Trump announces Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Scott Turner to lead Labor, Housing agencies

​​​​​​​By Servet Gunerigok

WASHINGTON (AA) - President-elect Donald Trump announced his nominees Friday to lead the Labor Department and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Trump said Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer is his pick to serve as the next head of the Department of Labor.

"Lori’s strong support from both the Business and Labor communities will ensure that the Labor Department can unite Americans of all backgrounds behind our Agenda for unprecedented National Success - Making America Richer, Wealthier, Stronger and more Prosperous than ever before!" he said.

The president-elect also named former NFL player Scott Turner to lead the Housing and Urban Development agency.

Turner had served as executive director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council (WHORC).

"Scott is an NFL Veteran, who, during my First Term, served as the First Executive Director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council (WHORC), helping to lead an Unprecedented Effort that Transformed our Country’s most distressed communities," Trump said separately.

Chavez-DeRemer and Turner need to be confirmed by the Senate before they assume the roles.

Trump, who beat Democrat Kamala Harris earlier this month in the presidential elections, will be inaugurated Jan. 20