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United States presidents typically fill their Cabinets and other appointive positions with people from their own political party.The first Cabinet formed by the first president, George Washington, included some of Washington's political opponents, but later presidents adopted the practice of filling their Cabinets with members of the president's party.
The United States secretary of the interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior.The secretary and the Department of the Interior are responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land along with natural resources, leading such agencies as the Bureau of Land Management, the United States Geological Survey, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the National ...
Secretary of the Interior: Doug Burgum [108] February 1, 2025 (Confirmed January 30, 2025, 80–17) [RC 12] Walter Cruickshank [34] January 20, 2025 February 1, 2025 Deputy Secretary of the Interior: Katharine MacGregor: Awaiting Senate Confirmation Solicitor of the Interior: William L. Doffermyre: Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian ...
Pages in category "United States secretaries of the interior" The following 58 pages are in this category, out of 58 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Secretary of Commerce: Wilbur Ross: 2017–2021: Secretary of Labor: Alexander Acosta: 2017–2019: Eugene Scalia: 2019–2021: Secretary of Health and Human Services: Tom Price: 2017: Alex Azar: 2018–2021: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Ben Carson: 2017–2021: Secretary of Transportation: Elaine Chao: 2017–2021: Secretary of ...
A nomination for Secretary of the Interior is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. Governor Doug Burgum of North Dakota was announced as Trump's nominee for the position on November 15, 2024. [ 28 ]
This is a list of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation. Under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution and law of the United States , certain federal positions appointed by the president of the United States require confirmation ( advice and consent ) of the United States Senate .
On January 18, 2017, two days before Trump's inauguration, it was reported that Trump had by then nominated only 28 people to fill 690 positions requiring Senate confirmation. [13] In particular, there had been no nominations below the Cabinet level for the departments of State or Defense, and the staff for the National Security Council was ...