List of living former members of the United States Cabinet

The following is a list of living former members of the United States Cabinet. In the political system established by the United States Constitution, the President is authorized to seek advice from the principal officers of the various departments as he (or she) performs their official duties. A president's cabinet is composed of these principal officers.

Currently, the officials comprising the president's cabinet include the Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Defense, Attorney General, Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of Labor, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Energy, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and Secretary of Homeland Security. It formerly also included the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Individuals who served in this capacity are listed here. Not listed are persons who served in positions considered to be of cabinet level but which are not part of the Cabinet, such as the Vice President, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the United States Trade Representative.

Cabinet members from each of the ten most recent presidential administrations (since the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963–1969) are still living, including all former cabinet members from the Obama and Trump administrations. The oldest living former cabinet member is George P. Shultz, Secretary of Labor and Secretary of the Treasury during the Nixon Administration and Secretary of State during the Reagan Administration. The youngest living former cabinet member is John King Jr., Secretary of Education during the Obama Administration. The most recent cabinet member to die was Samuel Bodman, United States Secretary of Energy during the George W. Bush Administration.

L. B. Johnson Administration (1963–1969)

There are two former members of Lyndon B. Johnson's Cabinet still living.

NamePositionTenureBirthdateAge
Alan BoydSecretary of TransportationJanuary 16, 1967 – January 20, 1969July 20, 192296 years, 84 days
Ramsey ClarkAttorney GeneralMarch 10, 1967 – January 20, 1969December 18, 192790 years, 298 days

Nixon Administration (1969–1974)

There are three former members of Richard Nixon's Cabinet still living.

NamePositionTenureBirthdateAge
Frederick DentSecretary of CommerceFebruary 2, 1973 – August 9, 1974[lower-alpha 1]August 17, 192296 years, 56 days
Henry Kissinger[1]Secretary of StateSeptember 22, 1973 – August 9, 1974[lower-alpha 1]May 27, 192395 years, 138 days
George Shultz[2]Secretary of Labor
Secretary of the Treasury		January 22, 1969 – July 1, 1970
June 12, 1972 – May 8, 1974[lower-alpha 2]		December 13, 192097 years, 303 days

Ford Administration (1974–1977)

There are six former members of Gerald Ford's Cabinet still living.

NamePositionTenureBirthdateAge
Frederick DentSecretary of CommerceAugust 9, 1974 – March 26, 1975August 17, 192296 years, 56 days
Carla HillsSecretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentMarch 10, 1975 – January 20, 1977January 3, 193484 years, 282 days
Henry Kissinger[1]Secretary of StateAugust 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977May 27, 192395 years, 138 days
John KnebelSecretary of AgricultureNovember 4, 1976 – January 20, 1977October 4, 193682 years, 8 days
David MathewsSecretary of Health, Education, and Welfare[lower-alpha 3]August 8, 1975 – January 20, 1977December 6, 193582 years, 310 days
Donald RumsfeldSecretary of DefenseNovember 20, 1975 – January 20, 1977[lower-alpha 4]July 9, 193286 years, 95 days

Carter Administration (1977–1981)

There are nine former members of Jimmy Carter's Cabinet still living.

NamePositionTenureBirthdateAge
Robert BerglandSecretary of AgricultureJanuary 23, 1977 – January 20, 1981July 22, 192890 years, 82 days
Michael BlumenthalSecretary of the TreasuryJanuary 23, 1977 – August 4, 1979January 3, 192692 years, 282 days
Harold BrownSecretary of DefenseJanuary 21, 1977 – January 20, 1981September 19, 192791 years, 23 days
Joseph CalifanoSecretary of Health, Education, and Welfare[lower-alpha 3]January 25, 1977 – August 3, 1979May 15, 193187 years, 150 days
Benjamin CivilettiAttorney GeneralAugust 16, 1979 – January 19, 1981July 17, 193583 years, 87 days
Charles Duncan[3]Secretary of EnergyAugust 24, 1979 – January 20, 1981September 9, 192692 years, 33 days
Neil GoldschmidtSecretary of TransportationAugust 15, 1979 – January 20, 1981June 16, 194078 years, 118 days
Moon LandrieuSecretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentSeptember 24, 1979 – January 20, 1981July 23, 193088 years, 81 days
Ray MarshallSecretary of LaborJanuary 27, 1977 – January 20, 1981August 22, 192890 years, 51 days

Reagan Administration (1981–1989)

There are 16 former members of Ronald Reagan's Cabinet still living.

NamePositionTenureBirthdateAge
James Baker[4]Secretary of the TreasuryFebruary 4, 1985 – August 17, 1988[lower-alpha 5]April 28, 193088 years, 167 days
William BennettSecretary of EducationFebruary 6, 1985 – September 20, 1988July 31, 194375 years, 101 days
John BlockSecretary of AgricultureJanuary 23, 1981 – February 14, 1986February 15, 193583 years, 239 days
Nicholas BradySecretary of the TreasurySeptember 15, 1988 – January 20, 1989[lower-alpha 6]April 11, 193088 years, 184 days
Bill BrockSecretary of LaborApril 29, 1985 – October 31, 1987November 23, 193087 years, 323 days
James BurnleySecretary of TransportationDecember 2, 1987 – January 30, 1989July 30, 194870 years, 74 days
Lauro CavazosSecretary of EducationSeptember 20, 1988 – January 20, 1989[lower-alpha 6]January 4, 192791 years, 281 days
Elizabeth DoleSecretary of TransportationFebruary 7, 1983 – September 30, 1987[lower-alpha 7]July 29, 193682 years, 75 days
Ray DonovanSecretary of LaborFebruary 4, 1981 – March 15, 1985August 31, 193088 years, 42 days
John Herrington[3]Secretary of EnergyFebruary 7, 1985 – January 20, 1989May 31, 193979 years, 134 days
Donald Hodel[3]Secretary of Energy
Secretary of the Interior		November 5, 1982 – February 7, 1985
February 8, 1985 – January 20, 1989		May 23, 193583 years, 142 days
Ann KorologosSecretary of LaborDecember 17, 1987 – January 20, 1989November 16, 194176 years, 330 days
Edwin MeeseAttorney GeneralFebruary 25, 1985 – July 5, 1988December 2, 193186 years, 314 days
George Shultz[2]Secretary of StateJuly 16, 1982 – January 20, 1989December 13, 192097 years, 303 days
Dick ThornburghAttorney GeneralAugust 15, 1988 – January 20, 1989[lower-alpha 6]July 16, 193286 years, 88 days
James WattSecretary of the InteriorJanuary 23, 1981 – November 8, 1983January 31, 193880 years, 254 days

G. H. W. Bush Administration (1989–1993)

There are 14 former members of George H. W. Bush's Cabinet still living.

NamePositionTenureBirthdateAge
Lamar AlexanderSecretary of EducationMarch 22, 1991 – January 20, 1993July 3, 194078 years, 101 days
James Baker[4]Secretary of StateJanuary 20, 1989 – August 23, 1992April 28, 193088 years, 167 days
William BarrAttorney GeneralNovember 26, 1991 – January 20, 1993May 23, 195068 years, 142 days
Nicholas BradySecretary of the TreasuryJanuary 20, 1989 – January 17, 1993April 11, 193088 years, 184 days
Andrew CardSecretary of TransportationFebruary 24, 1992 – January 20, 1993May 10, 194771 years, 155 days
Lauro CavazosSecretary of EducationJanuary 20, 1989 – December 12, 1990January 4, 192791 years, 281 days
Dick CheneySecretary of DefenseMarch 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993January 30, 194177 years, 255 days
Elizabeth DoleSecretary of LaborJanuary 25, 1989 – November 23, 1990July 29, 193682 years, 75 days
Barbara FranklinSecretary of CommerceFebruary 27, 1992 – January 20, 1993March 19, 194078 years, 207 days
Manuel LujanSecretary of the InteriorFebruary 3, 1989 – January 20, 1993May 12, 192890 years, 153 days
Lynn MartinSecretary of LaborFebruary 22, 1991 – January 20, 1993December 26, 193978 years, 290 days
Samuel SkinnerSecretary of TransportationFebruary 6, 1989 – December 15, 1991June 10, 193880 years, 124 days
Louis SullivanSecretary of Health and Human ServicesMarch 1, 1989 – January 20, 1993November 3, 193384 years, 343 days
Dick ThornburghAttorney GeneralJanuary 20, 1989 – August 15, 1991July 16, 193286 years, 88 days

Clinton Administration (1993–2001)

There are 21 former members of Bill Clinton's Cabinet still living.

NamePositionTenureBirthdateAge
Madeleine Albright[5]Secretary of StateJanuary 23, 1997–January 20, 2001May 15, 193781 years, 150 days
Bruce BabbittSecretary of the InteriorJanuary 22, 1993 – January 2, 2001June 27, 193880 years, 107 days
Henry CisnerosSecretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentJanuary 22, 1993 – January 19, 1997June 11, 194771 years, 123 days
William CohenSecretary of DefenseJanuary 24, 1997 – January 20, 2001August 28, 194078 years, 45 days
Andrew CuomoSecretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentJanuary 29, 1997 – January 20, 2001December 6, 195760 years, 310 days
William DaleySecretary of CommerceJanuary 30, 1997 – July 19, 2000August 8, 194870 years, 65 days
Mike EspySecretary of AgricultureJanuary 22, 1993 – December 31, 1994November 30, 195364 years, 316 days
Dan GlickmanSecretary of AgricultureMarch 30, 1995 – January 19, 2001November 24, 194473 years, 322 days
Alexis HermanSecretary of LaborMay 1, 1997 – January 20, 2001July 16, 194771 years, 117 days
Mickey KantorSecretary of CommerceApril 12, 1996 – January 21, 1997August 7, 193979 years, 66 days
Norman MinetaSecretary of CommerceJuly 20, 2000 – January 20, 2001[lower-alpha 8]November 12, 193186 years, 334 days
Hazel O'Leary[3]Secretary of EnergyJanuary 22, 1993 – January 20, 1997May 17, 193781 years, 148 days
Federico Peña[3]Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Energy		January 21, 1993 – February 14, 1997
March 12, 1997 – June 30, 1998		March 15, 194771 years, 211 days
William PerrySecretary of DefenseFebruary 3, 1994 – January 23, 1997October 11, 192791 years, 1 day
Robert ReichSecretary of LaborJanuary 22, 1993 – January 10, 1997June 24, 194672 years, 110 days
Bill Richardson[3]Secretary of EnergyAugust 18, 1998 – January 20, 2001November 15, 194770 years, 331 days
Richard RileySecretary of EducationJanuary 21, 1993 – January 20, 2001January 2, 193385 years, 283 days
Robert RubinSecretary of the TreasuryJanuary 11, 1995 – July 2, 1999August 29, 193880 years, 44 days
Donna ShalalaSecretary of Health and Human ServicesJanuary 22, 1993 – January 20, 2001February 14, 194177 years, 240 days
Rodney SlaterSecretary of TransportationFebruary 14, 1997 – January 20, 2001February 23, 195563 years, 231 days
Lawrence SummersSecretary of the TreasuryJuly 2, 1999 – January 20, 2001November 30, 195463 years, 316 days

G. W. Bush Administration (2001–2009)

There are 33 former members of George W. Bush's Cabinet still living.

NamePositionTenureBirthdateAge
Spencer Abraham[3]Secretary of EnergyJanuary 20, 2001 – February 1, 2005June 12, 195266 years, 122 days
John AshcroftAttorney GeneralFebruary 2, 2001 – February 3, 2005May 9, 194276 years, 156 days
Elaine ChaoSecretary of LaborJanuary 29, 2001 – January 20, 2009[lower-alpha 9]March 26, 195365 years, 200 days
Michael ChertoffSecretary of Homeland SecurityFebruary 15, 2005 – January 21, 2009November 28, 195364 years, 318 days
Donald EvansSecretary of CommerceJanuary 20, 2001 – February 7, 2005July 27, 194672 years, 77 days
Robert GatesSecretary of DefenseDecember 18, 2006 – January 20, 2009[lower-alpha 10]September 25, 194375 years, 17 days
Alberto GonzalesAttorney GeneralFebruary 3, 2005 – September 17, 2007August 4, 195563 years, 69 days
Carlos GutierrezSecretary of CommerceFebruary 7, 2005 – January 20, 2009November 4, 195364 years, 342 days
Alphonso JacksonSecretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentMarch 31, 2004 – April 18, 2008September 9, 194573 years, 33 days
Mike JohannsSecretary of AgricultureJanuary 21, 2005 – September 20, 2007June 18, 195068 years, 116 days
Dirk KempthorneSecretary of the InteriorJune 7, 2006 – January 20, 2009October 29, 195166 years, 348 days
Mike LeavittSecretary of Health and Human ServicesJanuary 26, 2005 – January 20, 2009February 11, 195167 years, 243 days
Mel MartínezSecretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentJanuary 24, 2001 – December 13, 2003October 23, 194671 years, 354 days
Norman MinetaSecretary of TransportationJanuary 25, 2001 – July 7, 2006November 12, 193186 years, 334 days
Michael MukaseyAttorney GeneralNovember 9, 2007 – January 20, 2009July 28, 194177 years, 76 days
Jim NicholsonSecretary of Veterans AffairsJanuary 26, 2005 – October 1, 2007February 4, 193880 years, 250 days
Gale NortonSecretary of the InteriorJanuary 31, 2001 – March 31, 2006March 11, 195464 years, 215 days
Paul O'NeillSecretary of the TreasuryJanuary 20, 2001 – December 31, 2002December 4, 193582 years, 312 days
Rod PaigeSecretary of EducationJanuary 20, 2001 – January 20, 2005June 17, 193385 years, 117 days
Henry PaulsonSecretary of the TreasuryJuly 3, 2006 – January 20, 2009March 28, 194672 years, 198 days
James PeakeSecretary of Veterans AffairsDecember 20, 2007 – January 20, 2009June 18, 194474 years, 116 days
Mary PetersSecretary of TransportationOctober 17, 2006 – January 20, 2009December 4, 194869 years, 312 days
Colin Powell[6]Secretary of StateJanuary 20, 2001 – January 26, 2005April 5, 193781 years, 190 days
Steve PrestonSecretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentJune 5, 2008 – January 20, 2009August 4, 196058 years, 69 days
Anthony PrincipiSecretary of Veterans AffairsJanuary 23, 2001 – January 26, 2005April 16, 194474 years, 179 days
Condoleezza Rice[7]Secretary of StateJanuary 26, 2005 – January 20, 2009November 14, 195463 years, 332 days
Tom RidgeSecretary of Homeland SecurityJanuary 24, 2003 – February 1, 2005August 26, 194573 years, 47 days
Donald RumsfeldSecretary of DefenseJanuary 20, 2001 – December 18, 2006July 9, 193286 years, 95 days
Ed SchaferSecretary of AgricultureJanuary 28, 2008 – January 20, 2009August 8, 194672 years, 65 days
John SnowSecretary of the TreasuryFebruary 3, 2003 – June 28, 2006August 2, 193979 years, 71 days
Margaret SpellingsSecretary of EducationJanuary 20, 2005 – January 20, 2009November 30, 195760 years, 316 days
Tommy ThompsonSecretary of Health and Human ServicesFebruary 2, 2001 – January 26, 2005November 19, 194176 years, 327 days
Ann VenemanSecretary of AgricultureJanuary 20, 2001 – January 20, 2005June 29, 194969 years, 105 days

Obama Administration (2009–2017)

There are 32 former members of Barack Obama's Cabinet still living.

NamePositionTenureBirthdateAge
Sylvia Mathews BurwellSecretary of Health and Human ServicesJune 9, 2014 – January 20, 2017June 23, 196553 years, 111 days
John BrysonSecretary of CommerceOctober 21, 2011 – June 21, 2012July 24, 194375 years, 80 days
Julian CastroSecretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentJuly 28, 2014 – January 20, 2017September 16, 197444 years, 26 days
Ashton CarterSecretary of DefenseFebruary 17, 2015 – January 20, 2017September 24, 195464 years, 18 days
Steven Chu[3]Secretary of EnergyJanuary 21, 2009 – April 22, 2013February 28, 194870 years, 226 days
Hillary Clinton[8]Secretary of StateJanuary 21, 2009 – February 1, 2013October 26, 194770 years, 351 days
Shaun DonovanSecretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentJanuary 26, 2009 – July 28, 2014January 24, 196652 years, 261 days
Arne DuncanSecretary of EducationJanuary 21, 2009 – January 1, 2016November 6, 196453 years, 340 days
Anthony FoxxSecretary of TransportationJuly 2, 2013 – January 20, 2017April 30, 197147 years, 165 days
Robert GatesSecretary of DefenseJanuary 20, 2009 – June 30, 2011September 25, 194375 years, 17 days
Timothy GeithnerSecretary of the TreasuryJanuary 26, 2009 – January 25, 2013August 18, 196157 years, 55 days
Chuck HagelSecretary of DefenseFebruary 27, 2013 – February 17, 2015October 4, 194672 years, 8 days
Eric HolderAttorney GeneralFebruary 3, 2009 – April 27, 2015January 21, 195167 years, 264 days
Sally JewellSecretary of the InteriorApril 12, 2013 – January 20, 2017February 21, 195662 years, 233 days
Jeh JohnsonSecretary of Homeland SecurityDecember 23, 2013 – January 20, 2017September 11, 195761 years, 31 days
John KerrySecretary of StateFebruary 1, 2013 – January 20, 2017December 11, 194374 years, 305 days
John King Jr.Secretary of EducationMarch 14, 2016 – January 20, 2017197542–43
Ray LaHoodSecretary of TransportationJanuary 23, 2009 – July 2, 2013December 6, 194572 years, 310 days
Jacob LewSecretary of the TreasuryFebruary 28, 2013 – January 20, 2017August 29, 195563 years, 44 days
Gary LockeSecretary of CommerceMarch 26, 2009 – August 1, 2011January 21, 195068 years, 264 days
Loretta LynchAttorney GeneralApril 27, 2015 – January 20, 2017May 21, 195959 years, 144 days
Robert A. McDonaldSecretary of Veterans AffairsJuly 30, 2014 – January 20, 2017June 20, 195365 years, 114 days
Ernest MonizSecretary of EnergyMay 21, 2013 – January 20, 2017December 22, 194473 years, 294 days
Janet NapolitanoSecretary of Homeland SecurityJanuary 21, 2009 – September 6, 2013November 29, 195760 years, 317 days
Leon PanettaSecretary of DefenseJuly 1, 2011 – February 27, 2013June 28, 193880 years, 106 days
Thomas PerezSecretary of LaborJuly 23, 2013 – January 20, 2017October 7, 196157 years, 5 days
Penny PritzkerSecretary of CommerceJune 26, 2013 – January 20, 2017May 2, 195959 years, 163 days
Ken SalazarSecretary of the InteriorJanuary 20, 2009 – April 12, 2013March 2, 195563 years, 224 days
Kathleen SebeliusSecretary of Health and Human ServicesApril 28, 2009 – June 9, 2014May 15, 194870 years, 150 days
Eric ShinsekiSecretary of Veterans AffairsJanuary 21, 2009 – May 30, 2014November 28, 194275 years, 318 days
Hilda SolisSecretary of LaborFebruary 24, 2009 – January 22, 2013October 20, 195760 years, 357 days
Tom VilsackSecretary of AgricultureJanuary 20, 2009 – January 13, 2017December 13, 195067 years, 303 days

Trump Administration (2017–present)

There are four former members of Donald Trump's Cabinet still living.

NamePositionTenureBirthdateAge
John F. KellySecretary of Homeland SecurityJanuary 20, 2017 – July 31, 2017May 11, 195068 years, 154 days
Tom PriceSecretary of Health and Human ServicesFebruary 10, 2017 – September 29, 2017October 8, 195464 years, 4 days
David ShulkinSecretary of Veterans AffairsFebruary 14, 2017 – March 28, 2018July 22, 195959 years, 154 days
Rex TillersonSecretary of StateFebruary 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018March 23, 195266 years, 203 days

Notes

  1. 1 2 Continued in the same capacity in the Ford Administration.
  2. ↑ Later served as Secretary of State in the Reagan Administration.
  3. 1 2 Department now named Health and Human Services.
  4. ↑ Later served as Secretary of Defense in the George W. Bush Administration.
  5. ↑ Later served as Secretary of State in the George H. W. Bush Administration.
  6. 1 2 3 Continued in the same capacity in the George H. W. Bush Administration.
  7. ↑ Later served as Secretary of Labor in the George H. W. Bush Administration.
  8. ↑ Later served as Secretary of Transportation in the George W. Bush Administration.
  9. ↑ Later served as Secretary of Transportation in the Trump Administration.
  10. ↑ Continued in the same capacity in the Obama Administration.

References

  1. 1 2 "Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger (1923–)". Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, United States Department of State. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Biographies of the Secretaries of State: George Pratt Shultz (1920–)". Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, United States Department of State. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Secretaries of Energy". Office of Management, United States Department of Energy. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Biographies of the Secretaries of State: James Addison Baker III (1930–)". Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, United States Department of State. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Madeleine Korbel Albright (1937–)". Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, United States Department of State. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Colin Luther Powell (1937–)". Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, United States Department of State. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Condoleezza Rice (1954–)". Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, United States Department of State. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947–)". Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, United States Department of State. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
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