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Secretary of State

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Current

Mike Pompeo
Took office April 26, 2018

Inaugural candidates
Image Name Description
  Richard Armitage Former United States Deputy Secretary of State[1]
  John Bolton Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations; former Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs[2][3]
  Bob Corker U.S. Senator from Tennessee and Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee[4][3]
  Tulsi Gabbard Democratic U.S. Representative from Hawaii's 2nd congressional district[5]
  Rudy Giuliani Former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, former Associate Attorney General, former Mayor of New York City[4][6][7]
Richard Haass President of the Council on Foreign Relations; former Director of Policy Planning for the United States Department of State[8]
  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.
  Jon Huntsman Former Governor of Utah, former United States Ambassador to Singapore and United States Ambassador to China, and 2012 presidential candidate[3][9]
  Zalmay Khalilzad Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations[2]
  Joe Manchin Democratic U.S. Senator from West Virginia and vice chair of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee.[10]
  Alan Mulally Former CEO of Ford Motor Company and former executive vice president of Boeing[11][12]
  Stanley McChrystal Retired General of the United States Army, former Commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan[2]
  Hank Paulson Former United States Secretary of the Treasury and CEO of Goldman Sachs[1]
  David Petraeus Retired 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 Multinational Force[3][13][14]
  Dana Rohrabacher U.S. Representative for California's 48th congressional district; Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats; Speechwriter and Senior Assistant of President Ronald Reagan[15]
  Mitt Romney Former Governor of Massachusetts and 2012 Republican presidential nominee[3][16][17][18]
  Jim Stavridis Retired 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 Allied Commander Europe, finalist for Clinton's running mate[19]
    Y Rex Tillerson Former CEO of ExxonMobil[3][20][21]
First succession
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    Y Mike Pompeo Former Director of the CIA and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 4th district
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Rex Tillerson
February 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018

Secretary of the Treasury

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Steven Mnuchin
Took office February 13, 2017

Inaugural candidates
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  John Allison Former president and CEO of the Cato Institute.[22][23] Also mentioned as a possible member of the Federal Reserve Board.
  Tom Barrack Private equity real estate investor; founder, chair and CEO of Colony Capital[2]
  Ben Bernanke Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve.[24]
  Gary Cohn President and COO of Goldman Sachs[25] Selected as Director of the National Economic Council.
  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[1] Dimon reportedly declined the role.[26]
File:Jonathan Gray BLA.jpg Jon Gray Head of global real estate for the Blackstone Group[27]
  Jeb Hensarling Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, U.S. Representative from Texas's 5th congressional district; former Chair of the Republican Study Committee and Chair of the House Republican Conference[28]
  Glenn Hubbard Dean of the Columbia Business School, received media attention as a potential Treasury pick during mid-2016.[29][30] Former advisor to Bush'16, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under George W. Bush, held a high-level role[29] under George H. W. Bush, advisor to Romney'12 (reportedly a leading contender for Treasury secretary had Romney been elected).[31] Also mentioned as a potential contender for Fed chair, in 2018.[30][32]
  Carl Icahn Chairman of Icahn Enterprises.[24]
  David McCormick President of Bridgewater Associates; former Undersecretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Treasury[33]
     Y Steven Mnuchin CEO of Dune Capital Management and former partner at Goldman Sachs; movie producer at Relativity Media; Trump campaign finance chair[34][35]
  Tim Pawlenty Former Governor of Minnesota,[2] CEO since 2012 of financial services industry lobbyist and advocacy group Financial Services Roundtable, 2012 presidential candidate (then later co-chair of Romney'12)
  Kevin Warsh Former Federal Reserve governor[36]

Secretary of Defense

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Patrick M. Shanahan
(Acting) Took office January 1, 2019

Inaugural candidates
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  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.)[37]
  Tom Cotton U.S. Senator from Arkansas[38]
  Tulsi Gabbard Democratic U.S. Representative from Hawaii's 2nd congressional district[5]
  Stephen Hadley Former U.S. National Security Advisor[4][39]
  Duncan D. Hunter[nb 1] U.S. Representative for California's 50th congressional district[41]
  Jack Keane Former Vice Chief of Staff of the Army. Stated he declined an offer to be nominated as Secretary.[42]
  Jon Kyl Former U.S. Senator from Arizona[28]
    Y James Mattis Retired United States Marine Corps General; former commander of CENTCOM[43][44]
  David Petraeus Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency[45]
  Jim Talent Former U.S. Senator from Missouri who was on the Senate Armed Services Committee[46]
  Jim Woolsey Former Director of Central Intelligence[38]
First succession
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  Kelly Ayotte Former U.S. Senator from New Hampshire[47]
  Dan Coats Director of National Intelligence[48]
  Tom Cotton U.S. Senator from Arkansas[48]
  Lindsey Graham U.S. Senator from South Carolina[48]
  Jack Keane Former Vice Chief of Staff of the Army. Declined an offer to be nominated as Secretary in inaugural succession.[48]
  Jon Kyl Outgoing U.S. Senator from Arizona[47]
  David McCormick Former Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs[47]
  Patrick M. Shanahan United States Deputy Secretary of Defense[48]
  Jim Talent Former U.S. Senator from Missouri who was on the Senate Armed Services Committee[48]
  Jim Webb Democratic former U.S. Senator from Virginia who was on the Senate Armed Services Committee[49]

Attorney General

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William Barr
Took office February 14, 2019

Inaugural candidates
Image Name Description
  Pam Bondi Attorney General of Florida[38]
  Chris Christie Governor of New Jersey, former United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey[28]
  Ted Cruz U.S. Senator from Texas and 2016 presidential candidate[50]
  Trey Gowdy Chair of the House Benghazi Committee, U.S. Representative from South Carolina's 4th congressional district[38]
  Rudy Giuliani Former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, former Associate Attorney General, former Mayor of New York City[4][6][51]
Kris Kobach Secretary of State of Kansas[52]
  Henry McMaster Governor of South Carolina[53]
    Y Jeff Sessions U.S. Senator from Alabama; former United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama[28]
First succession
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  Alex Acosta United States Secretary of Labor, former United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida[54]
  Alex Azar United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (not interested in the job)[55]
    Y William P. Barr Former United States Attorney General[55]
  Pam Bondi Outgoing Attorney General of Florida[56]
  Steven G. Bradbury General Counsel of the United States Department of Transportation[55]
  Janice Rogers Brown Former Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit[55][57]
  Chris Christie Former Governor of New Jersey, former United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey[56]
  Noel Francisco Solicitor General of the United States[57]
  Rudy Giuliani Former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, former Associate Attorney General, former Mayor of New York City[55]
  Trey Gowdy Outgoing U.S. Representative from South Carolina's 4th congressional district[57]
  Lindsey Graham U.S. Senator from South Carolina (not interested in the job)[55][57]
  Edith Jones Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit[57]
Kris Kobach Outgoing Secretary of State of Kansas[55]
J. Michael Luttig Former Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, former United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel[57]
  John Ratcliffe U.S. Representative from Texas's 4th congressional district, former acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas[57]
  John Sullivan United States Deputy Secretary of State[55]
  Matthew Whitaker Acting United States Attorney General, former United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa[55][57]
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Jeff Sessions
February 9, 2017 – November 7, 2018

Secretary of the Interior

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Current

Ryan Zinke
Took office March 1, 2017

Inaugural candidates
Image Name Description
  Jan Brewer Former Governor of Arizona[2]
  Mary Fallin Governor of Oklahoma[38]
  Robert Grady Venture capitalist and private equity investor,[28] former head of OMB's natural resources, energy, and science unit; aide to Chris Christie and former chair of the New Jersey Investment Council overseeing the state's public employee pension fund for the New Jersey Treasury Department,[58] environmental adviser and speechwriter under George H. W. Bush who helped negotiate the Clean Air Act of 1990[58]
  Harold Hamm CEO of Continental Resources (oil and natural gas), billionaire, from Oklahoma.[28] (Although considered a likely pick for a position in the Trump administration, Hamm said he did not intend to accept an official role.[59][60])
  Heidi Heitkamp Democratic U.S. Senator from North Dakota[61]
  Raul Labrador U.S. Representative from Idaho's 1st congressional district[62]
  Forrest Lucas CEO and president of Lucas Oil[63]
  Cynthia Lummis Outgoing U.S. Representative from Wyoming's at-large congressional district[38]
  Cathy McMorris Rodgers Chair of the House Republican Conference, U.S. Representative from Washington's 5th congressional district.[64] (Although media reports on December 9, 2016 suggested Rodgers was unofficially the expected pick for Secretary of the Interior,[nb 2][79] instead Zinke of Montana became the expected pick as of December 13, 2016.)
  Sarah Palin 2008 vice presidential nominee; former Governor of Alaska[4][80][81][82]
  Richard Pombo Former U.S. Representative from California's 11th congressional district, former Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee[38]
  Mead Treadwell Former Lieutenant Governor of Alaska[38]
  Ray Washburne Dallas-based investor, former Trump Victory Committee vice chair,[83] finance director for Christie'16 campaign, former RNC appointee as national finance chair 2013-2014[58][84]
    Y Ryan Zinke U.S. Representative from Montana,[62] former Navy SEAL commander.[85]
First succession
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    Y David L. Bernhardt United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior[86]
  Rob Bishop U.S. Representative from Utah[86]
  Jeff Denham Former U.S Representative from California[87]
  Dean Heller Former U.S. Senator from Nevada[86]
  Raúl Labrador Former U.S. Representative from Idaho[86]
  Cynthia Lummis Former U.S. Representative from Wyoming[86]
  Butch Otter Former Governor of Idaho[86]
Sean Reyes Attorney General of Utah[88]

Secretary of Agriculture

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Sonny Perdue
Took office April 25, 2017

Inaugural candidates
Image Name Description
  Henry Bonilla Former U.S. Representative from Texas's 23rd congressional district[89]
  Sam Brownback Governor of Kansas; former U.S. Senator and Congressman[28]
  Susan Combs Former Texas Agriculture Commissioner; former Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts[90]
  Chuck Conner Former United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture[91][92]
  Rick Crawford U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 1st congressional district[93]
  Dave Heineman Former Governor of Nebraska[38]
  Heidi Heitkamp Democratic U.S. Senator from North Dakota[94]
  Charles Herbster Cattleman and agribusinessman; head of Trump campaign's agricultural advisory committee[91][92]
  Tim Huelskamp Former U.S. Representative from Kansas's 1st congressional district[95]
  Jack Kingston Former United States Representative from Georgia's 1st congressional district[96]
  Abel Maldonado Former Lieutenant Governor of California[97][98]
  Sid Miller Texas Agriculture Commissioner[99]
  Jerry Moran U.S. Senator from Kansas[100]
  Elsa Murano Former President of Texas A&M University[101]
  Kristi Noem U.S. Representative from South Dakota's at-large congressional district since 2011,[102] professional farmer/rancher since age 22, House Ways and Means committee member (declined position)
  Butch Otter Governor of Idaho[103]
    Y Sonny Perdue Former Governor of Georgia[28][104][105]
  Bruce Rastetter Agricultural business leader; President of the Iowa Board of Regents[91][106]
  Annette Sweeney Former member of the Iowa House of Representatives, executive director of the Iowa Angus Association[91]

Secretary of Commerce

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Wilbur Ross
Took office February 28, 2017

Inaugural candidates
Image Name Description
  Eric Bolling Fox News anchor, co-host of The Five[107]
  Chris Christie Governor of New Jersey; 2016 presidential candidate[108]
  Dan DiMicco Former CEO of Nucor; advisor on trade to Donald Trump[108]
  Lew Eisenberg Finance Chairman of the Republican National Committee.[24]
  Mike Huckabee Former Governor of Arkansas and 2016 presidential candidate.[24]
  Linda McMahon Professional wrestling magnate; twice former Republican U.S. Senate nominee for Connecticut[109]
    Y Wilbur Ross Investor[36] at Invesco, billionaire specializing in bankruptcy-turnarounds, co-leader of the economic policy advisor team to Trump'16,[110] previously backed fellow Floridian Rubio'16,[111][112] privatization advisor to then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani, board member of USAID-funded TUSRIF appointed by the Bill Clinton administration,[113] and former Democrat[114] whose then-spouse was the Republican-party Lt. Governor of New York
  Peter Thiel Cofounder of PayPal[24]

Secretary of Labor

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Alex Acosta
Took office April 28, 2017

Inaugural candidates
Image Name Description
    Y Alex Acosta Dean of the Florida International University College of Law, former member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights and former U.S. Attorney for Southern District of Florida[115]
  Lou Barletta U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district[116]
  Joseph Guzman Assistant professor at Michigan State University[115]
  John Kline Former U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 2nd congressional district[64]
  Peter Kirsanow Attorney, member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, former National Labor Relations Board member (2006-2008)[38][115]
  Victoria Lipnic Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment Standards[4][6]
    N Andy Puzder CEO of CKE Restaurants,[38] delegate to Republican National Convention platform committee in 2012 and 2016,[117][118][119] backed comprehensive immigration reform in 2013,[120] 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.[121]
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[122][115]
  Scott Walker Governor of Wisconsin; 2016 presidential candidate[123]

Secretary of Health and Human Services

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Alex Azar
Took office January 29, 2018

Inaugural candidates
Image Name Description
  Rich Bagger Executive Vice President of Celgene; former transition executive director, former New Jersey State Senator[95]
  Ben Carson Retired neurosurgeon, former professor at Johns Hopkins University, presidential candidate in 2016 (endorsed Trump shortly after suspending his own campaign)[124]
  Mike Huckabee Former Governor of Arkansas; former Chair of the National Governors Association; 2016 presidential candidate[2]
  Bobby Jindal Former Governor of Louisiana; 2016 presidential candidate[2]
    Y Tom Price Chair of the House Budget Committee, U.S. Representative for Georgia's 6th congressional district, orthopedic surgeon[125]
  Rick Scott Governor of Florida[2]
First succession
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    Y Alex Azar Former Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services[126]
  Charlie Baker Governor of Massachusetts[127]
  Bobby Jindal Former Governor of Louisiana; 2016 presidential candidate[128][129]
  Susana Martinez Governor of New Mexico[127]
  Mark McClellan Former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and former Commissioner of Food and Drugs[127]
  Mehmet Oz Cardiothoracic surgeon and television personality[130][128]
  Brian Sandoval Governor of Nevada[127]
  Rick Santorum Former United States Senator from Pennsylvania[128][129]
  David Shulkin Secretary of Veterans Affairs[128]
  Olympia Snowe Former United States Senator from Maine[127]
  Seema Verma Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services[128][129]
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Tom Price
February 10, 2017 – September 29, 2017

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

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Current

Ben Carson
Took office March 2, 2017

Inaugural candidates
Image Name Description
  Rob Astorino Westchester County Executive[131]
  Scott Brown Former U.S. Senator from Massachusetts[132]
    Y Ben Carson 2016 presidential candidate and former director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital[133]
  Pam Patenaude President of the J. Ronald Terwilliger Foundation for Housing America's Families[134]
  Bob Woodson Community development leader, Founder and President of the National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise[64]

Secretary of Transportation

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Elaine Chao
Took office January 31, 2017

Inaugural candidates
Image Name Description
  Lou Barletta U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district[135]
    Y Elaine Chao First Taiwanese American to serve 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[136][137]
  Harold Ford Jr. Former Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee's 9th congressional district[138]
  John Mica Former Chair of the House Transportation Committee, Outgoing U.S. Representative from Florida's 7th congressional district[139]
  Mark Rosenker Former Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board[38]
  Jim Simpson Former New Jersey Commissioner of Transportation; Former Federal Transit Administrator[38]
  Shirley Ybarra Former senior transportation policy analyst at the Reason Foundation, former Virginia Secretary of Transportation[140]

Secretary of Energy

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Rick Perry
Took office March 2, 2017

Inaugural candidates
Image Name Description
  James Connaughton Chief executive of Nautilus Data Technologies and former Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality[2]
  Kevin Cramer U.S. Representative from North Dakota's at-large congressional district[141]
  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[64]
  Robert Grady Venture capitalist and private equity investor,[28] former head of OMB's natural resources, energy, and science unit; aide to Chris Christie and former chair of the New Jersey Investment Council overseeing the state's public employee pension fund for the New Jersey Treasury Department,[58] environmental adviser and speechwriter under George H. W. Bush who helped negotiate the Clean Air Act of 1990[58]
  Harold Hamm CEO of Continental Resources (oil and natural gas), billionaire, from Oklahoma.[4][142] (Although considered a likely pick for a position in the Trump administration, Hamm said he did not intend to accept an official role.[59][60])
  Heidi Heitkamp Democratic U.S. Senator from North Dakota[61][143]
  Joe Manchin Democratic U.S. Senator from West Virginia and vice chair of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee.[143][144]
  J. Larry Nichols Chairman (emeritus) of Devon Energy Corporation[83]
    Y Rick Perry Former Governor of Texas, 2016 presidential candidate[143][145][146]
  Ray Washburne Dallas-based investor and the vice chairman of the 2016 Trump Victory Committee[143][147]

Secretary of Education

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Current

Betsy DeVos
Took office February 7, 2017

Inaugural candidates
Image Name Description
  Tony Bennett Former Florida Education Commissioner; former Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction[38]
  Kevin Chavous Member of the Council of the District of Columbia from Ward 7[38]
  Ben Carson former professor at Johns Hopkins University, retired neurosurgeon, presidential candidate in 2016 (endorsed Trump shortly after suspending his own campaign)[124]
  Mitch Daniels President of the Purdue University System; former Governor of Indiana; former Director of the Office of Management and Budget[38]
    Y Betsy DeVos Former Chair of the Michigan Republican Party[38]
  Bill Evers Resident Scholar at the Hoover Institution; Senior Advisor to the United States Secretary of Education[28]
  Jerry Falwell President of Liberty University. Stated he declined an offer to be nominated as Secretary.[148]
  Luke Messer U.S. Representative from Indiana's 6th congressional district[38]
  Eva Moskowitz Founder and CEO of Success Academy Charter Schools[149]
  Michelle Rhee Former Chancellor of District of Columbia Public Schools[38]
  Gerald Robinson Former Virginia Education Secretary[38]

Secretary of Veterans Affairs

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Robert Wilkie
Took office July 30, 2018

Inaugural candidates
Image Name Description
  Bob McDonald Incumbent Secretary of Veterans Affairs [150]
  Thad Allen Former Commandant of the Coast Guard[151]
  Scott Brown Former U.S. Senator from Massachusetts[152][153][154]
  Toby Cosgrove CEO of Cleveland Clinic,[155] heart surgeon, Vietnam vet.[102] Offered this role by Barack Obama in 2014, but ultimately turned it down; critic of Obamacare.[156] Reported to have been Trump's second choice after Luis Quinonez, but to have refused the position again.[157]
  Tulsi Gabbard Democratic U.S. Representative from Hawaii's 2nd congressional district[158]
  Jenean Hampton Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky[159]
  Pete Hegseth Former Executive Director of Vets for Freedom, Chief Executive Officer of Concerned Veterans for America, Fox News contributor[64]
  Michelle Howard United States Navy admiral, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe[160]
  Leo Mackay, Jr. Senior Vice President of Lockheed Martin, former United States Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs[161]
  Jeff Miller Former Chair of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, Former U.S. Representative from Florida's 1st congressional district[162]
  Sarah Palin 2008 vice presidential nominee; former Governor of Alaska[163][164]
  Luis Quinonez CEO of IQ Management Services.[155] Reported to have been Trump's first choice, but to have withdrawn his name from consideration for health reasons.[157]
  Mitt Romney Former Governor of Massachusetts and 2012 Republican presidential nominee[165]
    Y David Shulkin Current Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health[166]
  Allen West Former U.S. Representative from Florida's 22nd congressional district and Former Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army.[167]
First succession
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  Toby Cosgrove CEO of Cleveland Clinic, heart surgeon, Vietnam vet. Offered this role by Barack Obama in 2014, but ultimately turned it down; critic of Obamacare.[156] Reported to have been Trump's second choice after Luis Quinonez in inaugural selection, but to have refused the position again.[157][168]
  Pete Hegseth Former Executive Director of Vets for Freedom, Chief Executive Officer of Concerned Veterans for America, Fox News contributor[169]
    N Ronny Jackson Physician of President Trump
  John F. Kelly White House Chief of Staff[170]
  Jeff Miller Former U.S. Representative from Florida's 1st congressional district[169]
  Rick Perry United States Secretary of Energy[169]
  Phil Roe U.S. Representative from Tennessee's 1st congressional district[168]
    Y Robert Wilkie Acting United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness[169]
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David Shulkin
February 14, 2017 – March 28, 2018

Secretary of Homeland Security

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Current

Kirstjen Nielsen
Took office December 6, 2017

Inaugural candidates
Image Name Description
  Joe Arpaio Outgoing Sheriff of Maricopa County[2]
  David Clarke Sheriff of Milwaukee County[46]
  Rudy Giuliani former Mayor of New York City, 2008 presidential candidate, former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, former Associate Attorney General.[124]
    Y John F. Kelly Retired United States Marine Corps General and the former commander of United States Southern Command[171]
  Pete King U.S. Representative from New York's 2nd congressional district; former Chair of the House Homeland Security Committee[172]
  Steve King U.S. Representative from Iowa's 4th congressional district[citation needed]
Kris Kobach Secretary of State of Kansas; former chairman of the Kansas Republican Party[173]
  Mike McCaul Chair of the House Homeland Security Committee; U.S. Representative from Texas's 10th congressional district[28]
  Frances Townsend Former United States Homeland Security Advisor[18]
First succession
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  Mike McCaul Chair of the House Homeland Security Committee; U.S. Representative from Texas's 10th congressional district[174]
    Y Kirstjen Nielsen White House Deputy Chief of Staff[175][176][177]
Previous

John F. Kelly
January 20, 2017 – July 31, 2017

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