who is the head of department of transportation
United States Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx was the 17th US Secretary of Transportation from 2013-2017, when Donald Trump was elected President. Elaine Chao, who served as Secretary of Labor under President George W. Bush, was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump on November 29, 2016. On January 31, 2017 the Senate confirmed her appointment by a vote of 93-6.