Biden Cabinet | |
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 Cabinet of the United States | |
| 2021–present | |
 Cabinet of President Joe Biden in July 2021 | |
| Date formed | January 20, 2021 |
| People and organizations | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| President's history | U.S. Vice President (2009–2017) U.S. Senator from Delaware (1973–2009) New Castle County Councilman (1971–1973) |
| Vice President | Kamala Harris |
| Total no. of members | 25 (incl. Cabinet-level members) |
| Member party | Democratic Party |
| Status in legislature | Majority government (2021–2023) Divided government (2023–present) |
| Opposition party | Republican Party |
| History | |
| Election | 2020 presidential election |
| Legislature terms | 117th Congress 118th Congress 119th Congress (17 days) |
| Budgets | 2021 budget 2022 budget 2023 budget 2024 budget |
| Advice and consent | United States Senate |
| Predecessor | First Trump Cabinet |
| Successor | Second Trump Cabinet |
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Joe Biden assumed office as the 46th president of the United States on January 20, 2021. The president has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet to the United States Senate for confirmation under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution.
Before confirmation and during congressional hearings, a high-level career member of an executive department heads this pre-confirmed cabinet on an acting basis. The Cabinet's creation was part of the transition of power following the 2020 presidential election.
In addition to the 15 heads of executive departments, there are 10 Cabinet-level officials. Biden altered his cabinet structure, elevating the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers,[1] director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy[2] and ambassador to the United Nations as Cabinet-level positions.[3] Biden initially removed the director of the Central Intelligence Agency from his Cabinet, but reversed the move in July 2023.[4][5]
Confirmations had occurred at the slowest pace of any presidential cabinet in modern history that resulted from delays in facilitating an orderly transition of power and passing the organizing resolution for governing an evenly split Senate following the 2020–2021 United States Senate runoff elections in Georgia; and the second impeachment of Donald Trump.[6] By March 2021, a pick-up in the first half of the month brought confirmations close to pace.[7] Biden is the first president since Ronald Reagan in 1981 to have all of his original Cabinet secretary nominees confirmed to their posts.[8]
This article documents the nomination and confirmation process for any successful or unsuccessful Cabinet nominees of the Biden administration. They are listed in order of creation of the Cabinet position (also used as the basis for the United States presidential line of succession).
- ^ Johnson, Martin (December 1, 2020). "Biden elevates Economic Advisers chair to Cabinet". The Hill.
- ^ Zimmer, Carl (January 16, 2021). "Biden to Elevate Science Adviser to His Cabinet". The New York Times.
- ^ Falk, Pamela (November 20, 2020). "Will Biden tap a U.N. ambassador to "reclaim America's leading position"?". CBS News.
- ^ Lee, Matthew (January 11, 2021). "Biden chooses veteran diplomat Burns as CIA director". Associated Press.
- ^ Merchant, Normaan (July 21, 2023). "Biden names CIA Director William Burns to his Cabinet". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ Jaffe, Alexandra (March 2, 2021). "Biden's Cabinet half-empty after slow start in confirmations". Associated Press. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ Levine, Marianne. "Senate revs its confirmation engine to fill Biden's Cabinet". Politico. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ Liptak, Kevin (March 23, 2021). "Biden first president in decades to have first-pick Cabinet secretaries confirmed". CNN. Retrieved March 24, 2021.