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 administrations of Barack Obama and Donald Trump. The oldest living former cabinet member is George 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 death of a former cabinet member is Paul H. O'Neill, Secretary of the Treasury during the George W. Bush administration. The most recently serving former cabinet member who has died is Samuel Bodman, Secretary of Energy through the end of the George W. Bush administration (2001–2009).

Lyndon 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, 192297 years, 341 days
Ramsey ClarkAttorney GeneralMarch 10, 1967 – January 20, 1969December 18, 192792 years, 190 days

Richard Nixon Administration (1969–1974)

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

NamePositionTenureBirthdateAge
Henry Kissinger[1]Secretary of StateSeptember 22, 1973 – August 9, 1974[lower-alpha 1]May 27, 192397 years, 29 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, 192099 years, 195 days

Gerald Ford Administration (1974–1977)

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

NamePositionTenureBirthdateAge
Carla HillsSecretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentMarch 10, 1975 – January 20, 1977January 3, 193486 years, 174 days
Henry Kissinger[1]Secretary of StateAugust 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977May 27, 192397 years, 29 days
John KnebelSecretary of AgricultureNovember 4, 1976 – January 20, 1977October 4, 193683 years, 265 days
David MathewsSecretary of Health, Education, and Welfare[lower-alpha 3]August 8, 1975 – January 20, 1977December 6, 193584 years, 202 days
Donald RumsfeldSecretary of DefenseNovember 20, 1975 – January 20, 1977[lower-alpha 4]July 9, 193287 years, 352 days

Jimmy Carter Administration (1977–1981)

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

NamePositionTenureBirthdateAge
Michael BlumenthalSecretary of the TreasuryJanuary 23, 1977 – August 4, 1979January 3, 192694 years, 174 days
Joseph CalifanoSecretary of Health, Education, and Welfare[lower-alpha 3]January 25, 1977 – August 3, 1979May 15, 193189 years, 41 days
Benjamin CivilettiAttorney GeneralAugust 16, 1979 – January 19, 1981July 17, 193584 years, 344 days
Charles Duncan[3]Secretary of EnergyAugust 24, 1979 – January 20, 1981September 9, 192693 years, 290 days
Neil GoldschmidtSecretary of TransportationAugust 15, 1979 – January 20, 1981June 16, 194080 years, 9 days
Moon LandrieuSecretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentSeptember 24, 1979 – January 20, 1981July 23, 193089 years, 338 days
Ray MarshallSecretary of LaborJanuary 27, 1977 – January 20, 1981August 22, 192891 years, 308 days

Ronald 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, 193090 years, 58 days
William BennettSecretary of EducationFebruary 6, 1985 – September 20, 1988July 31, 194376 years, 358 days
John BlockSecretary of AgricultureJanuary 23, 1981 – February 14, 1986February 15, 193585 years, 131 days
Nicholas BradySecretary of the TreasurySeptember 15, 1988 – January 20, 1989[lower-alpha 6]April 11, 193090 years, 75 days
Bill BrockSecretary of LaborApril 29, 1985 – October 31, 1987November 23, 193089 years, 215 days
James BurnleySecretary of TransportationDecember 2, 1987 – January 30, 1989July 30, 194871 years, 331 days
Lauro CavazosSecretary of EducationSeptember 20, 1988 – January 20, 1989[lower-alpha 6]January 4, 192793 years, 173 days
Elizabeth DoleSecretary of TransportationFebruary 7, 1983 – September 30, 1987[lower-alpha 7]July 29, 193683 years, 332 days
Ray DonovanSecretary of LaborFebruary 4, 1981 – March 15, 1985August 31, 193089 years, 299 days
John Herrington[3]Secretary of EnergyFebruary 7, 1985 – January 20, 1989May 31, 193981 years, 25 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, 193585 years, 33 days
Ann KorologosSecretary of LaborDecember 17, 1987 – January 20, 1989November 16, 194178 years, 222 days
Edwin MeeseAttorney GeneralFebruary 25, 1985 – July 5, 1988December 2, 193188 years, 206 days
George Shultz[2]Secretary of StateJuly 16, 1982 – January 20, 1989December 13, 192099 years, 195 days
Dick ThornburghAttorney GeneralAugust 15, 1988 – January 20, 1989[lower-alpha 6]July 16, 193287 years, 345 days
James WattSecretary of the InteriorJanuary 23, 1981 – November 8, 1983January 31, 193882 years, 146 days

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

There are 13 former members of George H. W. Bush's Cabinet still living.

NamePositionTenureBirthdateAge
Lamar AlexanderSecretary of EducationMarch 22, 1991 – January 20, 1993July 3, 194079 years, 358 days
James Baker[4]Secretary of StateJanuary 20, 1989 – August 23, 1992April 28, 193090 years, 58 days
William BarrAttorney GeneralNovember 26, 1991 – January 20, 1993[lower-alpha 8]May 23, 195070 years, 33 days
Nicholas BradySecretary of the TreasuryJanuary 20, 1989 – January 17, 1993April 11, 193090 years, 75 days
Andrew CardSecretary of TransportationFebruary 24, 1992 – January 20, 1993May 10, 194773 years, 46 days
Lauro CavazosSecretary of EducationJanuary 20, 1989 – December 12, 1990January 4, 192793 years, 173 days
Dick CheneySecretary of DefenseMarch 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993January 30, 194179 years, 147 days
Elizabeth DoleSecretary of LaborJanuary 25, 1989 – November 23, 1990July 29, 193683 years, 332 days
Barbara FranklinSecretary of CommerceFebruary 27, 1992 – January 20, 1993March 19, 194080 years, 98 days
Lynn MartinSecretary of LaborFebruary 22, 1991 – January 20, 1993December 26, 193980 years, 182 days
Samuel SkinnerSecretary of TransportationFebruary 6, 1989 – December 15, 1991June 10, 193882 years, 15 days
Louis SullivanSecretary of Health and Human ServicesMarch 1, 1989 – January 20, 1993November 3, 193386 years, 235 days
Dick ThornburghAttorney GeneralJanuary 20, 1989 – August 15, 1991July 16, 193287 years, 345 days

Bill 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, 193783 years, 41 days
Bruce BabbittSecretary of the InteriorJanuary 22, 1993 – January 2, 2001June 27, 193881 years, 364 days
Henry CisnerosSecretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentJanuary 22, 1993 – January 19, 1997June 11, 194773 years, 14 days
William CohenSecretary of DefenseJanuary 24, 1997 – January 20, 2001August 28, 194079 years, 302 days
Andrew CuomoSecretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentJanuary 29, 1997 – January 20, 2001December 6, 195762 years, 202 days
William DaleySecretary of CommerceJanuary 30, 1997 – July 19, 2000August 8, 194871 years, 322 days
Mike EspySecretary of AgricultureJanuary 22, 1993 – December 31, 1994November 30, 195366 years, 208 days
Dan GlickmanSecretary of AgricultureMarch 30, 1995 – January 19, 2001November 24, 194475 years, 214 days
Alexis HermanSecretary of LaborMay 1, 1997 – January 20, 2001July 16, 194773 years, 8 days
Mickey KantorSecretary of CommerceApril 12, 1996 – January 21, 1997August 7, 193980 years, 323 days
Norman MinetaSecretary of CommerceJuly 20, 2000 – January 20, 2001[lower-alpha 9]November 12, 193188 years, 226 days
Hazel O'Leary[3]Secretary of EnergyJanuary 22, 1993 – January 20, 1997May 17, 193783 years, 39 days
Federico Peña[3]Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Energy		January 21, 1993 – February 14, 1997
March 12, 1997 – June 30, 1998		March 15, 194773 years, 102 days
William PerrySecretary of DefenseFebruary 3, 1994 – January 23, 1997October 11, 192792 years, 258 days
Robert ReichSecretary of LaborJanuary 22, 1993 – January 10, 1997June 24, 194674 years, 1 day
Bill Richardson[3]Secretary of EnergyAugust 18, 1998 – January 20, 2001November 15, 194772 years, 223 days
Richard RileySecretary of EducationJanuary 21, 1993 – January 20, 2001January 2, 193387 years, 175 days
Robert RubinSecretary of the TreasuryJanuary 11, 1995 – July 2, 1999August 29, 193881 years, 301 days
Donna ShalalaSecretary of Health and Human ServicesJanuary 22, 1993 – January 20, 2001February 14, 194179 years, 132 days
Rodney SlaterSecretary of TransportationFebruary 14, 1997 – January 20, 2001February 23, 195565 years, 123 days
Lawrence SummersSecretary of the TreasuryJuly 2, 1999 – January 20, 2001November 30, 195465 years, 208 days

George W. Bush Administration (2001–2009)

There are 32 former members of George W. Bush's Cabinet still living.

NamePositionTenureBirthdateAge
Spencer Abraham[3]Secretary of EnergyJanuary 20, 2001 – February 1, 2005June 12, 195268 years, 13 days
John AshcroftAttorney GeneralFebruary 2, 2001 – February 3, 2005May 9, 194278 years, 47 days
Elaine ChaoSecretary of LaborJanuary 29, 2001 – January 20, 2009[lower-alpha 10]March 26, 195367 years, 91 days
Michael ChertoffSecretary of Homeland SecurityFebruary 15, 2005 – January 21, 2009November 28, 195366 years, 210 days
Donald EvansSecretary of CommerceJanuary 20, 2001 – February 7, 2005July 27, 194673 years, 334 days
Robert GatesSecretary of DefenseDecember 18, 2006 – January 20, 2009[lower-alpha 11]September 25, 194376 years, 274 days
Alberto GonzalesAttorney GeneralFebruary 3, 2005 – September 17, 2007August 4, 195564 years, 326 days
Carlos GutierrezSecretary of CommerceFebruary 7, 2005 – January 20, 2009November 4, 195366 years, 234 days
Alphonso JacksonSecretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentMarch 31, 2004 – April 18, 2008September 9, 194574 years, 290 days
Mike JohannsSecretary of AgricultureJanuary 21, 2005 – September 20, 2007June 18, 195070 years, 7 days
Dirk KempthorneSecretary of the InteriorJune 7, 2006 – January 20, 2009October 29, 195168 years, 240 days
Mike LeavittSecretary of Health and Human ServicesJanuary 26, 2005 – January 20, 2009February 11, 195169 years, 135 days
Mel MartínezSecretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentJanuary 24, 2001 – December 13, 2003October 23, 194673 years, 246 days
Norman MinetaSecretary of TransportationJanuary 25, 2001 – July 7, 2006November 12, 193188 years, 226 days
Michael MukaseyAttorney GeneralNovember 9, 2007 – January 20, 2009July 28, 194178 years, 333 days
Jim NicholsonSecretary of Veterans AffairsJanuary 26, 2005 – October 1, 2007February 4, 193882 years, 142 days
Gale NortonSecretary of the InteriorJanuary 31, 2001 – March 31, 2006March 11, 195466 years, 106 days
Rod PaigeSecretary of EducationJanuary 20, 2001 – January 20, 2005June 17, 193387 years, 8 days
Henry PaulsonSecretary of the TreasuryJuly 3, 2006 – January 20, 2009March 28, 194674 years, 89 days
James PeakeSecretary of Veterans AffairsDecember 20, 2007 – January 20, 2009June 18, 194476 years, 7 days
Mary PetersSecretary of TransportationOctober 17, 2006 – January 20, 2009December 4, 194871 years, 204 days
Colin Powell[6]Secretary of StateJanuary 20, 2001 – January 26, 2005April 5, 193783 years, 81 days
Steve PrestonSecretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentJune 5, 2008 – January 20, 2009August 4, 196059 years, 326 days
Anthony PrincipiSecretary of Veterans AffairsJanuary 23, 2001 – January 26, 2005April 16, 194476 years, 70 days
Condoleezza Rice[7]Secretary of StateJanuary 26, 2005 – January 20, 2009November 14, 195465 years, 224 days
Tom RidgeSecretary of Homeland SecurityJanuary 24, 2003 – February 1, 2005August 26, 194574 years, 304 days
Donald RumsfeldSecretary of DefenseJanuary 20, 2001 – December 18, 2006July 9, 193287 years, 352 days
Ed SchaferSecretary of AgricultureJanuary 28, 2008 – January 20, 2009August 8, 194673 years, 322 days
John SnowSecretary of the TreasuryFebruary 3, 2003 – June 28, 2006August 2, 193980 years, 328 days
Margaret SpellingsSecretary of EducationJanuary 20, 2005 – January 20, 2009November 30, 195762 years, 208 days
Tommy ThompsonSecretary of Health and Human ServicesFebruary 2, 2001 – January 26, 2005November 19, 194178 years, 219 days
Ann VenemanSecretary of AgricultureJanuary 20, 2001 – January 20, 2005June 29, 194970 years, 362 days

Barack 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, 196555 years, 2 days
John BrysonSecretary of CommerceOctober 21, 2011 – June 21, 2012July 24, 194376 years, 337 days
Julian CastroSecretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentJuly 28, 2014 – January 20, 2017September 16, 197445 years, 283 days
Ashton CarterSecretary of DefenseFebruary 17, 2015 – January 20, 2017September 24, 195465 years, 275 days
Steven Chu[3]Secretary of EnergyJanuary 21, 2009 – April 22, 2013February 28, 194872 years, 118 days
Hillary Clinton[8]Secretary of StateJanuary 21, 2009 – February 1, 2013October 26, 194772 years, 243 days
Shaun DonovanSecretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentJanuary 26, 2009 – July 28, 2014January 24, 196654 years, 153 days
Arne DuncanSecretary of EducationJanuary 21, 2009 – January 1, 2016November 6, 196455 years, 232 days
Anthony FoxxSecretary of TransportationJuly 2, 2013 – January 20, 2017April 30, 197149 years, 56 days
Robert GatesSecretary of DefenseJanuary 20, 2009 – June 30, 2011September 25, 194376 years, 274 days
Timothy GeithnerSecretary of the TreasuryJanuary 26, 2009 – January 25, 2013August 18, 196158 years, 312 days
Chuck HagelSecretary of DefenseFebruary 27, 2013 – February 17, 2015October 4, 194673 years, 265 days
Eric HolderAttorney GeneralFebruary 3, 2009 – April 27, 2015January 21, 195169 years, 156 days
Sally JewellSecretary of the InteriorApril 12, 2013 – January 20, 2017February 21, 195664 years, 125 days
Jeh JohnsonSecretary of Homeland SecurityDecember 23, 2013 – January 20, 2017September 11, 195762 years, 288 days
John KerrySecretary of StateFebruary 1, 2013 – January 20, 2017December 11, 194376 years, 197 days
John King Jr.Secretary of EducationMarch 14, 2016 – January 20, 2017January 5, 197545 years, 172 days
Ray LaHoodSecretary of TransportationJanuary 23, 2009 – July 2, 2013December 6, 194574 years, 202 days
Jacob LewSecretary of the TreasuryFebruary 28, 2013 – January 20, 2017August 29, 195564 years, 301 days
Gary LockeSecretary of CommerceMarch 26, 2009 – August 1, 2011January 21, 195070 years, 156 days
Loretta LynchAttorney GeneralApril 27, 2015 – January 20, 2017May 21, 195961 years, 35 days
Robert A. McDonaldSecretary of Veterans AffairsJuly 30, 2014 – January 20, 2017June 20, 195367 years, 5 days
Ernest MonizSecretary of EnergyMay 21, 2013 – January 20, 2017December 22, 194475 years, 186 days
Janet NapolitanoSecretary of Homeland SecurityJanuary 21, 2009 – September 6, 2013November 29, 195762 years, 209 days
Leon PanettaSecretary of DefenseJuly 1, 2011 – February 27, 2013June 28, 193881 years, 363 days
Thomas PerezSecretary of LaborJuly 23, 2013 – January 20, 2017October 7, 196158 years, 262 days
Penny PritzkerSecretary of CommerceJune 26, 2013 – January 20, 2017May 2, 195961 years, 54 days
Ken SalazarSecretary of the InteriorJanuary 20, 2009 – April 12, 2013March 2, 195565 years, 115 days
Kathleen SebeliusSecretary of Health and Human ServicesApril 28, 2009 – June 9, 2014May 15, 194872 years, 41 days
Eric ShinsekiSecretary of Veterans AffairsJanuary 21, 2009 – May 30, 2014November 28, 194277 years, 210 days
Hilda SolisSecretary of LaborFebruary 24, 2009 – January 22, 2013October 20, 195762 years, 249 days
Tom VilsackSecretary of AgricultureJanuary 20, 2009 – January 13, 2017December 13, 195069 years, 195 days

Donald Trump Administration (2017–present)

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

NamePositionTenureBirthdateAge
Alexander AcostaSecretary of LaborApril 28, 2017 – July 19, 2019January 16, 196951 years, 161 days
John F. KellySecretary of Homeland SecurityJanuary 20, 2017 – July 31, 2017May 11, 195070 years, 45 days
Jim MattisSecretary of DefenseJanuary 20, 2017 – December 31, 2018September 8, 195069 years, 291 days
Kirstjen NielsenSecretary of Homeland SecurityDecember 6, 2017 – April 10, 2019May 14, 197248 years, 42 days
Rick PerrySecretary of EnergyMarch 2, 2017 – December 1, 2019March 4, 195070 years, 113 days
Tom PriceSecretary of Health and Human ServicesFebruary 10, 2017 – September 29, 2017October 8, 195465 years, 261 days
Jeff SessionsAttorney GeneralFebruary 9, 2017 – November 7, 2018December 24, 194673 years, 184 days
David ShulkinSecretary of Veterans AffairsFebruary 14, 2017 – March 28, 2018July 22, 195961 years, 45 days
Rex TillersonSecretary of StateFebruary 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018March 23, 195268 years, 94 days
Ryan ZinkeSecretary of the InteriorMarch 1, 2017 – January 2, 2019November 1, 196158 years, 237 days

Notes
  1. Continued in the same capacity in the Ford Administration.
  2. Later served as Secretary of State in the Reagan Administration.
  3. 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. 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 serves as Attorney General in the Trump Administration.
  9. Later served as Secretary of Transportation in the George W. Bush Administration.
  10. Later serves as Secretary of Transportation in the Trump Administration.
  11. Continued in the same capacity in the Obama Administration.

References
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