Formation of Donald Trump's Cabinet
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As [[President of the United States|President]], [[Donald Trump]] has the authority to nominate members of the [[United States Cabinet]] to the [[United States Senate|Senate]] for confirmation under the [[Appointments Clause]], in Article II, Section II, Clause II of the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]].
This article documents the nominated candidates to [[Cabinet of Donald Trump|Trump's Cabinet]] and their confirmation process, including Senate committee hearings and roll-call votes. They are listed in order of creation of the cabinet position, which is also used as the basis for the [[United States presidential line of succession|presidential line of succession]].
==The Cabinet==
{{Cabinet of Donald Trump}}
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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 between January and May 2017, by a [[Recorded vote|recorded roll-call vote]], rather than by a [[voice vote]].
Despite being nominated promptly during the [[Presidential transition of Donald Trump|transition period]], many cabinet members were unable to take office on [[Inauguration of Donald Trump|Inauguration Day]] because of delays in the formal confirmation process. {{As of|2017|2|8}}, President Trump had fewer cabinet nominees confirmed than any other president except [[George Washington]] by the same length of time into his presidency.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Singman | first1=Brooke | title=Trump Facing Historic Delays in Confirmation Push | url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/08/trump-facing-historic-delays-in-confirmation-push.html | date=February 8, 2017 | publisher=[[Fox News]] | accessdate=February 8, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Schoen | first1=John W. | title=No President has Ever Waited This Long to Get a Cabinet Approved | url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/24/trumps-cabinet-waiting-for-confirmation.html | date=February 24, 2017 | publisher=[[CNBC]] | accessdate=February 27, 2017}}</ref> Part of the lateness was ascribed to the delays in submitting background-check paperwork.<ref name="zurcher">{{cite news | url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38913709 | title=Reality check: Is Donald Trump's cabinet facing historic obstruction? | last=Zurcher | first=Anthony | date=February 9, 2017 | accessdate=February 9, 2017 | publisher=[[BBC News Online]]}}</ref> The last confirmed Cabinet member, [[Robert Lighthizer]], took office as [[U.S. Trade Representative]] on May 11, 2017, four months after his nomination.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://thehill.com/policy/finance/332977-lighthizer-confirmed-as-chief-trade-negotiator |title=Senate confirms Trump's chief trade negotiator |last=Needham |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |first=Vicki |date=May 11, 2017 |access-date=May 11, 2017}}</ref>
=== Timeline ===
{{Cabinet of Donald Trump timeline}}
=== Senate votes ===
{{Trump confirmations2}}
== Candidates for Cabinet positions ==
After [[United States presidential election, 2016#Results|election day]], media outlets reported on persons described by various sources as possible appointments to senior positions in the incoming Trump presidency. The number of people which have received media attention as potential cabinet appointees is higher than in most previous presidential elections, partly because the Trump'16 [[Political campaign staff|campaign staff]] (and associated [[Political action committee|PACs]]) was significantly smaller and less expensive,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/trumps-campaign-dwarfed-by-clintons-223438|title=Trump's campaign dwarfed by Clinton's|work=politico.com}}</ref> thus there are not as many people already expected to receive specific roles in the upcoming Trump administration. In particular, "Trump ha[d] a smaller policy [[brain trust]] [policy group] than a new president normally carries"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trumps-deplorables-rise-up-to-reshape-america-1478679697|title=Donald Trump’s ‘Deplorables’ Rise Up to Reshape America|first=Gerald F.|last=Seib|date=November 9, 2016|publisher=|via=Wall Street Journal}}</ref> because as an [[anti-establishment]] candidate who began his campaign by largely self-[[funding]] his way to the [[Nomination#Politics|Republican party nomination]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/forgiving-campaign-loans-trump-fulfills-his-pledge-self-fund-primary-n613536|title=Forgiving Campaign Loans, Trump Fulfills His Pledge to Self-Fund Primary|work=nbcnews.com}}</ref> unlike most previous presidential winners "Trump does not have the traditional cadre of Washington insiders and [[Political campaign#Campaign finance|donors]] to build out his Cabinet."<ref name=politico20161109>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/who-is-in-president-trump-cabinet-231071|title=Meet Trump's Cabinet-in-waiting|work=politico.com}}</ref> An additional factor that tends to make the field of potential nominees especially broad, is that unlike most presidential transition teams who select politicians as their appointees, the Trump transition team "has started with a mandate to hire from the [[private sector]] [as opposed to the governmental sector] whenever possible."<ref name=politico20161109 />
Until the Trump Administration announces their official cabinet, and those nominees are [[advice and consent|confirmed by the Senate]] (where applicable), this page will continue to be updated with new information and potential positions. The membership of the presidential cabinet also tends to evolve during the course of the presidency; [[Turnover (employment)|turnover]] often causes individual names to change, and more rarely, [[Cabinet of the United States#Proposed Cabinet departments|creation of new departments]] and [[Cabinet of the United States#Former executive and Cabinet-level departments|merging/downsizing of existing departments]] can alter the size of the cabinet.
=== Secretary of State ===
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!Current
[[Rex Tillerson]]
<br><small>Took office February 1, 2017</small><br>
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{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="3" |Inaugural candidates
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! Image
! Name
! Description
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| [[File:Richard L. Armitage.jpeg|75px]]
| [[Richard Armitage (politician)|Richard Armitage]]
| Former [[United States Deputy Secretary of State]]<ref name=washExam20161128>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/a-guide-to-donald-trumps-cabinet/article/2607607|title=Donald Trump's Cabinet: A guide|work=washingtonexaminer.com}}</ref>
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| [[File:Ambassador John Bolton at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[John R. Bolton|John Bolton]]
| Former [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations]]; former [[Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs]]<ref name="nyt1112"/><ref name=nytdec4>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/04/us/politics/trump-expands-search-for-secretary-of-state.html|title=Trump Expands Search for His Secretary of State|date=December 4, 2016|author=Nicholas Fandos|work=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=December 4, 2016}}</ref>
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| [[File:Bob Corker official Senate photo.jpg|75px]]
| [[Bob Corker]]
| [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Tennessee]] and Chair of the [[United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations|Foreign Relations Committee]]<ref name="9novp">{{cite news|title=Meet Trump's Cabinet-in-waiting|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/who-is-in-president-trump-cabinet-231071|accessdate=November 9, 2016|work=[[Politico]]|date=November 9, 2016}}</ref><ref name="nytdec4"/>
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| [[File:Tulsi Gabbard, official portrait, 113th Congress.jpg|75px]]
| [[Tulsi Gabbard]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Hawaii's 2nd congressional district]]<ref name="gabbard2">{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/trump-cabinet-after-bernie-sanders-endorsement-tulsi-gabbard-considered-defense-2449253|title=Trump Cabinet: After Bernie Sanders Endorsement, Tulsi Gabbard Considered For Defense Department, State Department Posts|publisher=[[International Business Times]]|last=Silva|first=Cristina|date=November 21, 2016|accessdate=November 21, 2016}}</ref>
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| [[File:Rudy Giuliani by Gage Skidmore.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| ''[[Rudy Giuliani]]''
| Former [[United States Attorney]] for the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York|Southern District of New York]], former Associate Attorney General, former [[Mayor of New York City]]<ref name="9novp"/><ref name="benjy"/><ref>{{citation|title=Giuliani Removes Himself From Consideration for Trump Cabinet Position|publisher=Fox News|date=December 9, 2016|url=http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/12/09/rudy-giuliani-removes-himself-consideration-donald-trump-cabinet-position}}</ref>
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| [[File:Richard Haass 2014.jpg|75px]]
| [[Richard N. Haass|Richard Haass]]
| President of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]]; former [[Director of Policy Planning]] for the [[United States Department of State]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/11/11/trumps-cabinet-speculation-mounts-over-president-elects-team.html|work=[[Fox News]]|title=Trump's Cabinet: Speculation mounts over president-elect's team|date=November 11, 2016}}</ref>
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| [[File:Nikki Haley official Transition portrait.jpg|75px]]
| ''[[Nikki Haley]]''
| [[Governor of South Carolina]]; former South Carolina State Representative. Haley declined an offer to serve as Secretary of State, instead accepting the position of [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations]].
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| [[File:Ambassador Jon Huntsman.jpg|75px]]
| [[Jon Huntsman Jr.|Jon Huntsman]]
| Former [[Governor of Utah]], former [[United States Ambassador to Singapore]] and [[United States Ambassador to China]], and 2012 presidential candidate<ref name="nytdec4"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sltrib.com/home/4668425-155/trump-heads-to-long-island-for|title=AP: Jon Hunstman Jr. in late running for secretary of state|last1=Lemire|first1=Jonathan|last2=Pace|first2=Julie|date=December 3, 2016|agency=Associated Press|publisher=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|accessdate=December 4, 2016}}</ref>
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| [[File:Zalmay Khalilzad in October 2011-cropped.jpg|75px]]
| [[Zalmay Khalilzad]]
| Former [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations]]<ref name="nyt1112"/>
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| [[File:Joe Manchin official portrait 112th Congress.jpg|75px]]
| [[Joe Manchin]]
| Democratic [[U.S. Senator]] from [[West Virginia]] and vice chair of the [[Senate Democratic Policy Committee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/manchin-among-trumps-expanded-secretary-state-list|title=Trump team considering Sen. Joe Manchin for energy secretary|work=[[Roll Call]]|date=December 5, 2016|author=Eric Garcia}}</ref>
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| [[File:Alan Mulally 2013-01-30 001.jpg|75px]]
| [[Alan Mulally]]
| Former CEO of [[Ford Motor Company]] and former executive vice president of [[Boeing]]<ref name=reuters1208>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/12/08/business/08reuters-usa-trump-staff.html?src=busln|title=Contenders for Key Jobs in Trump's Administration|work=[[Reuters]]|date=December 8, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/309427-former-ford-ceo-possible-candidate-for-secretary-of-state-report|title=Former Ford CEO possible candidate for secretary of State: report|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)]]|date=December 8, 2016}}</ref>
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| [[File:StanleyMcChrystal.jpg|75px]]
| [[Stanley A. McChrystal|Stanley McChrystal]]
| Retired [[General (United States)|General]] of the [[United States Army]], former Commander of the [[International Security Assistance Force]] in [[Afghanistan]]<ref name="nyt1112">{{cite news|title=Donald Trump Is Picking His Cabinet: Here’s a Shortlist|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/politics/donald-trump-administration.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=a-lede-package-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news|date=November 12, 2016|work=[[New York Times]]|accessdate=November 12, 2016}}</ref>
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| [[File:Henry Paulson official Treasury photo, 2006.jpg|75px]]
| [[Henry Paulson|Hank Paulson]]
| Former [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]] and CEO of [[Goldman Sachs]]<ref name=washExam20161128/>
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| [[File:DCIA David Petraeus.jpg|75px]]
| [[David Petraeus]]
| Retired [[General (United States)|General]] of the [[United States Army]], former [[Director of the Central Intelligence Agency]], and Commander of [[United States Central Command]], the Afghan [[International Security Assistance Force]], and Iraq [[Multi-National Force – Iraq|Multinational Force]]<ref name="nytdec4"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/28/us/politics/donald-trump-transition-david-petraeus.html|title=David Petraeus, Secretary of State Candidate, Meets With Trump|date=November 28, 2016|author=Mark Landler|work=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=November 29, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Trump Sees Petraeus as Secretary of State Fight Continues|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-11-28/trump-to-meet-with-petraeus-as-contender-for-secretary-of-state|last1=Cirilli|first1=Kevin|last2=Epstein|first2=Jennifer|work=[[Bloomberg Politics]]|date=November 28, 2016|accessdate=November 28, 2016}}</ref>
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| [[File:Dana Rohrabacher 113th Congress.jpg|75px]]
| [[Dana Rohrabacher]]
| [[U.S. Representative]] for [[California's 48th congressional district]]; Chair of the [[United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats|House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats]]; [[Speechwriter]] and Senior Assistant of [[President Ronald Reagan]]<ref>{{citation|title=Calif. rep says he’s under consideration for secretary of State|author=Paul Hannosh|date=November 25, 2016|publisher=The Hill|url=http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/307540-california-rep-says-hes-under-consideration-for-secretary-of-state}}</ref>
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| [[File:Mitt Romney by Gage Skidmore 7.jpg|75px]]
| [[Mitt Romney]]
| Former [[Governor of Massachusetts]] and 2012 Republican presidential nominee<ref name="nytdec4"/><ref name="nytst">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/24/us/politics/donald-trump-mitt-romney-rudy-giuliani-state.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=a-lede-package-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news|title=Republicans Divided Between Romney and Giuliani for Secretary of State|date=November 24, 2016|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=November 25, 2016}}</ref><ref name=cbs29>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trumps-top-three-contenders-for-secretary-of-state-giuliani-romney-petraeus/|title=Trump's top three contenders for Secretary of State: Giuliani, Romney, Petraeus|author=EMILY SCHULTHEIS|work=[[CBS News]]|date=November 29, 2016}}</ref><ref name="wapo1128">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-to-meet-with-petraeus-romney-as-secretary-of-state-battle-heats-up/2016/11/28/4bdf7538-b584-11e6-a677-b608fbb3aaf6_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_transition-1pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory|title=Trump meets with Petraeus, Romney as secretary of state battle heats up|date=November 28, 2016|accessdate=November 28, 2016|work=[[The Washington Post]]|last1=Markon|first1=Jerry|last2=Kane|first2=Paul}}</ref>
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| [[File:Stavridis EUCOM.jpg|75px]]
| [[James G. Stavridis|Jim Stavridis]]
| Retired [[Admiral (United States)|Admiral]] of the [[United States Navy]], Dean of the [[Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy]] at [[Tufts University]], former Commander of the [[United States Southern Command]], [[United States European Command]], and [[Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe|Supreme Allied Commander Europe]], finalist for Clinton's running mate<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.politico.eu/article/trump-state-department-search-widening-news-us-transition-pence-romney-petraeus/ |title=Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly eyed for potential role in Trump administration |last1=McCaskill |first1=Nolan |last2=Isenstadt |first2=Alex |date=December 4, 2016 |work=[[Politico]] |accessdate=December 4, 2016}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgreen;"
| [[File:Rex Tillerson official Transition portrait.jpg|75px]] {{y}}
| '''Rex Tillerson
| Former CEO of [[ExxonMobil]]<ref name="nytdec4"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/us/politics/rex-tillerson-secretary-of-state-exxon-donald-trump.html|title=Exxon Mobil Chief Rises as Trump’s Choice for Secretary of State|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 9, 2016|last1=Krauss|first1=Clifford|last2=Haberman|first2=Maggie|accessdate=December 10, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-12-05/trump-to-meet-exxon-mobil-s-tillerson-in-growing-cabinet-search|title=Trump Meeting Exxon Mobil’s Tillerson as Cabinet Hunt Grows|date=December 5, 2016|last1=Dopp|first1=Terrence|last2=Carroll|first2=Joe|work=[[Bloomberg Politics]]|accessdate=December 5, 2016}}</ref>
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=== Secretary of the Treasury ===
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|-
!Current
[[Steven Mnuchin]]
<br><small>Took office February 13, 2017</small><br>
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{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="3" |Inaugural candidates
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! Image
! Name
! Description
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| [[File: John Allison by Gage Skidmore.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[John A. Allison IV|John Allison]]
| Former president and CEO of the [[Cato Institute]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-11-23/ex-bb-t-ceo-allison-said-to-be-in-running-for-top-treasury-job|title=Ex-BB&T CEO Allison Said to Be in Running for Treasury Chief|date=November 23, 2016|work=Bloomberg Politics|accessdate=November 23, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article117564448.html|title=Could Donald Trump select former BB&T CEO as Treasury Secretary?|date=November 28, 2016|accessdate=November 28, 2016|work=[[The Charlotte Observer]]|publisher=McClatchy|author=Rick Rothaker}}</ref> Also mentioned as a possible [[Political appointments of Donald Trump#Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve|member of the Federal Reserve Board]].
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| [[File:No image.svg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Thomas J. Barrack Jr.|Tom Barrack]]
| [[Private equity real estate]] investor; founder, chair and CEO of [[Colony Capital]]<ref name="nyt1112"/>
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| [[File:Ben Bernanke official portrait.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Ben Bernanke]]
| Former [[Chairman of the Federal Reserve]].<ref name="cnntrump"/>
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| [[File:Gary D. Cohn - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2010.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Gary Cohn (businessman)|Gary Cohn]]
| President and COO of [[Goldman Sachs]]<ref name="bloomberg29">{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-11-29/goldman-s-cohn-to-meet-with-trump-amid-transition-consultations|title=Trump Meets With Goldman’s Cohn as Dinner Set With Critic Romney|last1=Campbell|first1=Dakin|last2=Jacobs|first2=Jennifer|work=Bloomberg Politics|date=November 29, 2016}}</ref> Selected as Director of the [[United States National Economic Council|National Economic Council]].
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| [[File:Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| ''[[Jamie Dimon]]''
| CEO of [[JPMorgan Chase]], billionaire, formerly on the board of the [[Federal Reserve Bank of New York]], donor to and member of the Democratic party<ref name=washExam20161128 /> Dimon reportedly declined the role.<ref>{{citation|title=Jamie Dimon Tells Donald Trump No Thanks |author=Shawn Tully |date=November 16, 2016|url=http://fortune.com/2016/11/16/jamie-dimon-donald-trump-treasury/}}</ref>
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| [[File:Jonathan Gray BLA.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Jonathan D. Gray|Jon Gray]]
| Head of global real estate for the [[The Blackstone Group|Blackstone Group]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Hui-Yong Yu |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-11-21/trump-said-to-discuss-treasury-post-with-blackstone-s-jon-gray |title=Trump Said to Discuss Treasury Post With Blackstone’s Gray |publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] |date=2016-11-21 |accessdate=2016-12-27}}</ref>
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| [[File:Jeb Hensarling.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Jeb Hensarling]]
| Chair of the [[United States House Committee on Financial Services|House Financial Services Committee]], [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Texas's 5th congressional district]]; former Chair of the [[Republican Study Committee]] and [[Republican Conference Chairman of the United States House of Representatives|Chair of the House Republican Conference]]<ref name="talkingpointsmemo.com"/>
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| [[File:Glenn Hubbard portrait.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Glenn Hubbard (economist)|Glenn Hubbard]]
| Dean of the [[Columbia Business School]], received media attention as a potential [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Treasury]] pick during mid-2016.<ref name=politico20160509>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/donald-trump-administration-transition-222944|title=Trump's empty administration|publisher=}}</ref><ref name=politico201606nn>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-money/2016/06/pro-morning-money-214771|title=Orlando impact|publisher=}}</ref> Former advisor to [[Jeb Bush presidential campaign, 2016|Bush'16]], chair of the [[Council of Economic Advisers]] under [[George W. Bush]], held a high-level role<ref name=politico20160509/> under [[George H. W. Bush]], advisor to [[Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012|Romney'12]] (reportedly a leading contender for [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Treasury secretary]] had Romney been elected).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/presidential-campaign/257277-the-economic-advisers-behind-the-candidates|title=The economic advisers behind the candidates|first=Mark Bloomfield,|last=contributor|date=October 19, 2015|publisher=}}</ref> Also mentioned as a [[Political appointments of Donald Trump#Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve|potential contender]] for [[Fed chair]], in 2018.<ref name=politico201606nn/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/07/clinton-to-win-but-we-still-like-trump-on-these-issues-respondents-to-cnbc-survey.html|title=Clinton to win, but Trump is victor on economy, respondents to CNBC survey|first=Steve|last=Liesman|date=November 7, 2016|publisher=}}</ref>
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| [[File:No image.svg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Carl Icahn]]
| Chairman of [[Icahn Enterprises]].<ref name="cnntrump">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2016/11/politics/new-cabinet/|title=Who could be in Trump's Cabinet?|work=[[CNN]]|date=November 28, 2016|accessdate=November 28, 2016}}</ref>
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| [[File:David H. McCormick.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[David McCormick]]
| President of [[Bridgewater Associates]]; former Undersecretary for International Affairs at the [[U.S. Department of the Treasury]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-11-21/trump-talks-with-gingrich-perry-with-no-rush-on-appointments|title=Trump Outlines Agenda Amid Business Scrutiny, Press Tension|date=November 21, 2016|publisher=|via=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgreen;"
| [[File:Steven Mnuchin.jpg|75px]] {{y}}
| '''[[Steven Mnuchin]]'''
| CEO of [[Hyatt Regency San Francisco#Ownership history|Dune Capital Management]] and former partner at [[Goldman Sachs]]; movie producer at [[Relativity Media]]; Trump campaign finance chair<ref>{{citation|title=Trump wants ex-Goldman partner Mnuchin to run U.S. Treasury: Fox Business|publisher=Reuters|date=November 3, 2016|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-treasury-idUSKBN12Y25X}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=Mnuchin Said to Be Top Treasury Pick Among Trump’s Advisers|date=November 14, 2016|publisher=Bloomberg Politics|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-11-14/trump-advisers-said-to-recommend-mnuchin-for-treasury-secretary}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Tim Pawlenty official photo.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Tim Pawlenty]]
| Former [[Governor of Minnesota]],<ref name="nyt1112"/> CEO since 2012 of financial services industry lobbyist and advocacy group [[Financial Services Roundtable]], 2012 presidential [[Tim Pawlenty presidential campaign, 2012|candidate]] (then later co-chair of [[Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012|Romney'12]])
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| [[File:Kevin Warsh, Federal Reserve photo portrait.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Kevin Warsh]]
| Former [[Federal Reserve]] governor<ref name="npr1115">{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/11/15/502215259/shaping-trumponomics-these-names-are-being-floated-for-cabinet-posts|title=Shaping Trumponomics: These Names Are Being Floated For Cabinet Posts|date=November 15, 2016|publisher=NPR}}</ref>
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=== Secretary of Defense ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Current
[[James Mattis]]
<br><small>Took office January 20, 2017</small><br>
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{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="3" |Inaugural candidates
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! Image
! Name
! Description
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| [[File:Kelly Ayotte, Official Portrait, 112th Congress 2.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Kelly Ayotte]]
| Outgoing [[U.S. Senator]] from New Hampshire. (Although mentioned as a potential nominee for this role, Trump said in an interview that he did not plan to offer Ayotte this position.)<ref name=waPo20161125>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-administration-appointee-tracker/|title=Donald Trump Cabinet picks - New White House administration|work=washingtonpost.com}}</ref>
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| [[File:Tom Cotton official Senate photo.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Tom Cotton]]
| [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Arkansas]]<ref name="Politico-cabinet-in-waiting"/>
|-
| [[File:Tulsi Gabbard, official portrait, 113th Congress.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Tulsi Gabbard]]
| Democratic [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Hawaii's 2nd congressional district]]<ref name="gabbard2"/>
|-
| [[File:Stephen Hadley.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Stephen Hadley]]
| Former [[U.S. National Security Advisor]]<ref name="9novp"/><ref name="wp">{{cite news|last1=Lamothe|first1=Dan|title=Sen. Jeff Sessions is known for fighting immigration. Now he could lead Trump’s Pentagon.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/11/09/sen-jeff-sessions-is-known-for-fighting-immigration-now-he-could-lead-trumps-pentagon/|accessdate=November 9, 2016|work=[[Washington Post]]|date=November 9, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Duncan D. Hunter official photo (cropped).jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Duncan D. Hunter]]{{refn|group=nb| The sources usually indicate this is specifically sitting U.S. Rep. [[Duncan D. Hunter]] age 39, not to be confused with his father the former U.S. Rep. and former 2008 presidential candidate [[Duncan Lee Hunter]] age 68, who previously held the exact same elected office before retiring from the seat (his son thereafter winning and becoming his replacement). Both the father and the son are being considered for potential roles within the Trump administration in defense-related positions,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pjmedia.com/trending/2016/11/09/what-the-trumps-cabinet-may-look-like|title=What the Trump's Cabinet May Look Like|publisher=}}</ref> as both are veterans (war on terror and war in Vietnam respectively), and furthermore both served on the [[House Armed Services Committee]] during their respective tenures. }}
| [[U.S. Representative]] for [[California's 50th congressional district]]<ref name="Carl Prine">{{citation|title=Duncan Hunter mentioned for defense, national security positions in Trump administration|author= Carl Prine|date=November 15, 2016 |newspaper=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/military/sd-me-hunter-trump-20161111-story.html}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Jack Keane.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| ''[[Jack Keane]]''
| Former [[Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army|Vice Chief of Staff of the Army]]. Stated he declined an offer to be nominated as Secretary.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/11/20/502769948/ret-army-gen-jack-keane-says-he-declined-offer-to-be-defense-secretary |title=Ret. Army Gen. Jack Keane Says He Declined Offer To Be Defense Secretary |last=Chappell |first=Bill |date=November 20, 2016 |work=[[NPR]] |accessdate=November 12, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Jon Kyl by Gage Skidmore.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Jon Kyl]]
| Former [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Arizona]]<ref name="talkingpointsmemo.com"/>
|- style="background:lightgreen;"
| [[File:James Mattis official Transition portrait.jpg|frameless|75px]] {{y}}
| '''[[James Mattis]]'''
| Retired [[United States Marine Corps]] [[General (United States)|General]]; former commander of [[United States Central Command|CENTCOM]]<ref>{{citation|title=Donald Trump considering retired general James Mattis for Defense Chief|author= Gordon Lubold |date=November 18, 2016 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-considering-retired-general-james-mattis-for-defense-chief-1479502633}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-idUSKBN13F0SM|author=Steve Holland|title=In weekend of deliberation, Mattis favored for Trump Pentagon chief|work=Reuters}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:DCIA David Petraeus.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[David Petraeus]]
| Former [[Director of the Central Intelligence Agency]]<ref name="Reuters">{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-pentagon-idUSKBN13D2MV|title=Trump considering Petraeus, others for Pentagon chief: WSJ|date=November 18, 2016|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=November 18, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Jim Talent official photo.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Jim Talent]]
| Former [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Missouri]] who was on the [[Senate Armed Services Committee]]<ref name="factbox">{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-staff-factbox-idUSKBN13B06D|title=Factbox: Short list of potential Trump administration picks|date=November 15, 2016|accessdate=November 16, 2016|publisher=Reuters}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:James Woolsey 2015.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[R. James Woolsey Jr.|Jim Woolsey]]
| Former [[Director of Central Intelligence]]<ref name="Politico-cabinet-in-waiting"/>
|}
</div>
|}
=== Attorney General ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Current
[[Jeff Sessions]]
<br><small>Took office February 9, 2017</small><br>
|-
!<div align="center">
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="3" |Inaugural candidates
|-
! Image
! Name
! Description
|-
| [[File:Bondi bio photo crop.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Pam Bondi]]
| [[Florida Attorney General|Attorney General of Florida]]<ref name="Politico-cabinet-in-waiting">{{cite news |url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2016/11/donald-trump-cabinet-members-list-of-choices-picks-and-selections-so-far-231444 |title=Donald Trump's Cabinet-in-waiting: What we know so far |last=Restuccia |first=Andrew |date=November 18, 2016 |work=[[Politico]] |accessdate=November 18, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Chris Christie April 2015 (cropped).jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Chris Christie]]
| [[Governor of New Jersey]], former [[United States Attorney]] for the [[United States District Court for the District of New Jersey|District of New Jersey]]<ref name="talkingpointsmemo.com">{{cite web|url=http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/trump-cabinet-spex#obm|title=You're Hired! A Master List Of Rumored Top Trump Appointees|publisher=}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Ted Cruz, official portrait, 113th Congress.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Ted Cruz]]
| [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Texas]] and 2016 presidential candidate<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-11-16/ted-cruz-said-to-be-considered-by-trump-for-attorney-general|title=Ted Cruz Considered by Trump for Attorney General|work=Bloomberg Politics|date=November 16, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Trey Gowdy, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Trey Gowdy]]
| Chair of the [[United States House Select Committee on Benghazi|House Benghazi Committee]], [[U.S. Representative]] from [[South Carolina's 4th congressional district]]<ref name="Politico-cabinet-in-waiting"/>
|-
| [[File:Rudy Giuliani by Gage Skidmore.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| ''[[Rudy Giuliani]]''
| Former [[United States Attorney]] for the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York|Southern District of New York]], former Associate Attorney General, former [[Mayor of New York City]]<ref name="9novp"/><ref name="benjy"/><ref>{{citation|title=Rudy Guiliani [sic] will not be the attorney general, open to other positions|publisher=Town Hall|date=November 15, 2016|url=http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2016/11/15/breaking-rudy-guiliani-will-not-be-the-attorney-general-open-to-other-positions-n2246206}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Kris Kobach Kansas, Secretary of State (13419571233) (cropped).jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Kris Kobach]]
| [[Secretary of State of Kansas]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcclatchydc.com/article114950653.html|title=Kansas’ Kris Kobach, immigration hardliner, could be Trump’s attorney general|work=McClatchy|date=November 15, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Henry McMaster 2017.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Henry McMaster]]
| Governor of South Carolina<ref name="scnov16">{{cite web|title=South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography: Lieutenant Governor Henry D. McMaster|url=http://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=1298295299|website=www.scstatehouse.gov|publisher=South Carolina Legislative Services Agency|accessdate=November 17, 2016}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgreen;"
| [[File:Jeff Sessions by Gage Skidmore.jpg|frameless|75px]] {{y}}
| '''[[Jeff Sessions]]'''
| [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Alabama]]; Member of the [[United States Senate Committee on Armed Services]] from Alabama; Former Attorney of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama|Southern District of Alabama]]<ref name="talkingpointsmemo.com"/>
|}
</div>
|}
=== Secretary of the Interior ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Current
[[Ryan Zinke]]
<br><small>Took office March 1, 2017</small><br>
|-
!<div align="center">
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="3" |Inaugural candidates
|-
! Image
! Name
! Description
|-
| [[File:Jan Brewer by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg|75px]]
| [[Jan Brewer]]
| Former [[Governor of Arizona]]<ref name="nyt1112"/>
|-
| [[File:Governor Mary Fallin May 2015.jpg|75px]]
| [[Mary Fallin]]
| [[Governor of Oklahoma]]<ref name="Politico-cabinet-in-waiting"/>
|-
| [[File:Robert Grady at the NVCA Annual Meeting.png|75px]]
| [[Robert E. Grady|Robert Grady]]
| [[Venture capitalist]] and [[private equity]] investor,<ref name="talkingpointsmemo.com"/> former head of [[Office of Management and Budget|OMB's]] natural resources, energy, and science unit; aide to [[Chris Christie]] and former chair of the [[Governorship of Chris Christie#Alleged conflict of interest by SIC chairman Robert Grady|New Jersey Investment Council]] overseeing the state's public employee pension fund for the [[New Jersey Treasury Department]],<ref name=opensecrets>{{cite web|url=https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2016/11/__interior/|title=Oilmen, pro-development financiers and Sarah Palin in the queue for Interior - OpenSecrets Blog|date=November 28, 2016|work=opensecrets.org}}</ref> environmental adviser and speechwriter under [[George H. W. Bush]] who helped negotiate the [[Clean Air Act of 1990]]<ref name=opensecrets/>
|-
| [[File:Harold Hamm 2012 Shankbone.JPG|75px]]
| [[Harold Hamm]]
| CEO of [[Continental Resources]] (oil and [[natural gas]]), billionaire, from Oklahoma.<ref name="talkingpointsmemo.com"/> (Although considered a likely pick for a position in the Trump administration, Hamm said he did not intend to accept an official role.<ref name="foxbusiness1"/><ref name="oilprice1"/>)
|-
| [[File:Heidi Heitkamp official portrait 113th Congress.jpg|75px]]
| [[Heidi Heitkamp]]
| Democratic [[U.S. Senator]] from [[North Dakota]]<ref name="reutersdec1">{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-heitkamp-idUSKBN13Q5O0|title=Trump considering Senator Heitkamp of North Dakota for Cabinet: source|date=December 1, 2016|author=Ernest Scheyder|work=[[Reuters]]|accessdate=December 1, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Raúl Labrador, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg|75px]]
| [[Raul Labrador]]
| [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Idaho's 1st congressional district]]<ref name=politico20161213>{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/who-is-trump-interior-secretary-232575|title=Trump looking at Reps. Labrador, Zinke for interior secretary|date=December 13, 2016|work=[[Politico]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[Forrest Lucas]]
| CEO and president of [[Lucas Oil]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/forrest-lucas-trump-interior-secretary-228364|title=Sources: Oil executive on Trump's short list for Interior Secretary|publisher=}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:CynthiaLummis.jpg|75px]]
| {{nobr|[[Cynthia Lummis]]}}
| Outgoing [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Wyoming's at-large congressional district]]<ref name="Politico-cabinet-in-waiting"/>
|-
| [[File:Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg|75px]]
| ''[[Cathy McMorris Rodgers]]''
| [[Republican Conference Chairman of the United States House of Representatives|Chair of the House Republican Conference]], [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Washington's 5th congressional district]].<ref name="Roll-Call-Who's-Left"/> (Although media reports on December 9, 2016 suggested Rodgers was unofficially the expected pick for Secretary of the Interior,{{refn|group=nb|name=McMorrisRodgersSecInterior| As of December 9, 2016, multiple media reports surfaced that [[Cathy McMorris Rodgers]] was anonymously leaked as being Trump's decision for [[United States Secretary of the Interior]]; according to [[Reuters.com]] she had been picked,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-interior-idUSKBN13Y1YV|title=Oil drilling advocate to be Trump pick for Interior Department|date=December 9, 2016|publisher=|via=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKBN13Y1YV|title=Oil drilling advocate to be Trump pick for Interior Department - Top News - Reuters|first=By Ginger Gibson and Valerie|last=Volcovici|work=reuters.com}}</ref> and according to [[Bloomberg.com]] she had been offered the role,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-12-09/trump-said-to-offer-cathy-mcmorris-rodgers-post-to-head-interior|title=Trump Said to Offer Cathy McMorris Rodgers Post to Head Interior|date=December 9, 2016|publisher=|via=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref> but most other news reports were slightly more cautious. Rodgers was most commonly called the reported pick<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-trump-said-to-pick-mcmorriss-rodgers-1481305993-htmlstory.html|title=Trump's attack on CIA analysis of Russian hacking raises national security concerns|publisher=|via=LA Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2016-12-09/trump-to-pick-cathy-mcmorris-rodgers-for-interior-department|title=Trump to Pick McMorris Rodgers for Interior Department|last=Neuhauser|first=Alan|date=December 9, 2016|work=USNews.com|access-date=December 15, 2016|via=}}</ref> or the expected pick,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/2016/12/09/mcmorris-rodgers-trumps-interior-pick/95197748/|title=McMorris Rodgers to be Trump's Interior pick|work=usatoday.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-expected-to-pick-rep-cathy-mcmorris-rodgers-to-run-interior-1481298518|title=Trump Expected to Pick Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers to Run Interior|first1=Amy|last1=Harder|first2=Michael C.|last2=Bender|date=December 9, 2016|publisher=|via=Wall Street Journal}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2016/12/09/reince_gets_his_cabinet_pick|title=Reince Gets His Cabinet Pick - The Rush Limbaugh Show|work=rushlimbaugh.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/09/cathy-mcmorris-rodgers-department-interior-trump|title=Climate skeptic Cathy McMorris Rodgers set for Department of Interior post|first=|last=Reuters|date=December 9, 2016|publisher=|via=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/309628-trump-to-pick-rep-mcmorris-rodgers-for-interior-secretary-report|title=Trump to pick Rep. McMorris Rodgers for Interior secretary|first=Elliot|last=Smilowitz|date=December 9, 2016|work=thehill.com}}</ref> or similar phrases by the media. Some smaller media outfits said only that she was the likely pick.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/local/politics/article/Environmentalists-go-green-at-Cathy-McMorris-10786726.php|title=Conservationists go green at McMorris Rodgers as Trump Cabinet secretary|work=seattlepi.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alaskapublic.org/2016/12/09/washington-congresswoman-will-likely-lead-trumps-interior-department/|title=Washington congresswoman will likely lead Trump’s Interior Department|first=Elizabeth Harball, Alaska's Energy Desk-|last=Anchorage|work=alaskapublic.org}}</ref> [[CNN]] was the most cautious, only stating in passing that Rodgers was the leading contender,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/09/politics/donald-trump-jr-siblings-hunting-interior-secretary/index.html|title=How Trump's son's passion for hunting is shaping search for Interior secretary|first=Tal Kopan|last=CNN|work=cnn.com}}</ref> albeit in an article that was more about discussing the various influences upon the vetting-process rather than being solely concentrating on the latest updates as to the status of the role itself. At least one media entity, [[The News & Observer]] (online [[Nando|since 1994]]), published a report during the afternoon of December 9 questioning the coverage of Rodgers as the expected pick, stating that an anonymous official -- presumably different from the one that had leaked the Rodgers scoop earlier -- with the Trump transition team has specifically refuted that Rodgers was the expected pick, and that quote "No offer has been made... still looking at candidates."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article119954808.html|title=Rep. McMorris Rodgers is in running for Interior secretary, but Trump still interviewing|work=newsobserver.com}}</ref> }}<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article119954808.html|title=Rep. McMorris Rodgers is in running for Interior secretary, but Trump still interviewing|newspaper=newsobserver|access-date=December 15, 2016}}</ref> instead Zinke of Montana became the expected pick as of December 13, 2016.)
|-
| [[File:Sarah Palin by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg|75px]]
| [[Sarah Palin]]
| [[United States presidential election, 2008|2008]] vice presidential nominee; former [[Governor of Alaska]]<ref name="9novp"/><ref name="independent.co.uk">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/donald-trump-winning-like-brexit-says-possible-cabinet-member-sarah-palin-a7406761.html|title=Sarah Palin has responded to Donald Trump's win, and it's predictably worrying|date=November 9, 2016|publisher=}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2016/11/09/in-donald-trumps-cabinet-from-hell-corporatism-and-cronyism-run-rampant-and-sarah-palin-may-be-there-too/|title=In Donald Trump’s cabinet from hell, corporatism and cronyism run rampant — and Sarah Palin may be there, too|first=Brendan|last=Gauthier|publisher=}}</ref><ref>[http://fusion.net/story/369192/trump-and-palin-could-devastate-national-parks/ Sarah Palin as Interior Secretary? Here’s what Trump’s cabinet could do to national parks], ''[[Fusion (TV channel)|Fusion]]'', Zoë Schlanger, November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016</ref>
|-
| [[File:Pombo richard.jpg|75px]]
| [[Richard Pombo]]
| Former [[U.S. Representative]] from [[California's 11th congressional district]], former Chair of the [[United States House Committee on Natural Resources|House Natural Resources Committee]]<ref name="Politico-cabinet-in-waiting"/>
|-
| [[File:Mead Treadwell, Photo 1.jpg|75px]]
| [[Mead Treadwell]]
| Former [[List of lieutenant governors of Alaska|Lieutenant Governor of Alaska]]<ref name="Politico-cabinet-in-waiting"/>
|-
| [[File:Ray Washburne official photo.jpg|75px]]
| [[Ray Washburne]]
| [[Dallas]]-based investor, former [[Trump Victory Committee]] vice chair,<ref name="factbox23"/> finance director for [[Chris Christie presidential campaign, 2016|Christie'16 campaign]], former [[Republican National Committee|RNC]] appointee as national finance chair 2013-2014<ref name=opensecrets/><ref>{{cite web|last=Barfi |first=Barak |url=http://www.politico.com/story/2015/01/lew-eisenberg-rnc-finance-chairman-114309 |title=Lew Eisenberg named RNC finance chairman |publisher=Politico |date=September 11, 2001 |accessdate=December 7, 2016}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgreen;"
| [[File:Ryan Zinke.jpg|75px]] {{y}}
| '''[[Ryan Zinke]]
| [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Montana]],<ref name=politico20161213/> former [[Navy SEAL]] commander.<ref name=nyt20161213>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/us/politics/donald-trump-ryan-zinke-interior-secretary.html|title=Trump Is Said to Offer Interior Job to Ryan Zinke, Montana Lawmaker|date=December 13, 2016|work=The New York Times}}</ref>
|}
</div>
|}
=== Secretary of Agriculture ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Current
[[Sonny Perdue]]
<br><small>Took office April 25, 2017</small><br>
|-
!<div align="center">
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="3" |Inaugural candidates
|-
! Image
! Name
! Description
|-
| [[File:Bonilla picture.JPG|75px]]
| [[Henry Bonilla]]
| Former [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Texas's 23rd congressional district]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/donald-trump-1/2016/12/30/trump-works-fill-remaining-cabinet-spots-three-texans-flock-florida-resort|title=As Trump works to fill remaining Cabinet spots, three more Texans flock to his Florida resort|date=December 30, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Sam Brownback official portrait 3.jpg|75px]]
| [[Sam Brownback]]
| [[Governor of Kansas]]; former U.S. Senator and Congressman<ref name="talkingpointsmemo.com"/>
|-
| [[File:Susan Combs by Gage Skidmore.jpg|75px]]
| [[Susan Combs]]
| Former [[Texas Agriculture Commissioner]]; former [[Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts]]<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|url=http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/us/article/Trump-reportedly-considering-Susan-Combs-for-top-10812305.php|date=December 21, 2016|title=Trump reportedly considering Susan Combs for top agriculture spot}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Charles F. Conner, official USDA photo portrait.jpg|75px]]
| [[Charles F. Conner|Chuck Conner]]
| Former [[United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture]]<ref name="agweek"/><ref name="examinerag">{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-considering-former-texas-am-president-for-usda/article/2610244|work=[[Washington Examiner]]|title=Trump considering former Texas A&M president for USDA|date=December 22, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Rick Crawford, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg|75px]]
| [[Rick Crawford (politician)|Rick Crawford]]
| [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Arkansas's 1st congressional district]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Drew Petrimoulx |url=http://www.arkansasmatters.com/news/local-news/ar-congressman-considered-for-trump-cabinet-post/616965137#.WEq5DCjbf3A.facebook |title=AR Congressman Considered for Trump Cabinet Post - Story |publisher=Arkansasmatters.com |date= |accessdate=December 12, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Dave Heineman official photo.jpg|75px]]
| [[Dave Heineman]]
| Former [[Governor of Nebraska]]<ref name="Politico-cabinet-in-waiting" />
|-
| [[File:Heidi Heitkamp official portrait 113th Congress.jpg|75px]]
| [[Heidi Heitkamp]]
| Democratic [[U.S. Senator]] from [[North Dakota]]<ref>{{cite news|work=[[CBS News]]|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/heidi-heitkamp-in-the-running-for-agriculture-energy-secretary/|title=Democrat Heidi Heitkamp in the running for agriculture, energy secretary|date=December 8, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| Charles Herbster
| Cattleman and agribusinessman; head of Trump campaign's agricultural advisory committee<ref name="agweek">{{cite news|work=[[Agriculture Week]]|url=http://www.agweek.com/news/4186037-ag-advisers-push-female-trump-supporter|title=Ag advisers push for female Trump supporter|date=December 23, 2016}}</ref><ref name="examinerag"/>
|-
| [[File:Tim Huelskamp.jpg|75px]]
| [[Tim Huelskamp]]
| Former [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Kansas's 1st congressional district]]<ref name="Washpo-appointee-tracker">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-administration-appointee-tracker/ |title= Here are the people whose names have been floated for Trump’s Cabinet |author=Staff |date=November 18, 2016 |work=[[The Washington Post]] |accessdate=November 18, 2016}}</ref>
|-
|[[File:Rep. Jack Kingston.jpg|75px]]
|[[Jack Kingston]]
|Former [[United States Representative]] from [[Georgia's 1st congressional district]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/11/10/the-georgians-who-have-a-shot-at-donald-trumps-cabinet/|title=The Georgians who have a shot at Donald Trump’s Cabinet {{!}} Political Insider blog|last=Hallerman|first=Tamar|access-date=December 7, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Abel-Maldonado.jpg|75px]]
| [[Abel Maldonado]]
| Former [[Lieutenant Governor of California]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article123304894.html|title=Trump considering California’s Maldonado for agriculture secretary|author=Anita Kumar|date=December 28, 2016|accessdate=December 28, 2016|work=McClatchy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-former-california-lt-gov-meeting-with-1482943346-htmlstory.html|title=Former California lieutenant governor will meet with Trump to discuss running Agriculture department|last1=A. Memoli|first1=Michael|last2=Myers|first2=John|date=December 28, 2016|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|accessdate=December 28, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[Sid Miller (politician)|Sid Miller]]
| [[Texas Agriculture Commissioner]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Blake|first1=Aaron|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/11/11/meet-the-potential-trump-cabinet-picks-most-likely-to-make-liberals-squirm/|title=Meet the potential Trump Cabinet picks most likely to make liberals squirm|publisher=Washington Post|date=November 15, 2016|accessdate=January 14, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Jerry Moran, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg|75px]]
| [[Jerry Moran]]
| [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Kansas]]<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|url=http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/306729-trump-team-talking-to-sen-moran-for-agriculture-secretary|date=November 18, 2016|title=Trump team talking to Sen. Moran for Agriculture secretary}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Dr. Elsa Murano - Texas A&M.JPG|75px]]
| [[Elsa Murano]]
| Former [[List of Texas A&M University presidents|President]] of [[Texas A&M University]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2016/12/22/elsa-murano-former-am-president-consideration-trumps-agriculture-secretary|title=Trump will interview Elsa Murano, ex-Texas A&M president, for agriculture secretary|work=Dallas Morning News|date=December 22, 2016|accessdate=December 22, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Kristi Noem portrait.jpg|75px]]
| ''[[Kristi Noem]]''
| [[U.S. Representative]] from [[South Dakota's at-large congressional district]] since 2011,<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/politics/donald-trump-administration.html|title=Donald Trump Is Choosing His Cabinet. Here’s the Latest List.|date=November 12, 2016|work=The New York Times}}</ref> professional farmer/rancher [[Kristi Noem#Early life.2C education.2C and farming career|since age 22]], [[United States House Committee on Ways and Means|House Ways and Means committee]] member (declined position)
|-
| [[File:Butchotter.jpg|75px]]
| [[Butch Otter]]
| [[Governor of Idaho]]<ref>{{citation|publisher=Politico|title=Idaho governor considered for agriculture secretary, his staff says
|author=JASON HUFFMAN |date=December 15, 2016 |url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2016/12/butch-otter-agriculture-secretary-trump-232684}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgreen;"
| [[File:Sonny Perdue at rally.jpg|75px]] {{y}}
| '''[[Sonny Perdue]]
| Former [[Governor of Georgia]]<ref name="talkingpointsmemo.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-01-02/perdue-said-to-be-trump-s-lead-pick-for-agriculture-secretary|title=Perdue Is Trump’s Lead Pick for Agriculture Secretary|date=January 2, 2017|work=[[Bloomberg Politics]]|accessdate=January 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-agriculture-idUSKBN14M0Y5|title=Trump leaning toward Georgia ex-governor for agriculture head: official|date=January 2, 2017|work=[[Reuters]]|accessdate=January 2, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[Bruce Rastetter]]
| Agricultural business leader; President of the [[Iowa Board of Regents]]<ref name="agweek"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iowastatedaily.com/news/politics_and_administration/state/article_25b5742c-c874-11e6-8b88-631e4ff2a72f.html|work=[[iowa State Daily]]|title=Rastetter reportedly meets with Trump 'transition officials'|date=December 22, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[Annette Sweeney]]
| Former member of the [[Iowa House of Representatives]], executive director of the Iowa Angus Association<ref name="agweek"/>
|}
</div>
|}
=== Secretary of Commerce ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Current
[[Wilbur Ross]]
<br><small>Took office February 28, 2017</small><br>
|-
!<div align="center">
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="3" |Inaugural candidates
|-
! Image
! Name
! Description
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Eric Bolling]]
| [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]] anchor, co-host of [[The Five (TV program)|The Five]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/11/fox-news-eric-bolling-talking-to-trump-team-about-commerce-gig-231669|title=Fox News’ Eric Bolling talking to Trump team about Commerce gig|work=Politico|date=November 19, 2016|accessdate=January 3, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Chris Christie April 2015 (cropped).jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Chris Christie]]
| [[Governor of New Jersey]]; 2016 presidential candidate<ref name="ibtimes.com1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/who-will-be-trumps-cabinet-rudy-giuliani-ben-carson-sheriff-david-clarke-other-2446305|title=Who Will Be In Trump’s Cabinet? Rudy Giuliani, Ben Carson, Sheriff David Clarke And Other Contenders|date=November 15, 2016|publisher=|accessdate=December 2, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Dan DiMicco with Trade Representative.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Dan DiMicco]]
| Former [[CEO]] of [[Nucor Corporation|Nucor]]; advisor on trade to [[Donald Trump]]<ref name="ibtimes.com1"/>
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Lewis M. Eisenberg|Lew Eisenberg]]
| Finance Chairman of the [[Republican National Committee]].<ref name="cnntrump"/>
|-
| [[File:Mike Huckabee by Gage Skidmore 6.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Mike Huckabee]]
| Former [[Governor of Arkansas]] and 2016 presidential candidate.<ref name="cnntrump"/>
|-
| [[File:Linda McMahon Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Linda McMahon]]
| [[Professional wrestling]] [[magnate]]; twice former [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] U.S. Senate nominee for Connecticut<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2016/11/politics/new-cabinet/#secretary_of_commerce|title=Linda McMahon rumored for Secretary of Commerce - CNN|date=November 24, 2016|publisher=}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgreen;"
|[[File:Wilbur Ross.jpg|border|75px]] {{y}}
| '''[[Wilbur Ross]]'''
| Investor<ref name="npr1115"/> at [[Invesco]], billionaire specializing in bankruptcy-turnarounds, co-leader of the economic policy advisor team to [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016|Trump'16]],<ref name="forbes1">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/wilbur-ross-jr/|title=Wilbur Ross, Jr.|work=forbes.com}}</ref> previously backed fellow Floridian [[Marco Rubio presidential campaign, 2016|Rubio'16]],<ref name="opensecrets1">{{cite web|url=https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2016/11/donors-who-are-anti-nafta-in-the-running-for-commerce/|title=Donors who are anti-NAFTA in the running for Commerce|date=November 22, 2016|work=opensecrets.org}}</ref><ref name="campaignmoney1">{{cite web|url=http://www.campaignmoney.com/finance.asp?type=in&cycle=16&criteria=ross&fname=wilbur|title=Campaign Finance - Money, Political Finance, Campaign Contributions|work=campaignmoney.com}}</ref> privatization advisor to then-Mayor [[Rudy Giuliani]], board member of [[USAID]]-funded [[TUSRIF]] appointed by the [[Bill Clinton]] administration,<ref name="archive1">{{cite web|url=http://mba.yale.edu/advisors/board_profiles/rossw.shtml|title=Yale SOM Advisory Board - Wilbur L. Ross Jr.|date=February 18, 2005|work=archive.org|deadurl=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050218174541/http://mba.yale.edu/advisors/board_profiles/rossw.shtml|archivedate=February 18, 2005|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and former Democrat<ref name="nytimes1997">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/30/nyregion/mccaughey-ross-plans-to-switch-to-democrats.html|title=McCaughey Ross Plans to Switch to Democrats|date=September 30, 1997|work=The New York Times}}</ref> whose then-spouse was the Republican-party [[Lieutenant Governor of New York#1994 election|Lt. Governor of New York]]
|-
| [[File:Peter Thiel (2014).jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Peter Thiel]]
| Cofounder of [[PayPal]]<ref name="cnntrump"/>
|}
</div>
|}
=== Secretary of Labor ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Current
[[R. Alexander Acosta|Alex Acosta]]
<br><small>Took office April 28, 2017</small><br>
|-
!<div align="center">
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="3" |Inaugural candidates
|-
! Image
! Name
! Description
|- style="background:lightgreen;"
| [[File:Alexander Acosta.jpg|75px]] {{y}}
| '''[[R. Alexander Acosta|Alex Acosta]]
| Dean of the [[Florida International University College of Law]], former member of the [[United States Commission on Civil Rights]] and former [[United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida|U.S. Attorney for Southern District of Florida]]<ref name="Bloomberg-contenders-to-replace-Puzder">{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-02-15/puzder-said-to-be-ready-to-withdraw-as-trump-s-labor-nominee|title=Trump Considers Contenders to Replace Puzder as Labor Nominee|date=February 15, 2017|work=bloomberg.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Lou Barletta.jpg|75px]]
| [[Lou Barletta]]
| [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/11/lou_barletta_donald_trump_labo.html|title=Transportation didn't work out for Lou Barletta, but he talked to Donald Trump about Labor|date=November 29, 2016|work=pennlive.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| Joseph Guzman
| Assistant professor at [[Michigan State University]]<ref name="Bloomberg-contenders-to-replace-Puzder"/>
|-
| [[File:Johnkline.jpg|75px]]
| [[John Kline (politician)|John Kline]]
| Former [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Minnesota's 2nd congressional district]]<ref name="Roll-Call-Who's-Left">{{cite web |url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/potential-picks-for-trump-administration |title=Who’s Left to Fill Out Trump’s Cabinet? |date=December 2, 2016 |work=[[Roll Call]] |accessdate=December 2, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[Peter Kirsanow]]
| Attorney, member of the [[United States Commission on Civil Rights]], former [[National Labor Relations Board]] member (2006-2008)<ref name="Politico-cabinet-in-waiting"/><ref name="Bloomberg-contenders-to-replace-Puzder"/>
|-
| [[File:Victoria Lipnic.jpg|75px]]
| [[Victoria Lipnic]]
| Member of the [[Equal Employment Opportunity Commission]], former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment Standards<ref name="9novp"/><ref name="benjy">{{cite news|last1=Sarlin|first1=Benjy|title=Gingrich, Giuliani, Priebus Eyed for Top Jobs in Trump White House: Sources|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-election-day/gingrich-giuliani-priebus-eyed-top-jobs-trump-white-house-sources-n678881|accessdate=November 9, 2016|work=[[NBC News]]|date=November 9, 2016}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightcoral;"
| [[File:Andrew Puzder by Gage Skidmore (cropped).jpg|75px]] {{n}}
| '''[[Andrew Puzder|Andy Puzder]]
| [[CEO]] of [[CKE Restaurants]],<ref name="Politico-cabinet-in-waiting"/> delegate to [[Republican National Convention]] platform committee in 2012 and 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-07-11/republican-platform-subcommittee-follows-trump-on-trade|title=Republican Platform Subcommittee Follows Trump on Trade|date=July 11, 2016|publisher=|via=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=101961|title=Republican Party Platforms: 2012 Republican Party Platform|work=ucsb.edu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://algop.org/rnc-announces-convention-platform-subcommittee-chairs/|title=RNC Announces Convention Platform Subcommittee Chairs|work=algop.org}}</ref> backed comprehensive immigration reform in 2013,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jun/08/nation/la-na-gop-divide-20130609|title=Republican donors, RNC push in different directions|first=Maeve|last=Reston|date=June 8, 2013|publisher=|via=LA Times}}</ref> supports defederalization of [[minimum wage]] regulations because he believes increases in the minimum wage end up actually costing jobs through the [[unintended consequence]] of increasing [[Automation#Relationship to unemployment|automation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/2016/11/06/andy-puzder-minimum-wage-hikes-can-kill-jobs.html|title=Andy Puzder: Minimum Wage Hikes Can Kill Jobs|date=November 6, 2016|work=foxbusiness.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Catherine Templeton.jpg|75px]]
| [[Catherine Templeton]]
| Former Director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control; former Director of the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Associated Press]]|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/9f312a7447b84cc78a047fdfdff94bc4/trump-taps-former-campaign-rival-carson-housing-secretary|date=December 5, 2016|title=No experience needed: Trump taps Carson for HUD secretary}}</ref><ref name="Bloomberg-contenders-to-replace-Puzder"/>
|-
| [[File:Governor of Wisconsin Scott Walker 07.jpg|75px]]
| [[Scott Walker (politician)|Scott Walker]]
| [[Governor of Wisconsin]]; 2016 presidential candidate<ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Keefe |first1=Ed |last2=Marte |first2=Jonnelle |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/now-6-republicans-are-on-the-fence-about-andrew-puzder/2017/02/15/e34cada6-f38b-11e6-8d72-263470bf0401_story.html |title=Andrew Puzder withdraws labor nomination, throwing White House into more turmoil |work=[[Washington Post]] |date=February 15, 2017 |accessdate=February 15, 2017}}</ref>
|}
</div>
|}
=== Secretary of Health and Human Services ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Current
[[Eric Hargan]] ''<small>(Acting)</small>''
<br><small>Took office October 10, 2017</small><br>
|-
!<div align="center">
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="3" |Inaugural candidates
|-
! Image
! Name
! Description
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Richard Bagger|Rich Bagger]]
| Executive Vice President of [[Celgene]]; former [[Presidential transition of Donald Trump|transition]] executive director, former [[New Jersey State Senator]]<ref name="Washpo-appointee-tracker"/>
|-
| [[File:Ben Carson by Skidmore with lighting correction.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| ''[[Ben Carson]]''
| Retired neurosurgeon, former professor at [[Johns Hopkins University]], [[Ben Carson presidential campaign, 2016|presidential candidate]] in 2016 (endorsed Trump shortly after suspending his own campaign)<ref name="ibtimes.com"/>
|-
| [[File:Mike Huckabee by Gage Skidmore 6.jpg|75px]]
| [[Mike Huckabee]]
| Former [[Governor of Arkansas]]; former Chair of the [[National Governors Association]]; 2016 presidential candidate<ref name="nyt1112"/>
|-
| [[File:Bobby Jindal 26 February 2015.jpg|75px]]
| [[Bobby Jindal]]
| Former [[Governor of Louisiana]]; 2016 presidential candidate<ref name="nyt1112"/>
|- style="background:lightgreen;"
| [[File:Tom Price.jpg|frameless|75px]] {{y}}
| '''[[Tom Price (American politician)|Tom Price]]'''
| Chair of the [[House Budget Committee]], [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for [[Georgia's 6th congressional district]], orthopedic surgeon<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/tom-price-health-human-services-trump-231427|title=Tom Price being considered for HHS secretary|last=Haberkorn|first=Jennifer|date=November 15, 2016|work=|last2=Bade|first2=Rachael|newspaper=POLITICO|access-date=November 16, 2016|via=}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Rick Scott (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[Rick Scott]]
| [[Governor of Florida]]<ref name="nyt1112"/>
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible uncollapsed" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="3" |First succession
|-
! Image
! Name
! Description
|- style="background:lightgreen;"
| [[File:Alex Azar WWSG Photo (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[Alex Azar]]
| Former [[United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services|Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/10/17/trump-eyeing-former-[...]-firm-executive-alex-azar-for-health-and-human-services-secretary/|title=Trump eyeing former [...] firm executive Alex Azar for health and human services secretary|publisher=[[The Washington Post]]|date=October 20, 2017|accessdate=October 20, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Charlie Baker official portrait (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[Charlie Baker]]
| [[Governor of Massachusetts]]<ref name="DJM">{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/10/25/trump-needs-pragmatist-not-partisan-for-health-secretary-hhs-andy-slavitt-column/791621001/|title=Trump Needs a Domestic Jim Mattis as His HHS Secretary|publisher=[[USA Today]]|date=October 25, 2017|accessdate=October 25, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Bobby Jindal 26 February 2015.jpg|75px]]
| [[Bobby Jindal]]
| Former [[Governor of Louisiana]]; 2016 presidential candidate<ref name="politicoprice">{{Cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/29/who-will-replace-tom-price-243317|title=Who will replace Tom Price?|work=POLITICO|access-date=2017-09-30}}</ref><ref name="nymagprice">{{Cite news|url=http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/09/who-will-replace-tom-price-at-health-and-human-services.html|title=Who Will Replace Tom Price at Health and Human Services?|last=Kilgore|first=Ed|work=Daily Intelligencer|access-date=2017-09-30|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Governor NewMexico.jpg|75px]]
| [[Susana Martinez]]
| [[Governor of New Mexico]]<ref name="DJM"/>
|-
| [[File:MarkMcClellan (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[Mark McClellan]]
| Former Administrator of the [[Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services]] and former [[Commissioner of Food and Drugs]]<ref name="DJM"/>
|-
| [[File:Mehmet Oz - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012.jpg|75px]]
| [[Mehmet Oz]]
| Cardiothoracic surgeon and television personality<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/frontrunners-replace-price-health-secretary-article-1.3533279|title=Who are the frontrunners to replace Tom Price as health secretary?|publisher=[[New York Daily News]]|accessdate=October 2, 2017}}</ref><ref name="politicoprice"/>
|-
| [[File:Brian Sandoval 2010 (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[Brian Sandoval]]
| [[Governor of Nevada]]<ref name="DJM"/>
|-
| [[File:Rick Santorum 2016.jpg|75px]]
| [[Rick Santorum]]
| Former [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from [[Pennsylvania]]<ref name="politicoprice"/><ref name="nymagprice"/>
|-
| [[File:David Shulkin official photo (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[David Shulkin]]
| [[United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs|Secretary of Veterans Affairs]]<ref name="politicoprice"/>
|-
| [[File:Olympia Snowe official photo 2010 edit.jpg|75px]]
| [[Olympia Snowe]]
| Former [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from [[Maine]]<ref name="DJM"/>
|-
| [[File:Seema Verma (cropped).jpg|75[x|105x105px]]
| [[Seema Verma]]
| Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services<ref name="politicoprice"/><ref name="nymagprice"/>
|}
</div>
|-
!Previous
[[Tom Price (American politician)|Tom Price]]
<br><small>February 10, 2017 – September 29, 2017</small><br>
|}
=== Secretary of Housing and Urban Development ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Current
[[Ben Carson]]
<br><small>Took office March 2, 2017</small><br>
|-
!<div align="center">
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="3" |Inaugural candidates
|-
! Image
! Name
! Description
|-
| [[File:Astorino crop.jpg|75px]]
| [[Rob Astorino]]
| [[Westchester County Executive]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/11/potential-trump-pick-for-hud-secretary-is-one-of-its-biggest-adversaries/|title=Potential Trump Pick For HUD Secretary Is One Of Its Biggest Adversaries|publisher=}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Sbrownofficial.jpg|75px]]
| [[Scott Brown (politician)|Scott Brown]]
| Former [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Massachusetts]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Kriston Capps |url=http://www.citylab.com/housing/2016/11/trump-and-the-future-of-fair-and-affordable-housing/507269/ |title=The Future of Fair and Affordable Housing Under Trump |website=CityLab.com |date= |accessdate=November 14, 2016}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgreen;"
| [[File:Ben Carson by Skidmore with lighting correction.jpg|frameless|75px]] {{y}}
| '''[[Ben Carson]]'''
| 2016 presidential candidate and former director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at [[Johns Hopkins Hospital]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2016/11/22/trump-offers-ben-carson-hud-secretary-job/|title=Trump offers Ben Carson HUD secretary job|date=November 22, 2016|work=|newspaper=New York Post|access-date=November 25, 2016|via=}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Pam Patenaude.jpg|75px]]
| [[Pam Patenaude]]
| President of the J. Ronald Terwilliger Foundation for Housing America's Families<ref>{{cite web|author=Brena Swanson |url=http://www.housingwire.com/articles/38505-pam-patenaude-reportedly-under-consideration-to-serve-as-trumps-hud-secretary |title=Pam Patenaude reportedly under consideration to serve as Trump's HUD secretary | 2016-11-10 |website=HousingWire.com |date=November 10, 2016 |accessdate=November 14, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Robert Woodson by Gage Skidmore.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Robert Woodson|Bob Woodson]]
| Community development leader, Founder and President of the National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise<ref name="Roll-Call-Who's-Left"/>
|}
</div>
|}
=== Secretary of Transportation ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Current
[[Elaine Chao]]
<br><small>Took office January 31, 2017</small><br>
|-
!<div align="center">
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="3" |Inaugural candidates
|-
! Image
! Name
! Description
|-
| [[File:Lou Barletta.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Lou Barletta]]
| [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district]]<ref>{{Cite news|work=[[The Patriot-News]]|url=http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/11/lou_barletta_donald_trump_tran.html|title=Rep. Lou Barletta in line to meet Donald Trump; transportation secretary post on agenda?|date=November 25, 2016}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgreen;"
| [[File:Elaine Chao large.jpg|frameless|75px]] {{y}}
| '''[[Elaine Chao]]'''
| First [[Taiwanese American]] served in President's cabinet: Former [[Labor Secretary]] under President [[George W. Bush]], and [[Deputy Secretary of Transportation]] under President [[George H. W. Bush]], wife of Senate Majority Leader [[Mitch McConnell]]<ref name="mcclatchydc1">{{cite web|url=http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article116683718.html|title=Elaine Chao met with Trump on labor, transportation. But will she join his Cabinet?|date=November 23, 2016|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-staff-factbox-idUSKBN13I1ZH?il=0|title=Contenders, picks for key jobs in Trump's administration|date=November 23, 2016|publisher=}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Harold Ford, Congressional photo portrait.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Harold Ford Jr.]]
| Former Democratic [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Tennessee's 9th congressional district]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2016/11/harold-ford-cabinet-trump-231776|title=Democrat Harold Ford Jr. emerging as potential Trump pick|date=November 22, 2016|publisher=Politico}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:John Mica Portrait.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[John Mica]]
| Former Chair of the [[United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure|House Transportation Committee]], Outgoing [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Florida's 7th congressional district]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://floridapolitics.com/archives/227107-john-mica-talked-donald-trumps-u-s-secretary-transportation|title=John Mica being talked about as Donald Trump's U.S. Secretary of Transportation - Florida Politics|date=November 11, 2016|publisher=}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Mark Rosenker]]
| Former Chair of the [[National Transportation Safety Board]]<ref name="Politico-cabinet-in-waiting"/>
|-
| [[File:James S Simpson Federal Transit Administrator 2006.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[James Simpson (government official)|Jim Simpson]]
| Former [[New Jersey Department of Transportation|New Jersey Commissioner of Transportation]]; Former [[Federal Transit Administration|Federal Transit Administrator]]<ref name="Politico-cabinet-in-waiting"/>
|-
|[[File:No image.svg|frameless|75px]]
|Shirley Ybarra
|Former senior transportation policy analyst at the [[Reason Foundation]], former [[Virginia Secretary of Transportation]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/11/17/who-knows-if-trump-is-even-aware-that-he-has-a-secretary-of-transportation/|title=‘Who knows if Trump is even aware that he has a Secretary of Transportation?’|publisher=Washington Post|accessdate=December 23, 2016}}</ref>
|}
</div>
|}
=== Secretary of Energy ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Current
[[Rick Perry]]
<br><small>Took office March 2, 2017</small><br>
|-
!<div align="center">
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="3" |Inaugural candidates
|-
! Image
! Name
! Description
|-
| [[File:James L. Connaughton.jpg|75px]]
| [[James L. Connaughton|James Connaughton]]
| Chief executive of [[Nautilus Data Technologies]] and former [[Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality]]<ref name="nyt1112"/>
|-
| [[File:Kevin Cramer official photo (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[Kevin Cramer]]
| [[U.S. Representative]] from [[North Dakota's at-large congressional district]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Conlin|first1=Michelle|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-energy-hamm-idUSKBN1392AU|title=Oil mogul Hamm tops Trump list for U.S. energy secretary: sources|work=[[Reuters]]|date=November 14, 2016|accessdate=February 4, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[Myron Ebell]]
| Chair of the [[Cooler Heads Coalition]]; director of the Center for Energy and Environment at the [[Competitive Enterprise Institute]] and leading [[climate change skeptic]]<ref name="Roll-Call-Who's-Left"/>
|-
| [[File:Robert Grady at the NVCA Annual Meeting.png|75px]]
| [[Robert E. Grady|Robert Grady]]
| [[Venture capitalist]] and [[private equity]] investor,<ref name="talkingpointsmemo.com"/> former head of [[Office of Management and Budget|OMB's]] natural resources, energy, and science unit; aide to [[Chris Christie]] and former chair of the [[Governorship of Chris Christie#Alleged conflict of interest by SIC chairman Robert Grady|New Jersey Investment Council]] overseeing the state's public employee pension fund for the [[New Jersey Treasury Department]],<ref name="opensecrets"/> environmental adviser and speechwriter under [[George H. W. Bush]] who helped negotiate the [[Clean Air Act of 1990]]<ref name=opensecrets/>
|-
| [[File:Harold Hamm 2012 Shankbone.JPG|75px]]
| [[Harold Hamm]]
| CEO of [[Continental Resources]] (oil and [[natural gas]]), billionaire, from Oklahoma.<ref name="9novp"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/12/news/harold-hamm-divorce/|title=Oil tycoon could face biggest divorce judgment ever|author=Steve Hargreaves|date=August 12, 2014|accessdate=November 12, 2016|work=CNNMoney}}</ref> (Although considered a likely pick for a position in the Trump administration, Hamm said he did not intend to accept an official role.<ref name="foxbusiness1">{{cite web|url=http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2016/12/01/this-oil-tycoon-is-not-considering-job-in-trump-s-cabinet.html |title=This Oil Tycoon is Not Considering a Job in Trump’s Cabinet |publisher=Fox Business |date=December 1, 2016 |accessdate=December 12, 2016}}</ref><ref name="oilprice1">{{cite web|url=http://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Harold-Hamm-Rejects-Trumps-Offer-of-Energy-Secretary.html |title=Harold Hamm Rejects Trump’s Offer of Energy Secretary |publisher=OilPrice.com |date=December 1, 2016 |accessdate=December 12, 2016}}</ref>)
|-
| [[File:Heidi Heitkamp official portrait 113th Congress.jpg|75px]]
| [[Heidi Heitkamp]]
| Democratic [[U.S. Senator]] from [[North Dakota]]<ref name="reutersdec1"/><ref name="bloombergenergy">{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-12-11/rick-perry-said-to-be-trump-s-top-candidate-for-energy-secretary|title=Perry Said to Be Trump’s Top Candidate for Energy Secretary|work=Bloomberg Politics|date=December 11, 2016|accessdate=December 11, 2016|last1=Jacobs|first1=Jennifer|last2=A Dlouhy|first2=Jennifer}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Joe Manchin official portrait 112th Congress.jpg|75px]]
| [[Joe Manchin]]
| Democratic [[U.S. Senator]] from [[West Virginia]] and vice chair of the [[Senate Democratic Policy Committee]].<ref name="bloombergenergy"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2016/12/trump-joe-manchin-for-energy-secretary-232068|title=Trump team considering Sen. Joe Manchin for energy secretary|work=[[Politico]]|date=December 1, 2016|author=Darius Dixon}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[J. Larry Nichols]]
| [[Chairman]] ([[emeritus]]) of [[Devon Energy]] Corporation<ref name="factbox23"/>
|- style="background:lightgreen;"
| [[File:Gov. Perry CPAC February 2015.jpg|75px]] {{y}}
| '''[[Rick Perry]]
| Former [[Governor of Texas]], 2016 presidential candidate<ref name="bloombergenergy"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/rick-perry-donald-trump-energy-secretary/2016/11/16/id/759326/|title=WSJ: Trump Considers Rick Perry For Energy Secretary|work=[[Newsmax]]|date=November 16, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-energy-idUSKBN140108|title=Rick Perry a leading candidate for U.S. energy post: source|author=Steve Holland|date=December 11, 2016|accessdate=December 11, 2016|work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Ray Washburne official photo.jpg|75px]]
| [[Ray Washburne]]
| Dallas-based investor and the vice chairman of the 2016 Trump Victory Committee<ref name="bloombergenergy"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-ray-washburne-is-top-candidate-for-energy-secretary/|title=Ray Washburne is top candidate for energy secretary|work=[[CBS News]]|date=December 7, 2016}}</ref>
|}
</div>
|}
=== Secretary of Education ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Current
[[Betsy DeVos]]
<br><small>Took office February 7, 2017</small><br>
|-
!<div align="center">
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="3" |Inaugural candidates
|-
! Image
! Name
! Description
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Tony Bennett (superintendent)|Tony Bennett]]
| Former [[Florida Department of Education|Florida Education Commissioner]]; former [[Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction]]<ref name="Politico-cabinet-in-waiting"/>
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Kevin P. Chavous|Kevin Chavous]]
| Member of the [[Council of the District of Columbia]] from Ward 7<ref name="Politico-cabinet-in-waiting"/>
|-
| [[File:Ben Carson October 2015.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Ben Carson]]
| former professor at [[Johns Hopkins University]], retired neurosurgeon, [[Ben Carson presidential campaign, 2016|presidential candidate]] in 2016 (endorsed Trump shortly after suspending his own campaign)<ref name="ibtimes.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/who-will-be-trumps-cabinet-rudy-giuliani-ben-carson-sheriff-david-clarke-other-2446305|title=Who Will Be In Trump’s Cabinet? Rudy Giuliani, Ben Carson, Sheriff David Clarke And Other Contenders|date=November 15, 2016|work=ibtimes.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Mitch Daniels]]
| President of the [[Purdue University system|Purdue University System]]; former [[Governor of Indiana]]; former Director of the [[Office of Management and Budget]]<ref name="Politico-cabinet-in-waiting"/>
|- style="background:lightgreen;"
| [[File:Betsy DeVos.jpg|frameless|75px]] {{y}}
| '''[[Betsy DeVos]]'''
| Former Chair of the [[Michigan Republican Party]]<ref name="Politico-cabinet-in-waiting"/>
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Williamson Evers|Bill Evers]]
| Resident Scholar at the [[Hoover Institution]]; Senior Advisor to the [[United States Secretary of Education]]<ref name="talkingpointsmemo.com"/>
|-
| [[File:Jerry Falwell Jr commencement.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| ''[[Jerry Falwell Jr.|Jerry Falwell]]''
| President of [[Liberty University]]. Stated he declined an offer to be nominated as Secretary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/11/27/jerry_falwell_jr_says_trump_offered_him_education_secretary_job.html |title=Falwell Says He Turned Down Trump’s Offer to Be Education Secretary |last=Politi |first=Daniel |date=November 27, 2016 |work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |accessdate=November 12, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Luke Messer, official 114th Congress photo portrait.png|frameless|75px]]
| [[Luke Messer]]
| [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Indiana's 6th congressional district]]<ref name="Politico-cabinet-in-waiting"/>
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Eva Moskowitz]]
| Founder and CEO of [[Success Academy Charter Schools]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shapiro |first1=Eliza |url=http://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2016/11/eva-moskowitz-officially-in-running-to-become-education-secretary-107398 |title=Charter leader Eva Moskowitz in the mix for Trump education secretary |work=[[Politico]] |date=November 16, 2016 |accessdate=February 7, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Michelle Rhee.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Michelle Rhee]]
| Former Chancellor of [[District of Columbia Public Schools]]<ref name="Politico-cabinet-in-waiting"/>
|-
| [[File:Commissioner Robinson.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Gerald Robinson (education reformer)|Gerald Robinson]]
| Former [[Virginia Department of Education|Virginia Education Secretary]]<ref name="Politico-cabinet-in-waiting"/>
|}
</div>
|}
=== Secretary of Veterans Affairs ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Current
[[David Shulkin]]
<br><small>Took office February 14, 2017</small><br>
|-
!<div align="center">
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="3" |Inaugural candidates
|-
! Image
! Name
! Description
|-
| [[File:Robert A. McDonald Official Portrait.jpg|75px]]
| [[Robert A. McDonald|Bob McDonald]]
| Incumbent [[Secretary of Veterans Affairs]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dav.org/learn-more/news/2016/dav-urges-president-elect-trump-consider-retaining-bob-mcdonald-va-secretary/?print=pdf|title=DAV urges President-elect Trump to consider retaining Bob McDonald as VA Secretary - DAV|date=December 10, 2016|publisher=}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:ThadAllen.jpg|75px]]
| [[Thad Allen]]
| Former [[Commandant of the Coast Guard]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/19/thad-allen-serious-contender-for-trump-va-secretary-sources-say.html|title=Thad Allen a 'serious contender' for Trump VA secretary, sources say|last1=Gómez|first1=Serafin|work=Fox News|date=December 19, 2016|accessdate=December 20, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Sbrownofficial.jpg|75px]]
| [[Scott Brown (politician)|Scott Brown]]
| Former [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Massachusetts]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2016/11/18/scott-brown-being-considered-for-trump-cabinet-position/1FQmz71id2nTVO80gqGsgN/story.html|title=Scott Brown being considered for Trump Cabinet position|work=Boston Globe|date=November 19, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbur.org/politicker/2016/11/19/scott-brown-trump-va-secretary|title=Former Mass. Senator Scott Brown Says He Talked With Trump About VA Secretary|last1=Shaffer|first1=Bob|work=WBUR Politicker|date=November 19, 2016|accessdate=November 19, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/2017/01/scott_brown_says_hes_still_in_the_mix_for_va_cabinet_post|title=Scott Brown says he's still 'in the mix' for VA cabinet post|work=[[Boston Herald]]|date=January 4, 2017|author=Chris Villani|accessdate=January 4, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Toby Cosgrove 2017 05 19.jpg|75px]]
| ''[[Delos M. Cosgrove|Toby Cosgrove]]''
| CEO of [[Cleveland Clinic]],<ref name="auto2">{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-12-20/trump-va-contenders-said-to-include-cleveland-clinic-s-cosgrove|title=Trump VA Contenders Said to Include Cleveland Clinic’s Cosgrove|work=Bloomberg|date=December 20, 2016|accessdate=December 20, 2016}}</ref> heart surgeon, [[Vietnam vet]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Offered this role by [[Barack Obama]] in 2014, but ultimately turned it down; critic of [[Obamacare]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2016/12/trump_interviews_the_cleveland.html|title=Trump interviews Cleveland Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove for VA job|publisher=}}</ref> Reported to have been Trump's second choice after Luis Quinonez, but to have refused the position again.<ref name="<ref name="VA rejections">{{cite web|url=http://www.militarytimes.com/articles/trump-va-secretary-candidates-turmoil|title=Questions mount as Trump loses more VA secretary candidates|author=Leo Shane III|work=Military Times|date=January 2, 2017|accessdate=January 3, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Tulsi Gabbard, official portrait, 113th Congress.jpg|75px]]
| [[Tulsi Gabbard]]
| Democratic [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Hawaii's 2nd congressional district]]<ref name="gabbard">{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-meets-with-democratic-rep.-tulsi-gabbard/article/2607903|title=Trump meets with Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard|publisher=[[Washington Examiner]]|date=November 21, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Women for Lt. Governor Jenean Hampton.jpg|75px]]
| [[Jenean Hampton]]
| [[Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky]]<ref>{{cite news|date=January 6, 2017|work=[[Lexington Herald-Leader]]|url=http://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article124935174.html|title=Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton ‘under consideration’ for Trump VA post}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Pete Hegseth by Gage Skidmore.jpg|75px]]
| [[Pete Hegseth]]
| Former Executive Director of [[Vets For Freedom|Vets for Freedom]], Chief Executive Officer of Concerned Veterans for America, [[Fox News]] contributor<ref name="Roll-Call-Who's-Left"/>
|-
| [[File:Admiral Michelle J. Howard VCNO.jpg|75px]]
| [[Michelle Howard]]
| [[United States Navy]] [[Admiral (United States)|admiral]], commander of [[United States Naval Forces Europe|U.S. Naval Forces Europe]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/310553-trump-considering-navy-adm-michelle-howard-to-run-va-report|title=Trump considering Navy Adm. Michelle Howard to run VA: report|publisher=}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:MackayLeo.jpg|75px]]
| [[Leo Mackay, Jr.]]
| Senior Vice President of [[Lockheed Martin]], former [[United States Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs]]<ref>{{cite news|work=McClatchy DC|url=http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article124320184.html|title=Donald Trump meets with another Texan, and this time it’s a Lockheed Martin executive|date=January 3, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Jeff Miller Congress.JPG|75px]]
| [[Jeff Miller (Florida politician)|Jeff Miller]]
| Former Chair of the [[House Veterans' Affairs Committee]], Former [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Florida's 1st congressional district]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/10/this-outgoing-congressman-could-be-trumps-firing-expert-for-the-va/|title=This Outgoing Congressman Could Be Trump’s Firing Expert For The VA|publisher=}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Sarah Palin by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg|75px]]
| [[Sarah Palin]]
| [[United States presidential election, 2008|2008]] vice presidential nominee; former [[Governor of Alaska]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sarah-palin-consideration-va-secretary/story?id=43878336 |title=Sarah Palin Under Consideration for VA Secretary |work=[[ABC News]] |quote=Palin, the GOP's 2008 vice presidential nominee, has not been to Trump Tower in New York City to meet with the president-elect, but she was one of his earliest and highest-profile endorsers. The Palin aide said she has had discussions with the transition team, and the top transition official confirms this. |accessdate=December 1, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/30/sarah-palin-tipped-donald-trumps-cabinet-could-return-frontline/ |title=Sarah Palin tipped for Donald Trump's cabinet and could return to frontline politics after seven year hiatus |quote=As one of Mr Trump's most high-profile endorsers, though, she immediately drew speculation as a possible cabinet official. Her first choice was energy secretary, a post she said she wanted in order to end the department entirely. But ABC News reported on Wednesday that she was being considered to run the veterans affairs department. |accessdate=December 1, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| ''Luis Quinonez''
| CEO of IQ Management Services.<ref name="auto2"/> Reported to have been Trump's first choice, but to have withdrawn his name from consideration for health reasons.<ref name="VA rejections"/>
|-
| [[File:Mitt Romney by Gage Skidmore 7.jpg|75px]]
| [[Mitt Romney]]
| Former [[Governor of Massachusetts]] and 2012 Republican presidential nominee<ref>{{cite news |url=http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2016/11/18/idea-trump-should-hire-mitt-romney-to-fix-the-va-n2247634 |title=Proposal: Trump should hire turnaround specialist Mitt Romney to fix the VA |accessdate=November 29, 2016}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgreen;"
| [[File:SECVA-David-Shulkin-MD.jpg|75px]] {{y}}
| '''[[David Shulkin]]
| Current [[Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Domonoske |first1=Camila |url=http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/11/509318144/trump-announces-david-shulkin-as-pick-for-secretary-of-veterans-affairs |title=Trump Announces David Shulkin As Pick For Secretary Of Veterans Affairs |work=NPR |date=January 11, 2017 |accessdate=January 11, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Allen West, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg|75px]]
| [[Allen West (politician)|Allen West]]
| Former [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Florida's 22nd congressional district]] and Former Lieutenant Colonel in the [[United States Army]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Could Allen West be Trump’s next major pick?|url=http://www.wnd.com/2016/12/could-allen-west-be-trumps-next-major-pick/|website=WND|accessdate=December 20, 2016}}</ref>
|}
</div>
|}
=== Secretary of Homeland Security ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Current
[[Kirstjen Nielsen]]
<br><small>Took office December 6, 2017</small><br>
|-
!<div align="center">
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="3" |Inaugural candidates
|-
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Image
! Name
! Description
|-
| [[File:Joe Arpaio (27482869280).jpg|75px]]
| [[Joe Arpaio]]
| Outgoing [[Maricopa County Sheriff's Office|Sheriff of Maricopa County]]<ref name="nyt1112"/>
|-
| [[File:David Clarke by Gage Skidmore.jpg|75px]]
| [[David A. Clarke Jr.|David Clarke]]
| [[Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office|Sheriff of Milwaukee County]]<ref name="factbox"/>
|-
| [[File:Rudy Giuliani by Gage Skidmore.jpg|75px]]
| [[Rudy Giuliani]]
| former [[Mayor of New York City]], 2008 [[Rudy Giuliani presidential campaign, 2008|presidential candidate]], former [[United States Attorney]] for the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York|Southern District of New York]], former Associate Attorney General.<ref name="ibtimes.com" />
|- style="background:lightgreen;"
| [[File:John F. Kelly, 2012.jpg|75px]] {{y}}
| '''[[John F. Kelly]]'''
| Retired [[United States Marine Corps]] [[General (United States)|General]] and the former commander of [[United States Southern Command]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/first-read-s-morning-clips-more-cabinet-deliberations-n687121|title=First Read's Morning Clips: More Cabinet Deliberations|date=November 22, 2016|work=[[NBC News]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Peter T. King, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg|75px]]
| [[Peter T. King|Pete King]]
| [[U.S. Representative]] from [[New York's 2nd congressional district]]; former Chair of the [[House Homeland Security Committee]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://longisland.news12.com/news/some-see-place-for-rep-peter-king-in-donald-trump-s-cabinet-1.12595686|title=Some see place for Rep. King in Trump cabinet|date=November 9, 2016|work=[[News 12 Long Island]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Steve King official photo.jpg|75px]]
| [[Steve King]]
| [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Iowa's 4th congressional district]]<ref>{{cite news|date=November 15, 2016|url=http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/11/15/exclusive-steve-king-consider-secretary-homeland-security-petition-launches/|title=Steve King Would Consider Secretary of Homeland Security Position|work=[[Breitbart]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Kris Kobach Kansas, Secretary of State (13419571233) (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[Kris Kobach]]
| [[Secretary of State of Kansas|Secretary of State]] of [[Kansas]]; former chairman of the [[Kansas Republican Party]]<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Topeka Capital-Journal]]|url=http://cjonline.com/news/2016-11-21/kobach-took-plan-department-homeland-security-trump-meeting|title=Kobach took plan for Department of Homeland Security into Trump meeting|date=November 21, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Michael McCaul official photo.jpg|75px]]
| [[Michael McCaul|Mike McCaul]]
| Chair of the [[House Homeland Security Committee]]; [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Texas's 10th congressional district]]<ref name="talkingpointsmemo.com"/>
|-
| [[File:Frances Townsend cropped.JPG|75px]]
| [[Frances Townsend]]
| Former [[United States Homeland Security Council|United States Homeland Security Advisor]]<ref name="wapo1128"/>
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="3" |First succession
|-
! Image
! Name
! Description
|-
| [[File:Michael McCaul official photo (cropped 2).jpg|75px]]
| [[Michael McCaul|Mike McCaul]]
| Chair of the [[House Homeland Security Committee]]; [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Texas's 10th congressional district]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-house-hits-reset-search-homeland-security-chief/story?id=50189126|title=White House hits reset in search for Homeland Security chief: Sources|date=September 29, 2017|accessdate=October 2, 2017|publisher=[[ABC News]]}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgreen;"
| [[File:Kirstjen Nielsen 20171.jpg|75px]]
| [[Kirstjen Nielsen]]
| [[White House Deputy Chief of Staff]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-expected-to-tap-kirstjen-nielsen-to-lead-department-of-homeland-security/2017/10/11/21770f8e-aeaf-11e7-9e58-e6288544af98_story.html|title=Donald Trump expected to tap Kirstjen Nielsen to lead Department of Homeland Security|publisher=[[The Washington Post]]|date=October 11, 2017|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/11/politics/kirstjen-nielsen-department-of-homeland-security/index.html|title=Donald Trump expected to name Kirstjen Nielsen as Homeland Secretary|publisher=[[CNN]]|accessdate=October 11, 2017|date=October 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/2017/10/11/557164085/trump-to-nominate-kirstjen-nielsen-as-next-homeland-security-secretary|title=Trump expected to name Kirstjen Nielsen as new Homeland Secretary|publisher=[[NPR]]|accessdate=October 11, 2017|date=October 11, 2017}}</ref>
|}
</div>
|-
!Previous
[[John F. Kelly]]
<br><small>January 20, 2017 – July 31, 2017</small><br>
|}
== Candidates for Cabinet-level officials ==
Cabinet-level officials have positions that are considered to be of Cabinet level, but which are not part of the Cabinet. Which exact positions ''are'' considered part of the presidential cabinet, can vary with the president. The [[Director of Central Intelligence|CIA]] and [[Federal Emergency Management Agency|FEMA]] were cabinet-level agencies under [[Bill Clinton]], but not [[George W. Bush]]. The head of the [[Office of National [...] Control Policy]] (aka the [[List of U.S. executive branch czars|[...] czar]]) was a cabinet-level position under both Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, but not under [[Barack Obama]]. (Not to be confused with the head of the [[United States [...] Enforcement Agency|DEA]], who has remained in the [[org chart]] underneath the cabinet position held by the [[Attorney General]].) Designation of an agency as being cabinet-level requires{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} that [[Act of Congress#Promulgation (United States)|Congress enact legislation]], although [[executive order]]s unilaterally created by the president can be used to create many other types of position inside the [[executive branch]].{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} Members of the cabinet proper, as well as cabinet-level officials, meet with the president in [[Cabinet Room (White House)|a room adjacent to the Oval Office]].
=== Vice President ===
{{Main article|Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection, 2016}}
There were [[Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection, 2016#Media speculation on possible selections|dozens of potential running mates]] for Trump who received media speculation (including several from [[New York (state)|New York]] where [[Vice President of the United States#Residency limitation|Trump himself resides]]). Trump's eventual pick of Governor [[Mike Pence]] of Indiana was officially announced on July 16, 2016 and confirmed [[Acclamation#Voting|by acclamation]] via [[parliamentary procedure]] amongst delegates to the [[2016 Republican National Convention]] on July 19, 2016.
=== White House Chief of Staff ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Current
[[John F. Kelly]]
<br><small>Took office July 31, 2017</small><br>
|-
!<div align="center">
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="3" |Inaugural candidates
|-
! Image
! Name
! Description
|-
| [[File:Steve Bannon.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Stephen Bannon|Steve Bannon]]
| CEO of the [[2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/10/politics/steve-bannon-trump-chief-of-staff/index.html|title=Trump strongly considering Steve Bannon for chief of staff|last=CNN|first=Jeremy Diamond, Dana Bash and Evan Perez|accessdate=December 1, 2016|publisher=}}</ref> (Although he was a contender for the role of Chief of Staff, instead Bannon was appointed as White House Chief Strategist on November 13, 2016.)
|-
| [[File:Newt Gingrich by Gage Skidmore 6.jpg|75px]]
| [[Newt Gingrich]]{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}
| Former [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]] from Georgia. (Gingrich has said{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} he does not plan to accept a Cabinet position within the Trump administration, but prefers{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} to be involved with long-term planning efforts.)
|- style="background:lightgreen;"
| [[File:Reince Priebus by Gage Skidmore.jpg|75px]] {{y}}
| '''[[Reince Priebus]]'''
| Chair of the [[Republican National Committee]]<ref name="9novp" /><ref name="benjy" />
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="3" |First succession
|-
! Image
! Name
! Description
|- style="background:lightgreen;"
| [[File:John_Kelly_official_DHS_portrait.jpg|75px]] {{y}}
| '''[[John F. Kelly|John Kelly]]'''
| Retired [[United States Marine Corps]] [[General (United States)|General]], the former commander of [[United States Southern Command]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/first-read-s-morning-clips-more-cabinet-deliberations-n687121|title=First Read's Morning Clips: More Cabinet Deliberations|date=November 22, 2016|work=[[NBC News]]}}</ref> and fomer [[Secretary of Homeland Security]]
|}
</div>
|-
!Previous
[[Reince Priebus]]
<br><small>January 20, 2017-July 28, 2017</small><br>
|}
=== United States Trade Representative ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Current
[[Robert Lighthizer]]
<br><small>Took office May 15, 2017</small><br>
|-
!<div align="center">
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="3" |Inaugural candidates
|-
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Image
! Name
! Description
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[Wayne Berman]]
| Senior executive at the [[Blackstone Group]]<ref name="trumptrade">{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/donald-trump-trade-deals-232865|title=Trump poised to weaken trade agency|author=Doug Palmer|date=December 20, 2016|accessdate=December 21, 2016|work=Politico}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Rep. Charles Boustany.jpg|75px]]
| [[Charles Boustany]]
| Former [[U.S. Representative]] from Louisiana, candidate (lost during the [[jungle primary]]) for U.S. Senator from Louisiana in 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-trade/2016/11/trump-makes-commerce-pick-boustany-bids-for-ustr-217624|title=Trump makes Commerce pick; Boustany bids for USTR|publisher=|accessdate=December 1, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Jovita Carranza Photo.jpg|75px]]
| [[Jovita Carranza]]
| Former Deputy Administrator of the [[Small Business Administration]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2016/12/jovita-carranza-us-trade-representative-232853|title=Jovita Carranza under consideration for USTR, transition official says|author=Doug Palmer|date=December 20, 2016|accessdate=December 20, 2016|work=Politico}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[Dan DiMicco]]
| Former [[CEO]] of steel producer [[Nucor Corp|Nucor]]<ref name="reutersdec2"/>
|- style="background:lightgreen;"
| [[File:Robert Lighthizer official Transition portrait.jpg|75px]] {{y}}
| '''[[Robert Lighthizer]]
| Former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative<ref name="trumptrade"/> under [[Reagan administration|Reagan]], lawyer at [[Skadden Arps]]; is a leading contender for the role according to anonymous [[Presidential transition of Donald Trump|transition team]] sources.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://money.cnn.com/2016/12/23/news/economy/trump-trade-representative-robert-lighthizer/index.html|title=Trump's trade rep: Lawyer Robert Lighthizer is top pick|first=Patrick|last=Gillespie|date=December 23, 2016|publisher=}}</ref> Supported pro-[[tariff]] portion of Trump's [[Economic policy of Donald Trump|trade policies]] in 2011, citing pre-[[WWII]] history of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/9/donald-trump-is-no-liberal-on-trade/|title=LIGHTHIZER: Donald Trump is no liberal on trade|first=The Washington Times|last=http://www.washingtontimes.com|publisher=}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:David H. McCormick.jpg|75px]]
| [[David McCormick]]
| President of [[Bridgewater Associates]]<ref name="trumptrade"/>
|}
</div>
|}
=== Director of National Intelligence ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Current
[[Dan Coats]]
<br><small>Took office March 16, 2017</small><br>
|-
!<div align="center">
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="3" |Inaugural candidates
|-
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Image
! Name
! Description
|-
| [[File:LTG BURGESS.jpg|70px]]
| [[Ronald Burgess]]
| Retired [[United States Army]] [[Lieutenant General (United States)|Lieutenant General]] and former [[Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency]]<ref name="factbox23">{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-staff-factbox-idUSKBN13G1SS|title=Factbox: Contendors for key jobs in Trump's administration|work=[[reuters]]|date=November 21, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Robert cardillo.jpg|70px]]
| [[Robert Cardillo]]
| Director of the [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]<ref name="factbox23" />
|- style="background:lightgreen;"
| [[File:Dan Coats, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg|70px]] {{y}}
| '''[[Dan Coats]]'''
| Former [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Indiana]] and member of the [[United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence|Senate Intelligence Committee]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2016/11/dan-coats-trump-intel-232033|title=Trump considering Dan Coats for intel director|date=November 30, 2016|accessdate=December 1, 2016|work=[[Politico]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Carly Fiorina by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg|70px]]
| [[Carly Fiorina]]
| Former [[CEO]] of [[Hewlett-Packard]] and [[Carly Fiorina presidential campaign, 2016|2016 presidential candidate]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/us/politics/donald-trump-transition.html|title=Transition Briefing: Clinton Campaign Demands Intelligence on Possible Russian Efforts to Elect Trump|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 12, 2016|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6mi2ozB6h?url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/us/politics/donald-trump-transition.html?_r=0|archivedate=December 12, 2016|deadurl=yes|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Pete Hoekstra, official portrait, 111th Congress.jpg|70px]]
| [[Peter Hoekstra]]
| Former Chair of the [[House Intelligence Committee]]<ref name="nyt1112" />
|-
| [[File:DCIA David Petraeus.jpg|frameless|70px]]
| [[David Petraeus]]
| Former [[Director of the Central Intelligence Agency]] under Obama, and retired [[List of United States Army four-star generals|four-star General]] of the [[U.S. Army]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/politics/donald-trump-administration.html "Donald Trump Is Choosing His Cabinet. Here’s the Latest List.> Director of National Intelligence"], ''New York Times'', updated December 23, 2016.</ref> Was also considered for [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]]<ref name="Reuters"/> and for [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]].<ref>Lippman, Daniel, [http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2016/12/petraeus-im-grateful-trump-considered-me-for-secretary-of-state-232576 "Petraeus: I’m ‘grateful’ Trump considered me for secretary of state"], ''Politico'', December 13, 2016.</ref>
|-
| [[File:Admiral Michael S. Rogers, USN (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Michael S. Rogers]]
| A U.S. Navy [[Admiral (United States)|admiral]], commander of [[United States Cyber Command|U.S. Cyber Command]], [[Director of the National Security Agency|director]] of the [[National Security Agency]], and chief of the [[Central Security Service]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/pentagon-and-intelligence-community-chiefs-have-urged-obama-to-remove-the-head-of-the-nsa/2016/11/19/44de6ea6-adff-11e6-977a-1030f822fc35_story.html|title=Pentagon and intelligence community chiefs have urged Obama to remove the head of the NSA|website=Washington Post|access-date=2016-11-19}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Frances Townsend cropped.JPG|70px]]
| [[Frances Townsend]]
| Former [[United States Homeland Security Advisor]]<ref name="nyt1112"/>
|}
</div>
|}
=== Ambassador to the United Nations ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Current
[[Nikki Haley]]
<br><small>Took office January 27, 2017</small><br>
|-
!<div align="center">
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="3" |Inaugural candidates
|-
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Image
! Name
! Description
|-
| [[File:Kelly Ayotte, Official Portrait, 112th Congress 2.jpg|75px]]
| [[Kelly Ayotte]]
| Former [[U.S. Senator]] from [[New Hampshire]]<ref name="nyt1112"/>
|-
| [[File:Richard Grenell voting at a UN Security Council meeting.jpg|75px]]
| [[Richard Grenell]]
| Former spokesman for the [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations]]<ref name="nyt1112"/>
|- style="background:lightgreen;"
| [[File:Official Photo of SC Governor Nikki Haley.jpg|frameless|75px]] {{y}}
| '''[[Nikki Haley]]'''
| [[Governor of South Carolina]]
|}
</div>
|}
=== Director of the Office of Management and Budget ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Current
[[Mick Mulvaney]]
<br><small>Took office February 16, 2017</small><br>
|-
!<div align="center">
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="3" |Inaugural candidates
|-
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Image
! Name
! Description
|-
| [[File:Tom Coburn official portrait 112th Congress.jpg|75px]]
| [[Tom Coburn]]
| Former [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Oklahoma]]; endorsed [[Marco Rubio]] in the primaries and caucuses.<ref name="Politico-cabinet-in-waiting"/>
|-
| [[File:Gary D. Cohn - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2010.jpg|frameless|75px]]
| [[Gary Cohn (businessman)|Gary Cohn]]
| President of [[Goldman Sachs]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2016/11/trump-could-pick-goldman-sachs-president-231995|title=Trump considering Goldman Sachs president for top post|publisher=|accessdate=December 1, 2016}}</ref> Selected as Director of the [[United States National Economic Council|National Economic Council]].
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[David Malpass]]
| President of Encima Global, former Chief Economist of [[Bear Stearns]]<ref name="Roll-Call-Who's-Left"/>
|- style="background:lightgreen;"
| [[File:Mick Mulvaney, Official Portrait, 113th Congress.jpg|75px]] {{y}}
| '''[[Mick Mulvaney]]
| [[U.S. Representative]] for [[South Carolina's 5th congressional district]]; endorsed [[Rand Paul]] during the primaries and caucuses.<ref name="Roll-Call-Who's-Left"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postandcourier.com/news/mick-mulvaney-catherine-templeton-under-consideration-for-roles-in-trump/article_c7d94e34-b8a9-11e6-ac6d-a38b92d72081.html|title=U.S. Rep. Mick Mulvaney under consideration for role in Trump administration, Catherine Templeton also to meet transition team|date=December 2, 2016|accessdate=December 2, 2016|author=Emma Dumain|work=[[The Post and Courier]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:LindaSpringer-175x211.jpg|75px]]
| [[Linda M. Springer|Linda Springer]]
| Former Director of the [[United States Office of Personnel Management]]<ref name="Roll-Call-Who's-Left"/>
|}
</div>
|}
=== Director of the Central Intelligence Agency ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Current
[[Mike Pompeo]]
<br><small>Took office January 23, 2017</small><br>
|-
!<div align="center">
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="3" |Inaugural candidates
|-
! Image
! Name
! Description
|- style="background:lightgreen;"
| [[File:Mike Pompeo official CIA portrait.jpg|frameless|75px]] {{y}}
| '''[[Mike Pompeo]]'''
| Member of the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Kansas]]'s [[Kansas's 4th congressional district|4th]] district<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/19/us/politics/donald-trump-mike-pompeo-cia.html|title=Mike Pompeo, Sharp Critic of Hillary Clinton, Is Trump’s Pick to Lead C.I.A.|last=Mazzetti|first=Mark|date=2016-11-18|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-09-30|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
|}
</div>
|}
=== Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Current
[[Scott Pruitt]]
<br><small>Took office February 17, 2017</small><br>
|-
!<div align="center">
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="3" |Inaugural candidates
|-
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Image
! Name
! Description
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| Carol Comer
| Commissioner of the [[Indiana Department of Environmental Management]]<ref name="reutersdec2">{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-staff-idUSKBN13R07W|title=Contenders, picks for key jobs in Trump's administration|work=[[Reuters]]|date=December 2, 2016|accessdate=December 2, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[Myron Ebell]]
| Chair of the [[Cooler Heads Coalition]]; director of the Center for Energy and Environment at the [[Competitive Enterprise Institute]] and leading [[climate change skeptic]];<ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/leading-climate-change-denier-among-those-on-trumps-environmental-team/ |title=Climate change denier is leading Trump's EPA transition team |last=Boccagno |first=Julia |publisher=CBS |date=November 11, 2016 |accessdate=November 12, 2016}}</ref> Member of the Trump presidential transition team.
|-
| [[File:Robert Grady at the NVCA Annual Meeting.png|75px]]
| [[Robert E. Grady|Robert Grady]]
| [[Venture capitalist]] and [[private equity]] investor,<ref name="nyt1112"/> former head of [[Office of Management and Budget|OMB's]] natural resources, energy, and science unit; aide to [[Chris Christie]] and former chair of the [[Governorship of Chris Christie#Alleged conflict of interest by SIC chairman Robert Grady|New Jersey Investment Council]] overseeing the state's public employee pension fund for the [[New Jersey Treasury Department]],<ref name="opensecrets"/> environmental adviser and speechwriter under [[George H. W. Bush]] who helped negotiate the [[Clean Air Act of 1990]]<ref name=opensecrets/>
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| Kathleen Hartnett-White
| Director of the energy and environment center at the [[Texas Public Policy Foundation]]; former chairwoman of the [[Texas Commission on Environmental Quality]]<ref name="fivepotentialepapicks">{{cite web|last1=Cama|first1=Timothy|url=http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/308601-five-potential-trump-epa-picks|title=Five potential Trump EPA picks|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=December 4, 2016|accessdate=February 4, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Jeffrey R. 'Jeff' Holmstead, JD.png|75px]]
| [[Jeffrey Holmstead|Jeff Holmstead]]
| [[Lawyer]] for [[Bracewell LLP]]; Former Deputy [[Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency]]<ref name="nyt1112"/>
|-
| [[File:CynthiaLummis.jpg|75px]]
| [[Cynthia Lummis]]
| Outgoing [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Wyoming's at-large congressional district]]<ref name="Politico-cabinet-in-waiting"/>
|- style="background:lightgreen;"
| [[File:Scott Pruitt by Gage Skidmore.jpg|75px]] {{y}}
| '''[[Scott Pruitt]]'''
| [[Oklahoma Attorney General|Attorney General of Oklahoma]]<ref name="Politico-cabinet-in-waiting"/>
|-
| [[File:Leslie Rutledge by Gage Skidmore.jpg|75px]]
| [[Leslie Rutledge]]
| [[Arkansas Attorney General|Attorney General of Arkansas]]<ref name="Politico-cabinet-in-waiting"/>
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|70px]]
| [[Donald van der Vaart]]
| Secretary of the [[North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality]]<ref name="fivepotentialepapicks"/>
|}
</div>
|}
=== Administrator of the Small Business Administration ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Current
[[Linda McMahon]]
<br><small>Took office February 14, 2017</small><br>
|-
!<div align="center">
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="3" |Inaugural candidates
|-
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Image
! Name
! Description
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| Mary Anne Bradfield
| Former assistant deputy administrator of the Small Business Administration; head of Donald Trump's SBA transition team<ref name="SBAUnderTrump">{{cite web |last1=Quittner |first1=Jeremy |url=http://fortune.com/2016/12/01/who-will-lead-the-sba-under-trump/ |title=Who Will Lead the SBA Under Trump? |work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |date=December 1, 2016 |accessdate=February 4, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:SteveChabot.jpg|75px]]
| [[Steve Chabot]]
| Chair of the [[United States House Committee on Small Business|House Small Business Committee]], [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Ohio's 1st congressional district]]<ref name="Roll-Call-Who's-Left"/>
|-
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| Bruce Levell
| Co-founder of the National Diversity Coalition for Trump<ref name="SBAUnderTrump"/>
|- style="background:lightgreen;"
| [[File:Linda McMahon Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic.jpg|75px]] {{y}}
| '''[[Linda McMahon]]'''
| Former [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] CEO, 2010 and 2012 Republican nominee for [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Connecticut]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Donald Trump talks job creation with Linda McMahon, former WWE boss|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/30/donald-trump-talks-job-creation-linda-mcmahon-form/|publisher=Washington Times|author=S.A. Miller|date=November 30, 2016|accessdate=December 1, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Dr. Parmis Khatibi & Chairwoman of Women's Lead PAC Christine Toretti .jpg|75px]]
| [[Christine Jack Toretti|Christine Toretti]]
| Chairman and CEO of S.W. Jack Drilling Company<ref name="SBAUnderTrump"/>
|}
</div>
|}
=== Removal of the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers ===
{{Further|Political appointments of Donald Trump#Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers}}
On February 8, 2017 President Trump outlined the 24 members of the Cabinet with the [[Council of Economic Advisers#List of Chairs|Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers]] excluded.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/02/08/president-donald-j-trump-announces-his-cabinet|title=President Donald J. Trump Announces His Cabinet|date=2017-02-08|newspaper=whitehouse.gov|access-date=2017-02-09|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/president-trump-announces-his-full-cabinet-roster-044552214.html|title=President Trump announces his full Cabinet roster|access-date=2017-02-09|language=en-US}}</ref> In addition to the chair, there are two other members of [[Council of Economic Advisers|the council]] (also appointed by the president), as well as a staff of [[economist]]s, [[researcher]]s, and [[statistician]]s.
== See also ==
{{Portal bar|Donald Trump|Politics|United States}}
* [[Presidential transition of Donald Trump]]
* [[Inauguration of Donald Trump]]
* [[Unsuccessful nominations to the Cabinet of the United States]]
== Notes ==
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== References ==
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