Confirmed 84–10 on January 20, 2021, and sworn in on January 21, 2021.[56]
| Director of National Intelligence | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Avril Haines | August 27, 1969 (age 55) |
New York |
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[15] |
Trade Representative
The U.S. trade representative has been a Cabinet-level member since 1974, the beginning of Gerald Ford's presidency.
- Finance Committee hearing held on February 25, 2021, and approved by unanimous consent on March 3, 2021. Cloture invoked 98–0 on March 16, 2021. Confirmed 98–0 on March 17, 2021, and sworn in on March 18, 2021.[57]
| U.S. Trade Representative | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Katherine Tai | March 18, 1974 | District of Columbia |
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[15] |
Ambassador to the United Nations
The UN ambassador was previously in the Cabinet from 1953 to 1989, 1993 to 2001, and 2009 to 2018.
- Foreign Relations Committee hearing held on January 27, 2021, and approved 18–4 on February 4, 2021. Cloture invoked 75–20 on February 22, 2021. Confirmed 78–20 on February 23, 2021, and assumed office after presenting credentials on February 25, 2021.[58]
| U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations | |||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Linda Thomas-Greenfield | November 22, 1952 (age 72) |
Louisiana |
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[15][59] |
Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
This position was previously in the Cabinet from 2009 to 2017.
Cecilia Rouse
- Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing held on January 28, 2021, and approved by unanimous consent on February 4, 2021. Cloture invoked 94–5 and confirmed 95–4 on March 2, 2021. Sworn in on March 12, 2021.[60]
| Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | |||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Cecilia Rouse | December 18, 1963 (age 61) |
 New Jersey |
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[15] |
Jared Bernstein
- Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing held on April 18, 2023, and approved 12–11 on May 11, 2023. Cloture invoked 50–49 and confirmed 50–49 on June 13, 2023. Sworn in on July 10, 2023.[61]
| Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | |||||
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| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Jared Bernstein | 1955 (age 69–70) |
 Virginia |
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[62][63] |
Administrator of the Small Business Administration
- Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee hearing held on February 3, 2021, and approved 15–5 on February 24, 2021. Cloture invoked 80–18 and confirmed 81–17 on March 16, 2021. Sworn in on March 17, 2021.[64]
| Administrator of the Small Business Administration | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Isabel Guzman | 1971 (age 53–54) |
California |
|
[65][66] |
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and Science Advisor to the President
Biden elevated this position to the Cabinet for the first time, emphasizing the importance of science in the administration.[67]
His staff role as Science Advisor to the President does not require Senate confirmation, and he began the role on January 25, 2021.[68]
Eric Lander
- Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing held on April 29, 2021, and approved 22–6 on May 20, 2021. Confirmed by voice vote on May 28, 2021. Sworn in on June 2, 2021.[69]
- Announced resignation on February 7, 2022, effective February 18, 2022.[70]
| Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
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Eric Lander | February 3, 1957 (age 68) |
Massachusetts |
|
[67][71] |
Arati Prabhakar
- Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing held on July 20, 2022, and approved 15–13 on July 27, 2022. Cloture invoked 58–38 on September 21, 2022. Confirmed 56–40 on September 22, 2022, and sworn in on October 3, 2022.[72]
| Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
 |
Arati Prabhakar | February 2, 1959 (age 66) |
California |
|
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Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
This position was previously in the Cabinet from 2017 to 2021.
- Nominated as a non-Cabinet level position. Intelligence Committee hearing held on February 24, 2021, and approved by unanimous consent on March 2, 2021. Confirmed by voice vote on March 18, 2021. Sworn in on March 19, 2021.[73]
- Elevated to the Cabinet on July 21, 2023.
| Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Background | Reference |
 |
William Burns | April 4, 1956 (age 69) |
North Carolina |
|
[74][5] |
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. The first Cabinet or Cabinet-level position appointee announced by Biden was White House chief of staff Ron Klain.[75] He stepped down in February 2023, and he was succeeded by Jeff Zients.[76][77][78]
| White House Chief of Staff | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Date of birth | State | Years | Background | Reference |
 |
Ron Klain | August 8, 1961 (age 63) |
Indiana |
January 20, 2021 – February 7, 2023 |
|
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Jeff Zients | November 12, 1966 (age 58) |
District of Columbia |
February 8, 2023 – January 20, 2025 |
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See also
Notes
- Biden held the chairmanship from January 3 to January 20, then was succeeded by Jesse Helms until June 6, and thereafter held the position until 2003.
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