Gay treasury secretary

The Senate voted Monday evening to confirm Bessent, 62, to lead the Department of the Treasury. He is the first openly LGBTQ person to hold the position, fifth in line to the presidency.

On January 28, , Bessent was sworn in as the 79th Secretary of the Treasury by U.S. Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh. [50] Bessent became the first openly gay person to lead the U.S. Treasury Department, and just the second openly gay U.S. Senate-confirmed Cabinet secretary.