| Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members | 25 December 2006 |
The tradition of the Cabinet dates back to the beginnings of the Presidency itself. One of the principal purposes of the Cabinet (drawn from Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution) is to advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of their respective offices. The Cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments-the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, and the Attorney General. Under President George W. Bush, Cabinet-level rank also has been accorded to the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency; Director, Office of Management and Budget; the Director, National Drug Control Policy; and the U.S. Trade Representative. |
President |
George W. Bush |
Department of Agriculture Secretary |
Mike Johanns |
Department of the Interior Secretary |
Dirk Kempthorne |
Department of Commerce Secretary |
Carlos Gutierrez |
Department of Justice Attorney General |
Alberto Gonzales |
Department of Defense Secretary |
Robert M. Gates |
Department of Labor Secretary |
Elaine Chao |
Department ofEducation Secretary |
Margaret Spellings |
Department ofState Secretary |
Condoleezza Rice |
Department of Energy Secretary |
Samuel W. Bodman |
Department of Transportation Secretary |
Mary E. Peters |
Department ofHealth & HumanServices Secretary |
Michael O. Leavitt |
Department of the Treasury Secretary |
Henry M. Paulson, Jr. |
Department of Homeland Security Secretary |
Michael Chertoff |
Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary |
Jim Nicholson |
Department of Housing & Urban Development Secretary |
Alphonso Jackson |
Cabinet Rank Members |
TheVice President |
Richard B. Cheney |
White House Chief of Staff |
Joshua B. Bolten |
Office ofManagement and Budget |
Rob Portman |
United States Trade Representative Ambassador |
Susan Schwab |
Environmental Protection Agency |
Stephen Johnson |
Office ofNational Drug Control Policy |
John Walters |
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