5 things to know about Georgia's Doug Collins, Trump's pick to oversee veterans affairs

Then-U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., left, greets President Donald Trump as he steps off Air Force One during arrival, Friday, March 6, 2020, at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Ga. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would appoint Doug Collins to lead the Veterans Affairs Department in his new administration.

Here are five things to know about the former Republican congressman from Georgia who would lead the agency tasked with providing health care to former members of the U.S. armed forces:

Collins is a Baptist minister who has served in the Navy and Air Force Reserve