, at nine months of the presidential election, the deadline of ballot.
Citing his integrity, Republican senators then proposed his appointment as head of the FBI after the firing of James Comey by President Trump.
In the federal prosecutor's office, Merrick Garland has notably overseen the prosecution of far-right activist Timothy McVeigh, convicted of the Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people in 1995.
The magistrate, considered to be centrist, would take the head of a department which, in the opinion of several jurists, was politicized during the reign of the former Secretary of Justice Bill Barr.
Janet Yellen has an impressive resume.
The first woman to chair the powerful Federal Reserve (Fed), she would also be the first to lead the US Treasury in its 231-year history, and the first person to have been, in her career, at the helm of the Council of Economic Advisers., the Fed and the Treasury Department.
Its mission would be to turn around an economy weighed down by the COVID-19 crisis and marked by an unemployment rate of 6.7%, increase the federal minimum wage to $ 15 an hour and tax companies more. and the richest Americans.
Specializing in labor economics, the professor emeritus believes in the role of government in the economy. His long track record and track record reassure Wall Street as much as the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.
Lloyd Austin's appointment, if confirmed, would be historic, but the retired general, who left the military just three years ago, would need special permission from Congress.
The four-star general, who would be the first African-American to head the Pentagon, has often been a pioneer: he was for example the first black to command a division of the army, then the first to lead CentCom, the division of the military responsible for US operations in the Middle East.
He was the general commander of the American forces in Iraq when Joe Biden, then vice-president, was in charge of the Iraqi file.
The career soldier, who served in the military for four decades, is expected to convince Congress to waive a law prohibiting anyone who left the military less than seven years ago from leading the Pentagon, a precedent occurred twice in the past 70 years.
A lawyer by training, Alejandro Mayorkas had previously been Deputy Secretary for Internal Security.
At the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), he helped set up the program dubbed DACA, which temporarily protects young migrants from the deportation who arrived illegally in the United States when they were minors.
The DHS inspector general had also accused him of inappropriate intervention to help companies obtain work visas.
Of Cuban origin and arrived in the country as a child as a political refugee, the former federal prosecutor would be the first Spanish speaker, but also the first immigrant to lead the DHS.
Xavier Becerra is one of the main advocates of Obamacare in court.
The son of Mexican immigrants, he would be the first Hispanic American to head the Department of Health and Human Services.
Public health officials were calling for a medical expert to head this department, and Xavier Becerra was seen more as a possible attorney general.
Mr Becerra, who has filed over 100 lawsuits against the Trump administration, is however at the forefront of important legal battles over health issues, such as the one waged by 20 states to keep the health insurance plan in place. in place by Barack Obama (nicknamed Obamacare), whom the Republicans are trying to dismantle.
He also led a coalition of 22 states challenging a Mississippi law that restricts access to abortion.
Deb Haaland would make history if the Senate confirmed her appointment.
For the first time in American history, an Indigenous woman would sit in Cabinet. In addition, she would head the department responsible for many files relating to the 574 indigenous communities recognized by the federal government, between which relations have often been strained.
The department, which manages around one-fifth of the country's land, oversees natural resources, including on indigenous lands, among other things.
Deb Haaland is committed to making the department, largely focused on the development of fossil fuels, a promoter of renewable energies and policies against climate change.
Reelected in November, the politician, member of the Laguna Pueblo nation, is, among other things, vice-chair of the House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources. In the 2018 election, she became one of the first two Indigenous women elected to Congress.
Gina Raimondo was among the politicians Joe Biden considered picking as his running mate, but she wasn't among the favorites.
Governor of Rhode Island, the smallest American state, Gina Raimondo has made economic development her main focus.
The former executive of a venture capitalist would be instrumental in restoring trade relations with the economic partners of the United States, which were damaged during the Trump era. It would also inherit other complex issues, such as the regulation of technological giants.
Conservative commentators were hoping Joe Biden would make this centrist politician his running mate. His pension reform, however, made him much less popular among the unions.
According to a recent poll, the president of the Association of Democratic Governors is one of the least popular governors in the country.
When officially announcing his appointment, Pete Buttigieg himself emphasized the historic nature of Joe Biden's decision.
The first openly gay candidate to seriously run for president, in 2019-2020, he would also be the first person from the LGBTQ community to sit in Cabinet after his Senate appointment was confirmed. This son of a Maltese immigrant would be the second youngest secretary in history.
His presence in the Biden Cabinet was largely predictable. Sent to Afghanistan in 2014, when he was a naval reservist and mayor, the veteran was however tipped to head the Department of Veterans Affairs. According to media reports, the young politician, who speaks eight languages, would have liked the post of ambassador to the UN.
If the Senate supports his appointment, his role in infrastructure development, focused on job creation and the fight against climate change, will be central to the implementation of Joe Biden's priorities.
Nicknamed mayor pete, he helped revitalize South Bend, a manufacturing town of 100,000 people.
Jennifer Granholm would become the first person born in Canada to be a member of a U.S. Cabinet.
The mission of the Department of Energy is largely focused on nuclear energy. But the choice of Jennifer Granholm, recognized for her commitment to renewable energies and the development of electric vehicles, signals Joe Biden's intentions.
The former governor of Michigan, the heart of the American auto industry, managed her state's response to the 2008 financial crisis. She also worked with the Obama administration to save the American auto industry, especially with Joe Biden, key player in the economic recovery plan.
Born in Vancouver, she would be the first cabinet member of Canadian origin.
Miguel Cardona had a career in the public education system.
Joe Biden had made experience in the public education system a selection criterion. After a school and university career in the public network, Miguel Cardona worked in the public system, notably as a primary school teacher, school principal, then assistant professor in a university.
The one who is called upon to take the reins of the Department of Education in the midst of the pandemic has pleaded for the reopening of schools.
Son of Puerto Ricans, Miguel Cardona notably had the support of the Spanish-speaking congressional caucus and unions in his state.
Joe Biden said he "seriously considered" Senator Bernie Sanders' candidacy for the job of secretary of labor, but the Senate makeup ultimately helped him decide on Marty Walsh, he said.
The son of Irish immigrants, Martin Walsh inherited the Department of Labor at a pivotal time in the US economy, with 11 million Americans still out of work. In particular, he will be responsible for working conditions in companies.
The unions welcomed the appointment of who would be the first Secretary of Labor with experience as a union leader in nearly 50 years.
Supporter of the minimum wage of $ 15, he has to his credit several progressive achievements, for example in affordable housing or free education for low-income students in public schools.
Sober for 25 years and keen, the media say, to help those struggling with addictions, he drew attention at the 2016 Democratic convention by opening his speech with these words: Good evening. My name is Marty Walsh, and I am an alcoholic.
Marcia Fudge was seen more in the Department of Agriculture.
The one who was eyeing the Department of Agriculture lamented in an interview the fact that the black person still inherits the Department of Labor or that of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) … just before being appointed head of the second.
A member of the House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, she also seemed to be one of the most serious candidates to head the Department of Agriculture.
The former President of the Congressional Black Caucus is known for her work on civil rights and fair labor practices. She would be the first woman to head the HUD in over 40 years.
Tom Vilsack was previously Secretary of Agriculture.
A veteran of politics, Joe Biden's ex-colleague is called upon to resume the role he played for eight years under the Obama administration, to the chagrin of progressives who would have preferred a revival.
Critics of Mr. Vilsack, chief executive of the American Dairy Exports Council since 2017, say he's too close to the farm lobby and big farm producers.
According to NPR, however, his candidacy was imposed as a compromise at the end of a fight between two rival wings of the Democratic Party, one supporting a traditional vision of the role of the department, the other advocating a reform around the programs. against hunger and the fight against climate change.
Denis McDonough is not a veteran.
During the Obama