03:31 14.02.2017(updated 03:47 14.02.2017)
The US Senate confirmed Steve Mnuchin on Monday evening as the next Secretary of the Department of the Treasury.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The Senate confirmed Mnuchin in 53-47 vote.
Mnuchin, a Wall Street banker and a movie-industry financier, was nominated for the secretary of the Treasury post in late November.
On February 1, the US Senate Finance Committee suspended rules for a confirmation hearing and advanced the nomination of Mnuchin.
Mnuchin has worked for the financial investment firm Goldman Sachs for 25 years and served as US President Donald Trump's finance chairman throughout his presidential campaign.
Source: Sputnik News
