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Announced nominees

All permanent members of the Cabinet of the United States as heads of executive departments require the advice and consent of the United States Senate following appointment by the president before taking office. The vice presidency is exceptional in that the position requires an election to office pursuant to the United States Constitution. The president may also designate heads of other agencies and non-Senate-confirmed members of the Executive Office of the President as Cabinet-level members of the Cabinet. The Cabinet meets with the president in a room adjacent to the Oval Office.

The following have been named as Cabinet appointees by the president of the United States.

Cabinet members

Cabinet of President Joe Biden
Individual elected to office and does not serve at the pleasure of the president of the United States (all other cabinet members do)   Individual has yet to be confirmed by the United States Senate   No Senate consent needed
Office Date announced / confirmed	Designee	Office Date announced / confirmed	Designee
– Vice President of the United States Announced August 11, 2020 Assumed office January 20, 2021	Former U.S. Senator Kamala Harris of California	– Secretary of State Announced November 23, 2020 Assumed office January 26, 2021	Former Deputy Secretary Antony Blinken of New York
Secretary of the Treasury Announced x date Assumed office x date	U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts	– Secretary of Defense Announced December 8, 2020 Assumed office January 22, 2021	Retired General Lloyd Austin of Georgia
– Attorney General Announced January 7, 2021	Judge Merrick Garland of Maryland	– Secretary of the Interior Announced December 17, 2020	U.S. Representative Deb Haaland of New Mexico
– Secretary of Agriculture Announced December 10, 2020	Former Secretary Tom Vilsack of Iowa	– Secretary of Commerce Announced January 7, 2021	Governor Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island
– Secretary of Labor Announced January 7, 2021	Mayor Marty Walsh of Massachusetts	– Secretary of Health and Human Services Announced December 7, 2020	State Attorney General Xavier Becerra of California
– Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Announced December 10, 2020	U.S. Representative Marcia Fudge of Ohio	– Secretary of Transportation Announced December 15, 2020 Assumed office February 3, 2021	Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg of Indiana
– Secretary of Energy Announced December 17, 2020	Former Governor Jennifer Granholm of Michigan	– Secretary of Education Announced December 22, 2020	State Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona of Connecticut
– Secretary of Veterans Affairs Announced December 10, 2020 Assumed office February 9, 2021	Former White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough of Maryland	– Secretary of Homeland Security Announced November 23, 2020 Assumed office February 2, 2021	Former Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of Washington, D.C.