Janet Yellen has been confirmed as the first ever female US treasury secretary in a Senate vote.
Ms Yellen, who headed the US central bank from 2014 to 2018, earlier won bipartisan support from members of the Senate Finance Committee.
She will be responsible for guiding the Biden administration's economic response to the pandemic.
The US is struggling to rebound economically from the hit caused by the current pandemic.
At her confirmation hearing on 19 January, Ms Yellen urged Congress to approve trillions more in pandemic relief and economic stimulus, saying that lawmakers should "act big" without worrying about national debt.
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