Vice President-elect Pence to head Trump transition team

November 12, 2016 08:51

President-elect Donald Trump has shaken up his White House transition team, appointing Vice President-elect Mike Pence as its head and three of his children as part of the group that would shape the direction of Trump's administration beginning January 2017.

Trump, who won the general elections on November 8, would be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on January 20, 2017, replacing Barack Obama, whose tenure ends that day.

Till then, the 70-year-old real estate tycoon has a transition team which would help him prepare to hit the ground running from day one.

The announcement by Trump came on Friday that Pence would be head of his transition team which was previously held by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.

According to a media release, Pence would replace the New Jersey Governor to serve as the Chairman of the Presidential Transition Team.

Dr Ben Carson, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, former Speaker of House of Representatives Newt Gingrich, Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, USA (Ret) former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Senator Jeff Sessions will join the team's executive committee as vice chairs, it said.

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