Cabinet of Joe Biden

Biden Cabinet
Cabinet of the United States
2021–present
Cabinet of President Joe Biden in July 2021
Date formed	January 20, 2021 (2021-01-20)
People and organizations
President	Joe Biden
President's history	U.S. Vice President (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–present)
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

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Joe Biden assumed office as the 46th president of the United States on January 20, 2021. 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.

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).

The Biden cabinet
Office	Name	Term
President	Joe Biden	2021–present
Vice President	Kamala Harris	2021–present
Secretary of State	Antony Blinken	2021–present
Secretary of the Treasury	Janet Yellen	2021–present
Secretary of Defense	Lloyd Austin	2021–present
Attorney General	Merrick Garland	2021–present
Secretary of the Interior	Deb Haaland	2021–present
Secretary of Agriculture	Tom Vilsack	2021–present
Secretary of Commerce	Gina Raimondo	2021–present
Secretary of Labor	Marty Walsh	2021–2023
Julie Su (acting)	2023–present
Secretary of Health and Human Services	Xavier Becerra	2021–present
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Marcia Fudge	2021–2024
Adrianne Todman (acting)	2024–present
Secretary of Transportation	Pete Buttigieg	2021–present
Secretary of Energy	Jennifer Granholm	2021–present
Secretary of Education	Miguel Cardona	2021–present
Secretary of Veterans Affairs	Denis McDonough	2021–present
Secretary of Homeland Security	Alejandro Mayorkas	2021–present
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency	Michael S. Regan	2021–present
Director of the Office of Management and Budget	Shalanda Young	2021–present
Director of National Intelligence	Avril Haines	2021–present
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency	William J. Burns*	2021–present
United States Trade Representative	Katherine Tai	2021–present
Ambassador to the United Nations	Linda Thomas-Greenfield	2021–present
Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers	Cecilia Rouse	2021–2023
Jared Bernstein	2023–present
Administrator of the Small Business Administration	Isabel Guzman	2021–present
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy	Eric Lander	2021–2022
Arati Prabhakar	2022–present
Chief of Staff	Ron Klain	2021–2023
Jeff Zients	2023–present
*Elevated to cabinet-level in July 2023

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.

The following have been named as Cabinet appointees by the president of the United States.^[9]

Cabinet of President Joe Biden
Elected to office – all other cabinet members serve at the pleasure of the president   Yet to be confirmed by the Senate   Serving in an acting capacity (two at present)   No Senate consent needed
Office Date announced/confirmed	Designee	Office Date announced/confirmed	Designee
Vice President Announced August 11, 2020 Elected November 3, 2020 Assumed office January 20, 2021	Former U.S. Senator Kamala Harris from California	Secretary of State Announced November 23, 2020 Assumed office January 26, 2021	Former Deputy Secretary Antony Blinken from New York
Secretary of the Treasury Announced November 30, 2020 Assumed office January 26, 2021	Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen from California	Secretary of Defense Announced December 8, 2020 Assumed office January 22, 2021	Former Commander of USCENTCOM Lloyd Austin from Georgia
Attorney General Announced January 7, 2021 Assumed office March 11, 2021	Former Circuit Judge Merrick Garland from Maryland	Secretary of the Interior Announced December 17, 2020 Assumed office March 16, 2021	Former U.S. Representative Deb Haaland from New Mexico
Secretary of Agriculture Announced December 10, 2020 Assumed office February 24, 2021	Former Governor Tom Vilsack of Iowa	Secretary of Commerce Announced January 7, 2021 Assumed office March 3, 2021	Former Governor Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island
Secretary of Labor Announced February 28, 2023 Assumed acting office: March 11, 2023	Deputy Secretary Julie Su of California	Secretary of Health and Human Services Announced December 7, 2020 Assumed office March 19, 2021	Former State Attorney General Xavier Becerra of California
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Assumed acting office: March 22, 2024	Deputy Secretary Adrianne Todman from the U.S. Virgin Islands	Secretary of Transportation Announced December 15, 2020 Assumed office February 3, 2021	Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg from Indiana
Secretary of Energy Announced December 17, 2020 Assumed office February 25, 2021	Former Governor Jennifer Granholm of Michigan	Secretary of Education Announced December 22, 2020 Assumed office March 2, 2021	Former State Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona of Connecticut
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Announced December 10, 2020 Assumed office February 9, 2021	Former White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough from Maryland	Secretary of Homeland Security Announced November 23, 2020 Assumed office February 2, 2021	Former Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas from the District of Columbia
Cabinet-level officials [edit]
Office Date announced/confirmed	Designee	Office Date announced/confirmed	Designee
White House Chief of Staff Announced January 22, 2023 Assumed office February 8, 2023	Former Counselor to the President Jeff Zients from the District of Columbia	Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Announced December 17, 2020 Assumed office March 11, 2021	Former State Secretary of Environmental Quality Michael S. Regan of North Carolina
Director of the Office of Management and Budget Announced March 2, 2021 (acting as deputy) Assumed office March 24, 2021 (acting as deputy) Announced November 24, 2021 (director) Assumed office March 17, 2022 (director)	Former Deputy Director Shalanda Young from Louisiana	Director of National Intelligence Announced November 23, 2020 Assumed office January 21, 2021	Former Deputy National Security Advisor Avril Haines from New York
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Announced January 11, 2021 Assumed office March 19, 2021 Elevated July 21, 2023	Former Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns from North Carolina	United States Trade Representative Announced December 10, 2020 Assumed office March 18, 2021	Former Chief Trade Counsel of the House Ways and Means Committee Katherine Tai from the District of Columbia
Ambassador to the United Nations Announced November 23, 2020 Assumed office February 25, 2021	Former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield from Louisiana	Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Announced February 14, 2023 Assumed office July 10, 2023	Former Member of the Council of Economic Advisers Jared Bernstein from Virginia
Administrator of the Small Business Administration Announced January 7, 2021 Assumed office March 17, 2021	Former Director of the State Office of Small Business Advocate Isabel Guzman of California	Science Advisor to the President Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy Announced June 21, 2022 Assumed office October 3, 2022	Former Director of DARPA Arati Prabhakar from California

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.

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
Secretary of State	Antony Blinken	NY	November 23, 2020	Foreign Relations	January 19, 2021	15–3	January 25, 2021	N/A	N/A	78–22	January 26, 2021	January 26, 2021
Secretary of the Treasury	Janet Yellen	CA	November 30, 2020	Finance	January 19, 2021	Unanimous	January 22, 2021	N/A	N/A	84–15	January 25, 2021	January 26, 2021
Secretary of Defense	Lloyd Austin	GA	December 8, 2020	Armed Services (House) Waiver	January 21, 2021	Unanimous	January 21, 2021	N/A	N/A	326–78	January 21, 2021	January 22, 2021
				Armed Services (Senate) Waiver	January 21, 2021	Unanimous	January 21, 2021			69–27	January 21, 2021[a]
				Armed Services Confirmation	January 19, 2021	Unanimous	January 21, 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	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	January 7, 2021	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	N/A	Expired	N/A	TBD
					N/A	11–10	February 27, 2024	TBD	TBD	Pending	TBD
Secretary of Health and Human Services	Xavier Becerra	CA	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	March 10, 2021
	TBD	TBD	TBD	Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs	TBD	Pending	TBD	TBD	TBD	Pending	TBD	TBD
Secretary of Transportation	Pete Buttigieg	IN	December 15, 2020	Commerce, Science and Transportation	January 21, 2021	21–3	January 27, 2021	N/A	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	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	February 25, 2021	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	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	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	February 1, 2022	15–6	February 9, 2022
Director of National Intelligence	Avril Haines	NY	November 23, 2020	Intelligence	January 19, 2021	Unanimous	January 20, 2021	N/A	N/A	84–10	January 20, 2021	January 21, 2021
Trade Representative	Katherine Tai	DC	December 10, 2020	Finance	February 25, 2021	Unanimous	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	March 12, 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	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	N/A	Unanimous	March 18, 2021	March 19, 2021

Biden defeated the incumbent president, Donald Trump, in the 2020 presidential election, receiving 306 electoral votes compared to Trump's 232 electoral votes. 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
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Joe Biden	November 20, 1942 (age 82)	Delaware	47th Vice President of the United States (2009–2017) Chair of the International Narcotics Control Caucus (2007–2009) Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (2001[n 1]–2003, 2007–2009) Democratic presidential candidate (1988, 2008, 2020) Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee (1987–1995) U.S. Senator from Delaware (1973–2009) New Castle County Councilman, 4th district (1971–1973)	[11]

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 of California 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.

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. 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
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Kamala Harris	October 20, 1964 (age 60)	California	Democratic presidential candidate (2020) U.S. Senator from California (2017–2021) Attorney General of California (2011–2017) District Attorney of San Francisco (2004–2011)	[12]

The following cabinet positions are listed in order of their creation (also used as the basis for the United States presidential line of succession).

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.^[13]

Secretary of State
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Antony Blinken	April 16, 1962 (age 62)	New York	Deputy Secretary of State (2015–2017) Deputy National Security Advisor (2013–2015) National Security Advisor to the Vice President (2009–2013)	[14]

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.^[15]

Secretary of the Treasury
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Janet Yellen	August 13, 1946 (age 78)	California	Chair of the Federal Reserve (2014–2018) Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve (2010–2014) President of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2004–2010) Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (1997–1999) Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (1994–1997; 2010–2018)	[16]

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.^[17]

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.^[18]

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.^[19]

Secretary of Defense
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Lloyd Austin	August 8, 1953 (age 71)	Georgia	Commander of U.S. Central Command (2013–2016) Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army (2012–2013) Commanding General of U.S. Forces – Iraq (2010–2011)	[20]

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.^[21]

Attorney General
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Merrick Garland	November 13, 1952 (age 72)	Maryland	Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (2013–2020) Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (1997–2021)	[22]

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.^[23]

• 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.^[24]

Secretary of the Interior
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Deb Haaland	December 2, 1960 (age 63)	New Mexico	U.S. Representative for NM-01 (2019–2021) Chair of the New Mexico Democratic Party (2015–2017) Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico (2014)	[25]

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.^[26]

Secretary of Agriculture
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Tom Vilsack	December 13, 1950 (age 73)	Iowa	Secretary of Agriculture (2009–2017) Governor of Iowa (1999–2007) Member of the Iowa Senate (1993–1999) Mayor of Mount Pleasant, Iowa (1987–1992)	[27]

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.^[28]

Secretary of Commerce
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Gina Raimondo	May 17, 1971 (age 53)	Rhode Island	Governor of Rhode Island (2015–2021) General Treasurer of Rhode Island (2011–2015)	[29]

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.

• 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.^[30]

Secretary of Labor
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Marty Walsh	April 10, 1967 (age 57)	Massachusetts	Mayor of Boston (2014–2021) Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1997–2014)	[31]

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.^[32]

• Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing held on April 20, 2023, and approved 11–10 on April 26, 2023. Pending floor vote schedule.^[33]

Secretary of Labor
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Julie Su	February 19, 1969 (age 55)	California	United States Deputy Secretary of Labor (2021–present) Secretary of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (2019–2021)	[34]

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.^[35]
• 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.^[36]

Secretary of Health and Human Services
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Xavier Becerra	January 26, 1958 (age 66)	California	Attorney General of California (2017–2021) U.S. Representative for CA-34 (2013–2017), CA-31 (2003–2013), CA-30 (1993–2003) Member of the California State Assembly (1990–1992)	[14]

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.^[37]

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Marcia Fudge	October 29, 1952 (age 72)	Ohio	U.S. Representative for OH-11 (2008–2021) Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (2013–2015) Mayor of Warrensville Heights, Ohio (2000–2008)	[38]

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.^[39]

Secretary of Transportation
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Pete Buttigieg	January 19, 1982 (age 42)	Indiana	Democratic presidential candidate (2020) Mayor of South Bend, Indiana (2012–2020) Intelligence analyst in the U.S. Navy Reserve (2009–2017)[40] Democratic nominee for Indiana State Treasurer (2010)	[41]

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.^[42]

Secretary of Energy
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Jennifer Granholm	February 5, 1959 (age 65)	Michigan	Governor of Michigan (2003–2011) Attorney General of Michigan (1999–2003)	[43]

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.^[44]

Secretary of Education
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Miguel Cardona	July 11, 1975 (age 49)	Connecticut	Commissioner of Education of Connecticut (2019–2021)	[45]

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.^[46]

Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Denis McDonough	December 2, 1969 (age 54)	Maryland	White House Chief of Staff (2013–2017) Deputy National Security Advisor (2010–2013) Chief of Staff of the National Security Council (2009–2010)	[47]

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.^[48]

Secretary of Homeland Security
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Alejandro Mayorkas	November 24, 1959 (age 64)	District of Columbia	Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security (2013–2016) Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (2009–2013) U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California (1998–2001)	[14]

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.^[49]

• 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.^[50]

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Michael S. Regan	August 6, 1976 (age 48)	North Carolina	Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (2017–2021)	[51]

• Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing held on February 9, 2021. Committee vote cancelled on February 24, 2021.^[52]
• 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.^[53]

Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Neera Tanden	September 10, 1970 (age 54)	Massachusetts	President and CEO of the Center for American Progress (2011–present) Senior Advisor to Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius (2009–2014) Domestic Policy Director for the Obama presidential campaign (2008)	[14]

• 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.^[54]

Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Shalanda Young	August 29, 1977 (age 47)	Louisiana	Acting director and deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget (2021–2022) Democratic Staff Director of the House Appropriations Committee (2017–2021) Democratic deputy staff director of the House Appropriations Committee (2016–2017) Professional staff on the House Appropriations Committee (2003–2016)	[14]

• 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.^[55]

Director of National Intelligence
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Avril Haines	August 27, 1969 (age 55)	New York	Deputy National Security Advisor (2015–2017) Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2013–2015)	[14]

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.^[56]

U.S. Trade Representative
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Katherine Tai	(1974-03-18) March 18, 1974 (age 50)	District of Columbia	Chief Trade Counsel for the House Ways and Means Committee (2017–2021) Trade Counsel for the House Ways and Means Committee (2014–2017) Chief Counsel for China Trade Enforcement, Trade Representative's Office of General Counsel (2011–2014)	[14]

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.^[57]

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Linda Thomas-Greenfield	November 22, 1952 (age 72)	Louisiana	Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (2013–2017) Director General of the U.S. Foreign Service (2012–2013) U.S. Ambassador to Liberia (2008–2012)	[14][58]

This position was previously in the Cabinet from 2009 to 2017.

• 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.^[59]

Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Cecilia Rouse	December 18, 1963 (age 60)	New Jersey	Dean of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (2012–2021) Member of the Council of Economic Advisers (2009–2011)	[14]

• 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.^[60]

Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Jared Bernstein	1955 (age 68–69)	Virginia	Member of the Council of Economic Advisers (2021–2023)	[61][62]

• 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.^[63]

Administrator of the Small Business Administration
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Isabel Guzman	1971 (age 52–53)	California	Director of the California Governor's Office of Small Business Advocate (2019–2021) Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (2009–2017)	[64][65]

Biden elevated this position to the Cabinet for the first time, emphasizing the importance of science in the administration.^[66]

His staff role as Science Advisor to the President does not require Senate confirmation, and he began the role on January 25, 2021.^[67]

• 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.^[68]
• Announced resignation on February 7, 2022, effective February 18, 2022.^[69]

Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Eric Lander	February 3, 1957 (age 67)	Massachusetts	Director of the Broad Institute (2004–2021) Co-chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (2009–2017)	[66][70]

• 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.^[71]

Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
Portrait	Name	Date of birth	State	Background	Reference
	Arati Prabhakar	February 2, 1959 (age 65)	California	Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (1993–1997) Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (2012–2017)

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.^[72]
• 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 68)	North Carolina	Acting Secretary of State (2009) Deputy Secretary of State (2011–2014) Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2008–2011)	[73][5]

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.^[74] He stepped down in February 2023, and he was succeeded by Jeff Zients.^[75][76][77]

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	White House Ebola Response Coordinator (2014–2015) Chief of Staff to Vice President Joe Biden (2009–2011) Chief of Staff to Vice President Al Gore (1995–1999)	[14]
	Jeff Zients	November 12, 1966 (age 58)	District of Columbia	February 8, 2023 - Present	Counselor to President Joe Biden (2021–2022) White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator (2021–2022) Director of the National Economic Council (2014–2017) Chief Performance Officer of the United States (2009–2013)

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