First cabinet of Donald Trump

First Trump Cabinet
Cabinet of the United States
2017–2021
Cabinet of President Donald Trump in March 2017
Date formed	January 20, 2017 (2017-01-20)
Date dissolved	January 20, 2021 (2021-01-20)
People and organizations
President	Donald Trump
President's history	No previous government office held
Vice President	Mike Pence
Member party	Republican Party
Status in legislature	Majority government (2017–2019) Divided government (2019–2021)
Opposition party	Democratic Party
History
Election	2016 presidential election
Legislature terms	115th Congress 116th Congress 117th Congress (17 days)
Budgets	2017 budget 2018 budget 2019 budget 2020 budget
Advice and consent	United States Senate
Predecessor	Obama Cabinet
Successor	Biden Cabinet

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Donald Trump assumed office as president of the United States on January 20, 2017, and his first term ended 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 2016 presidential election.

This article documents the nomination and confirmation process for any successful or unsuccessful Cabinet nominees of the First Trump 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).