Team Biden

THE Biden administration is trying to confirm a barrierbreaking cabinet that includes the first woman to serve as treasury secretary, the first black defence secretary, the first transgender federal official, the first openly gay man confirmed to a Cabinet role and the first Native American Cabinet secretary.

If confirmed they will join his record-setting inner-circle, with his professor wife Jill Biden pledging to be the first First Lady to continue working for a wage and his deputy Kamala Harris the first female and also the first black vice president.

Team Biden includes:

KAMALA HARRIS, 56

After a disappointing turn in the Democratic primary presidential race, the former California attorney-general returned to the ticket with a number of firsts, including being the first stepmother to be Vice President-elect.

JILL BIDEN, 69

A literature professor who has pledged to return to teaching as well as the education advocacy she championed in her eight years as Second Lady. Dr Biden is a marathonrunning grandmother of five who is regularly described as Joe Biden’s biggest asset.

HUNTER BIDEN, 50

Mr Biden’s youngest and only surviving son has never been comfortable in the public spotlight drawn by his father’s years in Washington. The father of three has been open about his struggles with drugs and alcohol and questions about his dealings with foreign countries while his father was vice president have dogged Mr Biden, especially since the discovery of a laptop containing compromising emails.

JANET YELLEN, 74

The economist was the first woman to be chair of the of the Federal Reserve and is on track to become the first female Treasury Secretary.