Donald Trump names Chris Christie as head of his transition team

Donald Trump, the Republican presidential presumptive nominee, on Monday named the New Jersey Governor Chris Christie as the head of his transition team.

The role of a transition team would come into play only after Trump wins the November general elections and entails preparing for a potential transfer of power and selection of White House administration staff.

The real estate mogul became the presumptive Republican presidential nominee about a week ago when he won the Indiana primary and two of his rivals, Ted Cruz and John Kasich, dropped out of the race.

"Christie is an extremely knowledgeable and loyal person with the tools and resources to put together an unparallelled transition team, one that will be prepared to take over the White House when we win in November," Trump said in a statement.

Christie will serve as transition team chairman, overseeing an extensive team of professionals preparing to take over the White House, and all that entails, the statement added.

The New Jersey governor has been a loyal supporter and confidant to Trump and his campaign.

He has been entrusted to oversee this important task with the goal to implement this team in an official capacity in November, the Trump campaign said.

"I am honoured by the confidence being placed in me by Trump and look forward to putting together a first rate team to assemble an administration to help best serve the President-elect and the nation," Christie said.

According to his campaign, Trump has begun shifting towards a general election strategy and implementing an infrastructure capable of securing a victory, including making key hires, building a finance operation to benefit the Republican Party and unifying the party by working with several Republican leaders now voicing their support for Trump and his candidacy.