- Scott Bessent for secretary of the Treasury. Bessent, 62, is a Wall Street veteran and founder of international macro investment company Key Square Group. He served as a key economic adviser to Trump’s 2024 campaign.
- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) for secretary of Labor. Chavez-DeRemer, 56, is a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. She is married to anesthesiologist Shawn DeRemer and has two children.
- Scott Turner, an NFL veteran, for secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Turner worked during Trump’s first term, serving as the executive director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council to support distressed communities.
- Dr. Marty Makary, an outspoken critic of COVID-19 mandates, to head the Food and Drug Administration. Makary is a Johns Hopkins University professor and surgeon.
- Sebastian Gorka, who served as a deputy assistant to the president in 2017, will reprise that role while also serving as counterterrorism director.
- Alex Wong, who served in the State Department during the first term, will be a deputy assistant to the president role and serve as principal deputy national security advisor.
- Russell Vought, who led the Office of Management and Budget during Trump’s first term, will hold the same position in the new administration.
