Trump Names Susie Wiles as His White House Chief of Staff

President-elect Donald J. Trump on Thursday named Susie Wiles, the Florida strategist who has run his political operation for nearly four years, as his White House chief of staff for his incoming administration.

It is the first job announcement Mr. Trump has made since winning the election on Tuesday, and one his advisers were eager for so he could begin rolling out his choices to populate the top ranks of government.

In Ms. Wiles, Mr. Trump turned to an aide he knows well and who has worked closely with him, understands how he operates, is close with his family and to whom most of his current team is loyal. She will be the first woman ever to hold the job.

Ms. Wiles has shown an ability to survive Mr. Trump’s chaotic management style, which led him to churn through four chiefs of staff during his first term in office. She worked on Mr. Trump’s campaigns in 2016 and 2020, but in less senior roles. Mr. Trump brought her back to run his political operation in early 2021, soon after he left office in disgrace after trying to overturn the 2020 election. She has been the only campaign manager to survive an entire campaign working for him.

In addition to having run his political operation, she has helped deal with the lawyers on his various criminal and civil cases.

“Susie is tough, smart, innovative and is universally admired and respected,” Mr. Trump said in a statement announcing the decision. He added, “I have no doubt that she will make our country proud.”