The making of Trump’s Cabinet

Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson is Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State.

Retired Marine Gen. James Mattis, seen here in 2013, is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary. Mattis retired in 2013 after serving as the commander of the U.S. Central Command.

Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly is Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security. He is the highest-ranking officer to lose a child in combat in Iraq or Afghanistan. Kelly’s son, Marine 1st Lt. Robert Kelly was killed in November 2010 in Afghanistan.

Betsy DeVos, a champion of charter schools and school vouchers, comes from a family that is among the country’s largest donors to Republican and conservative Christian causes. -- Los Angeles Times

Elaine Chao, who is married to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, is well-known in Washington, having led the Department of Labor for several years under President George W. Bush. — AP

Steven Mnuchin is a former Goldman Sachs executive who led Trump’s finance operations during the presidential campaign. — AP

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is President-elect Donald Trump‘s choice to lead the Energy Department, an agency Perry vowed to eliminate during the 2012 campaign.

Wilbur Ross, who became a billionaire by acquiring and restructuring troubled companies, will have the task of executing some of Trump’s most ambitious campaign promises, including scraping the Trans-Pacific Partnership, renegotiating NAFTA and spending big on infrastructure. — AP

Donald Trump picked retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson to be secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Carson has no background in government or running a large bureaucracy.

Nikki Haley, a Republican, is the current governor of South Carolina.

Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn is Trump’s pick for national security adviser.

Rep. Mike Pompeo, R-Kan., is Trump’s pick for CIA Director.

Reince Priebus, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, is Trump’s choice for White House Chief of Staff.

Stephen Bannon, executive chairman of Breitbart News and former chief executive of Trump’s campaign, will join the President Trump’s administration as chief strategist.

Andrew Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants, is Donald Trump’s choice for labor secretary.

David Shulkin, currently Veterans Affairs Undersecretary for Health, was named on Jan. 11., 2017, as Donald Trump’s pick for Veterans Affairs secretary.

Scott Pruitt, the attorney general of the oil and gas intensive state of Oklahoma, is Donald Trump’s choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency.