These And Many Other Feats Now Confirms President Joe Biden As The Trail Blazing Champion. The Appointments Of Michael Regan, Age 45, As The First Black Man To Lead The EPA; Marcia Fudge, Age 86, As The First Black Woman To Head The Housing And Urban Development; And Deb Haaland, Age 60, As The First Native American Cabinet Secretary.
Deb Haaland becomes first native American cabinet secretary, World News | wionews.comCongresswoman Deb Haaland was approved by the US Senate Monday to join President Joe Biden’s administration, making her the first native American to become a cabinet secretary. She was confirmed by a vote of 51-40 to the position of Secretary of the Interior, overseeing a massive agency responsible for roughly one-fifth of land in the United States — including its many tribal reservations. Haaland, 60, who hails from New Mexico’s Laguna Pueblo tribe, already made history in 2018 when she became one of the first two native American women elected to US Congress.