President-elect Donald Trump has announced that Susie Wiles will be his White House chief of staff, his first major appointment of his second administration.
Wiles will be the first female chief of staff in US history.
She led the campaign that propelled him to a historic election victory over Kamala Harris on Tuesday night.
Wiles appeared alongside him as he declared victory with his family and staff in Palm Beach.
Wiles and campaign co-chairman Chris LaCivita are credited with keeping Trump’s third presidential campaign largely drama-free.
“Susie Wiles helped me achieve one of the greatest political victories in American history and was an integral part of my successful 2016 and 2020 campaigns,” Trump said. ‘Susie is tough, smart, innovative and universally admired and respected.
‘Susie will continue to work tirelessly to make America great again. It is a well-deserved honor to have Susie as the first female Chief of Staff in United States history. I have no doubt that she will make our country proud,’ he added.
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Donald Trump has announced that Susie Wiles will be his chief of staff in the White House
Wiles first worked in national politics in 1980, joining Republican Ronald Reagan’s successful campaign as a programmer.
She then worked in Florida for Jacksonville Mayor John Delaney and later as an advisor to Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton.
Wiles then helped now-Senator Rick Scott win the Florida governor’s mansion in 2010.
He briefly worked for former Utah Governor John Huntsman’s 2012 presidential bid.