Trump Finalizes Cabinet Nominations That Need Senate Confirmation. Here Is The List

Here is a summary of the cabinet nominees made by President-elect Donald Trump, as reported in Miami Key Nominees Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to replace Janet Yellen Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to replace Lloyd Austin Attorney General Pam Bondi to replace Merrick Garland Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to replace Deb Haaland Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to replace Tom Vilsack Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to replace Gina Raimondo Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-De Remer to replace Julie Su Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to replace Xavier Becerra Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner to replace Marcia Fudge, who resigned Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to replace Pete Buttigieg Energy Secretary Chris Wright to replace Jennifer Granholm Education Secretary Linda McMahon to replace Miguel Cardona Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins to replace Denis McDonough Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to replace Alejandro Mayorkas Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to replace Michael Regan Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to replace Avril Haines U.S. Trade Representative Pending No nomination yet to replace Katherine Tai United Nations Ambassador Elise Stefanik to replace Linda Thomas-Greenfield Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Pending No nomination yet to replace Jared Bernstein Administrator of Small Business Administration Pending No nomination yet to replace Isabel Guzman Director of Office of Management and Budget Russell T. Vough to replace Shalanda Young Director of Office of Science and Technology Pending No nomination yet to replace Arati Prabhakar Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe to replace William Burns Additional Nominations Pending Senate Confirmation NATO Ambassador Matthew G. Whitaker Surgeon General Janette Nesheiwat Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dave Weldon Food and Drug Administration Martin A. Makary Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz These nominations require Senate confirmation before they can take effect. Notably, several key positions, such as U.S. Trade Representative, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, and Administrator of the Small Business Administration, are still pending.