Contact: Daniel De Simone; 760.703.0948
The administration of President Joe Biden will feature the highest number of Cabinet and Cabinet-level offices held by women in history, with 12 of these positions set to be filled by women, according to a tally from the Center for American Women and Politics, a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University. Aside from Vice President Kamala Harris, all of these positions are pending Senate confirmation. If confirmed, women will hold 12 of 25 (48%) Cabinet and Cabinet-level positions in the Biden-Harris administration at its outset. In addition, 8 of the 12 women nominated or elected to these offices are women of color. The previous record for women serving concurrently in Cabinet-level positions was nine, during the second term of President Bill Clinton.
The women designees of the Biden Cabinet are:
- Marcia Fudge Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- Jennifer Granholm Secretary of Energy
- Isabel Guzman Administrator, Small Business Administration
- Deb Haaland Secretary of the Interior
- Avril Haines Director of National Intelligence
- Kamala Harris Vice President
- Gina Raimondo Secretary of Commerce
- Cecilia Rouse Chair, Council of Economic Advisors
- Katherine Tai U.S. Trade Representative
- Neera Tanden Director of the Office of Management and Budget
- Linda Thomas-Greenfield U.N. Ambassador
- Janet L. Yellen Secretary of the Treasury
CAWP’s High-Level Presidential Appointments page will update regularly with confirmation status for women nominees and personnel changes in the Biden administration. For historical information about women in presidential Cabinets, see our fact sheet, Women Appointed to Presidential Cabinets. _________________________________________________________________________________
Contact: Daniel De Simone; 760.703.0948