President-elect Donald Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE will nominate former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue (R ) to be secretary of Agriculture, sources familiar with discussions told The Hill Wednesday night.

It is the last Cabinet-level appointment Trump has to make, and the informal announcement comes just two days before the president-elect’s inauguration. A formal announcement is expected Thursday.

The 70-year-old former veterinarian served on Trump’s agricultural advisory committee during the campaign and is a cousin of Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.).

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Perdue met with Trump at the end of November, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution said, and told reporters afterward Trump asked “what my skills sets were and I told him what they were, aside from having been governor, as a business person and primarily in agricultural commodities, trading domestically and internationally.”