Donald Trump's Cabinet, 2025

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Donald Trump • J.D. Vance


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Before taking office on January 20, 2025, Donald Trump (R) identified candidates for the positions that comprise the president's Cabinet. This 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."[1]

As of March 10, 2025, 21 Cabinet members had been confirmed. One nominee, Elise Stefanik for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, had not yet been confirmed.

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. 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.

During Trump's second term, the following offices are also Cabinet-rank positions: White House chief of staff, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, the U.S. trade representative, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the director of National Intelligence, the administrator of the Small Business Administration, and the ambassador to the United Nations. These positions were also Cabinet-level in Trump's first term.[2] Joe Biden (D) additionally included the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers and the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy in his Cabinet.

Except for the vice president and White House chief of staff, these positions require Senate confirmation. Between November 7 and December 4, 2024, Trump announced nominees for all 22 of the Senate-confirmed Cabinet and Cabinet-level positions in his second term.

This page provides an overview of individuals appointed to Trump's Cabinet.

Recent hearings, votes, and nominations

The section below displays recent hearings, votes, and nominations related to Trump's Cabinet. Click here to view previous events.



Cabinet and Cabinet-level appointees

See also: Confirmation process for Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees, 2025

The following individuals are members of Trump's Cabinet. They have either been confirmed by the U.S. Senate or hold a position that does not require Senate confirmation.


J.D. Vance
Vice President

Marco Rubio
Secretary of State

Scott Bessent
Secretary of the Treasury

Pete Hegseth
Secretary of Defense

Pam Bondi
Attorney General

Doug Burgum
Secretary of the Interior

Brooke Rollins
Secretary of Agriculture

Howard Lutnick
Secretary of Commerce

Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Secretary of Labor

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Secretary of Health and Human Services

Scott Turner
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Sean Duffy
Secretary of Transportation

Chris Wright
Secretary of Energy

Linda McMahon
Secretary of Education

Doug Collins
Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Kristi Noem
Secretary of Homeland Security

Tulsi Gabbard
Director of National Intelligence

Jamieson Greer
U.S. Trade Representative

Kelly Loeffler
Administrator of the Small Business Administration

Lee Zeldin
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

Russell Vought
Director of the Office of Management and Budget

John Ratcliffe
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

Susie Wiles
White House Chief of Staff

Nominees awaiting confirmation



Historical comparison of Cabinet confirmations

Comparison to Biden administration

The following chart displays how many days it took for the Cabinet secretaries of President Joe Biden (D) to be confirmed after the inauguration in 2021. This chart includes the main 15 Cabinet positions.

See also

Footnotes

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