THE MOST DIVERSE U.S. CABINET IN HISTORY

Biden will have more women in his Cabinet than any president ever.

Including Vice President Kamala Harris, there are 26 Cabinet-level positions in the Biden administration. Half the nominees are people of color.

There are nearly as many women as men in Biden’s Cabinet. It’s the first time America has seen so many women in the top ranks of a presidential administration. Everyone is younger than Biden, who at 78 is the oldest US president to take office.

Biden’s Cabinet is full of firsts. As Biden said when he announced a round of Cabinet nominees in December, “the Biden-Harris Cabinet is first among Cabinets for all of the firsts it represents.” A Native American has never been a Cabinet secretary. An African American has never headed the Defense Department. And a woman has never been vice president. Until now.

Source: CNN, February 2021 and BBC News Canada, Jan 2021 and ABC 7, February 2021 and CBC 2021