Pete Buttigieg
Former Democratic presidential nominee Pete Buttidzic became US Secretary of Transportation. This is the first openly gay minister in the country's history, the Associated Press reports.
The Senate, the upper house of the US parliament, backed his candidacy, nominated by President Joe Biden. Vice President Kamala Harris, who also fought Biden for the position of the Democratic candidate, took the oath of office from Buttidzic.
86 congressmen voted for Buttidzic, 13 were against. According to the agency, he swore an oath on the Bible, which belonged to his mother, while the book was held in the hands of his lawful husband Chasten.
Earlier it was reported that Biden would appoint male-born Rachel Levine, a male assistant to the health minister. She will thus become the first transgender person appointed to a federal office with confirmation in the Senate.
