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Howard Lutnick

Official portrait of Howard Lutnick in 2025.
Source: Daniel Torok · License: CC BY 3.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ · Crop: Centered 4:5 documentary portrait, 480 by 600 pixels
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Trump-Vance transition co-chair and the 41st secretary of commerce.

Relationship to TrumpTrump-appointed commerce secretarybusiness · political / 2 sources

Status

  1. Alive and serving as commerce secretarylife / 2026-09-032 sources · Lead source
  2. Former Trump-Vance transition co-chairrelationship / 2025-02-181 source · Lead source
  3. Secretary of commerceoffice / 2026-09-032 sources · Lead source

Exact relationships

  1. Donald J. Trump

    Relationship to TrumpTrump-appointed commerce secretary

    businesspoliticalOpen evidence · 2 sourcesdocumented
  2. Donald J. Trump

    Trump nominee subject to executive-branch ethics agreement

    businesslegalpoliticalOpen evidence · 1 sourcedocumented
  3. Donald J. Trump

    Trump-Vance transition co-chair

    businesspoliticalOpen evidence · 1 sourcedocumented

Record timeline

  1. Lutnick signs ethics divestiture commitmentsTrump nominee subject to executive-branch ethics agreement · documented · 1 source
  2. Senate confirms Lutnick as commerce secretaryTrump-appointed commerce secretary · documented · 2 sources
  3. Lutnick co-chairs Trump's presidential transitionTrump-Vance transition co-chair · documented · 1 source