Biden picks ex-rival Buttigieg as transportation secretary: US media
- The Harvard- and Oxford-educated Buttigieg was also the first openly gay person to mount a major presidential campaign in the United States.
WASHINGTON: US President-elect Joe Biden will nominate former campaign rival Pete Buttigieg to be transportation secretary, US media reported Tuesday, a move that would make him the first openly gay member of a presidential cabinet.
Buttigieg, the former mayor of a small town in Indiana, enjoyed a meteoric political rise as he sought the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
The 38-year-old Buttigieg mounted a strong challenge to Biden and other Democratic hopefuls before eventually dropping out of the race in March 2020 and endorsing the former vice president.
The Harvard- and Oxford-educated Buttigieg was also the first openly gay person to mount a major presidential campaign in the United States.
He would have to be confirmed by the Senate to join Biden's Cabinet as transportation secretary.
His husband, Chasten Buttigieg, is a drama teacher.
Pete Buttigieg served as the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, from 2012-2020 and put his civic duties on hold in 2014 to deploy as a US Navy intelligence officer in Afghanistan.
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