Living former members of the United States Cabinet

This is a list of living former members of the United States Cabinet, meaning living individuals who were confirmed by the Senate and served as 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, or Secretary of Homeland Security. This list also includes living individuals who held the former Cabinet positions of Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and Postmaster General.

This list does not include Cabinet-level positions, such as Vice President of the United States, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Trade Representative.

No Cabinet members of any presidential administration prior to the John F. Kennedy Administration are still living. All original Cabinet members of the Barack Obama Administration are still in office.

Cabinet Members in the John F. Kennedy Administration

There are currently three living former members of the John F. Kennedy Cabinet.

Name

Position

Joined Administration

Left Administration

Birthdate

Age

Notes

Robert Strange McNamara

Secretary of Defense

January 21, 1961

November 22, 1963

June 9, 1916

Stewart Lee Udall

Secretary of the Interior

January 21, 1961

November 22, 1963

January 31, 1920

William Willard Wirtz

Secretary of Labor

September 25, 1962

November 22, 1963

March 14, 1912

Cabinet Members in the Lyndon Johnson Administration

There are currently seven living former members of the Lyndon Johnson Cabinet.

Name

Position

Joined Administration

Left Administration

Birthdate

Age

Notes

Robert Strange McNamara

Secretary of Defense

November 23, 1963

February 29, 1968

June 9, 1916

Nicholas deBelleville Katzenbach

Attorney General

January 28, 1965

September 30, 1966

January 17, 1922

William Ramsey Clark

Attorney General

March 10, 1967

January 20, 1969

December 18, 1927

William Marvin Watson

Postmaster General

April 26, 1968

January 20, 1969

June 6, 1924

Stewart Lee Udall

Secretary of the Interior

November 23, 1963

January 20, 1969

January 31, 1920

William Willard Wirtz

Secretary of Labor

November 23, 1963

January 20, 1969

March 14, 1912

Alan Stephenson Boyd

Secretary of Transportation

January 16, 1967

January 20, 1969

July 20, 1922

Cabinet Members in the Richard Nixon Administration

There are currently eleven living former members of the Richard Nixon Cabinet.

Name

Position

Joined Administration

Left Administration

Birthdate

Age

Notes

Henry Alfred Kissinger

Secretary of State

September 22, 1973

August 9, 1974

May 27, 1923

George PRATT Shultz

Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Labor

June 12, 1972
January 22, 1969

May 8, 1974
July 1, 1970

December 13, 1920

Melvin Robert Laird

Secretary of Defense

January 22, 1969

January 29, 1973

September 1, 1922

James Rodney Schlesinger

Secretary of Defense

July 2, 1973

August 9, 1974

February 15, 1929

William Bart Saxbe

Attorney General

January 4, 1974

August 9, 1974

June 24, 1916

Walter Joseph Hickel

Secretary of the Interior

January 24, 1969

November 25, 1970

August 18, 1919

Clifford Morris Hardin

Secretary of Agriculture

January 21, 1969

November 17, 1971

October 9, 1915

Peter George Peterson

Secretary of Commerce

February 29, 1972

February 1, 1973

June 5, 1926

Frederick Baily Dent

Secretary of Commerce

February 2, 1973

August 9, 1974

August 17, 1922

James Day Hodgson

Secretary of Labor

July 2, 1970

February 1, 1973

December 3, 1915

James Thomas Lynn

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

February 2, 1973

August 9, 1974

February 27, 1927

Cabinet Members in the Gerald Ford Administration

There are currently eleven living former members of the Gerald Ford Cabinet.

Name

Position

Joined Administration

Left Administration

Birthdate

Age

Notes

Henry Alfred Kissinger

Secretary of State

August 9, 1974

January 20, 1977

May 27, 1923

James Rodney Schlesinger

Secretary of Defense

August 9, 1974

November 19, 1975

February 15, 1929

Donald Henry Rumsfeld

Secretary of Defense

November 20, 1975

January 20, 1977

July 9, 1932

William Bart Saxbe

Attorney General

August 9, 1974

February 2, 1975

June 24, 1916

John Albert Knebel

Secretary of Agriculture

November 4, 1976

January 20, 1977

October 4, 1936

Frederick Baily Dent

Secretary of Commerce

August 9, 1974

March 26, 1975

August 17, 1922

Willie Julian Usery, Jr.

Secretary of Labor

February 10, 1976

January 20, 1977

December 21, 1923

Forrest David Mathews

Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare

August 8, 1975

January 20, 1977

December 6, 1935

James Thomas Lynn

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

August 9, 1974

February 5, 1975

February 27, 1927

Carla Anderson Hills

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

March 10, 1975

January 20, 1977

January 3, 1934

William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr.

Secretary of Transportation

March 7, 1975

January 20, 1977

July 7, 1920

Cabinet Members in the Jimmy Carter Administration

There are currently thirteen living former members of the Jimmy Carter Cabinet.

Name

Position

Joined Administration

Left Administration

Birthdate

Age

Notes

Werner Michael Blumenthal

Secretary of the Treasury

January 23, 1977

August 4, 1979

January 3, 1926

Harold Brown

Secretary of Defense

January 21, 1977

January 20, 1981

September 19, 1927

Benjamin Richard Civiletti

Attorney General

August 16, 1979

January 19, 1981

July 17, 1935

Cecil Dale Andrus

Secretary of the Interior

January 23, 1977

January 20, 1981

August 25, 1931

Robert Selmer Bergland

Secretary of Agriculture

January 23, 1977

January 20, 1981

July 22, 1928

Juanita Morris Kreps

Secretary of Commerce

January 23, 1977

October 31, 1979

January 11, 1921

Freddie Ray Marshall

Secretary of Labor

January 27, 1977

January 20, 1981

August 22, 1928

Joseph Anthony Califano, Jr.

Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare

January 25, 1977

August 3, 1979

May 15, 1931

Maurice Edwin Landrieu

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

September 24, 1979

January 20, 1981

July 23, 1930

Neil Edward Goldschmidt

Secretary of Transportation

August 15, 1979

January 20, 1981

June 16, 1940

James Rodney Schlesinger

Secretary of Energy

August 6, 1977

August 23, 1979

February 15, 1929

Charles William Duncan, Jr.

Secretary of Energy

August 24, 1979

January 20, 1981

September 9, 1926

Shirley Ann Mount Hufstedler

Secretary of Education

November 30, 1979

January 20, 1981

August 24, 1925

Cabinet Members in the Ronald Reagan Administration

There are currently twenty-four living former members of the Ronald Reagan Cabinet.

Name

Position

Joined Administration

Left Administration

Birthdate

Age

Notes

Alexander Meigs Haig, Jr.

Secretary of State

January 22, 1981

July 5, 1982

December 2, 1924

George Pratt Shultz

Secretary of State

July 16, 1982

January 20, 1989

December 13, 1920

James Addison Baker III

Secretary of the Treasury

February 4, 1985

August 17, 1988

April 28, 1930

Nicholas Frederick Brady

Secretary of the Treasury

September 15, 1988

January 20, 1989

April 11, 1930

Frank Charles Carlucci III

Secretary of Defense

November 23, 1987

January 20, 1989

October 18, 1930

Edwin A. Meese III

Attorney General

February 25, 1985

July 5, 1988

December 2, 1931

Richard Lewis Thornburgh

Attorney General

August 15, 1988

January 20, 1989

July 16, 1932

James Gaius Watt

Secretary of the Interior

January 23, 1981

November 8, 1983

January 31, 1938

William Patrick Clark

Secretary of the Interior

November 18, 1983

February 7, 1985

October 23, 1931

Donald Paul Hodel

Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Energy

February 8, 1985
November 5, 1982

January 20, 1989
February 7, 1985

May 23, 1935

John Rusling Block

Secretary of Agriculture

23 January 1981

14 February 1986

February 15, 1935

Raymond James Donovan

Secretary of Labor

February 4, 1981

March 15, 1985

August 31, 1930

William Emerson Brock III

Secretary of Labor

April 29, 1985

October 31, 1987

November 23, 1930

Ann Dore McLaughlin

Secretary of Labor

December 17, 1987

January 20, 1989

November 16, 1941

Richard Schultz Schweiker

Secretary of Health and Human Services

January 22, 1981

February 3, 1983

June 1, 1926

Margaret Mary O'Shaughnessy Heckler

Secretary of Health and Human Services

March 9, 1983

December 13, 1985

June 21, 1931

Otis Ray Bowen

Secretary of Health and Human Services

December 13, 1985

January 20, 1989

February 26, 1918

Andrew Lindsay Lewis, Jr.

Secretary of Transportation

January 23, 1981

February 1, 1983

November 3, 1931

Mary Elizabeth Hanford Dole

Secretary of Transportation

February 7, 1983

September 30, 1987

July 29, 1936

James Horace Burnley IV

Secretary of Transportation

December 2, 1987

January 30, 1989

July 30, 1948

James Burrows Edwards

Secretary of Energy

January 23, 1981

November 5, 1982

June 24, 1927

John Stewart Herrington

Secretary of Energy

February 7, 1985

January 20, 1989

May 31, 1939

William John Bennett

Secretary of Education

February 6, 1985

September 20, 1988

July 3, 1943

Lauro Fred Cavazos Jr.

Secretary of Education

September 20, 1988

January 20, 1989

January 4, 1927

Cabinet Members in the George H.W. Bush Administration

There are currently nineteen living former members of the George H.W. Bush Cabinet.

Name

Position

Joined Administration

Left Administration

Birthdate

Age

Notes

James Addison Baker III

Secretary of State

January 20, 1989

August 23, 1992

April 28, 1930

Lawrence Sidney Eagleburger

Secretary of State

December 8, 1992

January 20, 1993

August 1, 1930

Nicholas Frederick Brady

Secretary of the Treasury

January 20, 1989

January 17, 1993

April 11, 1930

Richard Bruce Cheney

Secretary of Defense

March 20, 1989

January 20, 1993

January 30, 1941

Richard Lewis Thornburgh

Attorney General

January 20, 1989

August 15, 1991

July 16, 1932

William Pelham Barr

Attorney General

November 26, 1991

January 20, 1993

May 23, 1950

Manuel Lujan, Jr.

Secretary of the Interior

February 3, 1989

January 20, 1993

May 12, 1928

Clayton Keith Yeutter

Secretary of Agriculture

February 16, 1989

March 1, 1991

December 10, 1930

Robert Adam Mosbacher

Secretary of Commerce

January 31, 1989

January 15, 1992

March 11, 1927

Barbara Hackman Franklin

Secretary of Commerce

February 27, 1992

January 20, 1993

March 19, 1940

Mary Elizabeth Hanford Dole

Secretary of Labor

January 25, 1989

November 23, 1990

July 29, 1936

Lynn Morley Martin

Secretary of Labor

February 22, 1991

January 20, 1993

December 26, 1939

Louis Wade Sullivan

Secretary of Health and Human Services

March 1, 1989

January 20, 1993

November 3, 1933

Samuel Knox Skinner

Secretary of Transportation

February 6, 1989

December 15, 1991

June 10, 1938

Andrew Hill Card Jr.

Secretary of Transportation

February 24, 1992

January 20, 1993

May 10, 1947

James David Watkins

Secretary of Energy

March 1, 1989

January 20, 1993

March 7, 1927

Lauro Fred Cavazos Jr.

Secretary of Education

January 20, 1989

December 12, 1990

January 4, 1927

Andrew Lamar Alexander

Secretary of Education

March 22, 1991

January 20, 1993

July 3, 1940

Edward Joseph Derwinski

Secretary of Veterans Affairs

March 15, 1989

September 26, 1992

September 15, 1926

Cabinet Members in the Bill Clinton Administration

There are currently twenty-four living former members of the Bill Clinton Cabinet.

Name

Position

Joined Administration

Left Administration

Birthdate

Age

Notes

Warren Minor Christopher

Secretary of State

January 20, 1993

January 17, 1997

October 27, 1925

Madeleine Korbel Albright

Secretary of State

January 23, 1997

January 20, 2001

May 15, 1937

Robert Edward Rubin

Secretary of the Treasury

January 11, 1995

July 2, 1999

August 29, 1938

Lawrence Henry Summers

Secretary of the Treasury

July 2, 1999

January 20, 2001

November 30, 1954

William James Perry

Secretary of Defense

February 3, 1994

January 23, 1997

October 11, 1927

William Sebastian Cohen

Secretary of Defense

January 24, 1997

January 20, 2001

August 28, 1940

Janet Reno

Attorney General

March 11, 1993

January 20, 2001

July 21, 1938

Bruce Edward Babbitt

Secretary of the Interior

January 22, 1993

January 2, 2001

June 27, 1938

Alphonso Michael Espy

Secretary of Agriculture

January 22, 1993

December 31, 1994

November 30, 1953

Daniel Robert Glickman

Secretary of Agriculture

March 30, 1995

January 19, 2001

November 24, 1944

Michael Kantor

Secretary of Commerce

April 12, 1996

January 21, 1997

August 7, 1939

William Michael Daley

Secretary of Commerce

January 30, 1997

July 19, 2000

August 8, 1948

Norman Yoshio Mineta

Secretary of Commerce

July 20, 2000

January 20, 2001

November 12, 1931

Robert Bernard Reich

Secretary of Labor

January 22, 1993

January 10, 1997

June 24, 1946

Alexis Margaret Herman

Secretary of Labor

May 1, 1997

January 20, 2001

July 16, 1947

Donna Edna Shalala

Secretary of Health and Human Services

January 22, 1993

January 20, 2001

February 14, 1941

Henry Gabriel Cisneros

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

January 22, 1993

January 19, 1997

June 11, 1947

Andrew Mark Cuomo

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

January 29, 1997

January 20, 2001

December 6, 1957

Federico Fabian Peña

Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Energy

January 21, 1993
March 12, 1997

February 14, 1997
June 30, 1998

March 15, 1947

Rodney Earl Slater

Secretary of Transportation

February 14, 1997

January 20, 2001

February 23, 1955

Hazel Reid O'Leary

Secretary of Energy

January 22, 1993

January 20, 1997

May 17, 1937

William Blaine Richardson III

Secretary of Energy

August 18, 1998

January 20, 2001

November 15, 1947

Richard Wilson Riley

Secretary of Education

January 21, 1993

January 20, 2001

January 2, 1933

Togo Dennis West, Jr.

Secretary of Veterans Affairs

May 5, 1998

July 10, 2000

June 21, 1942

Cabinet Members in the George W. Bush Administration

There are currently thirty-four living former members of the George W. Bush Cabinet.

  • Secretary of State Colin Luther Powell
  • Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
  • Secretary of the Treasury Paul Henry O'Neill
  • Secretary of the Treasury John William Snow
  • Secretary of the Treasury Henry Merritt Paulson, Jr.
  • Secretary of Defense Donald Henry Rumsfeld
  • Secretary of Defense Robert Michael Gates
  • Attorney General John David Ashcroft
  • Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales
  • Attorney General Michael Bernard Mukasey
  • Secretary of the Interior Gale Ann Norton
  • Secretary of the Interior Dirk Arthur Kempthorne
  • Secretary of Agriculture Ann Margaret Veneman
  • Secretary of Agriculture Michael Owen Johanns
  • Secretary of Agriculture Edward Thomas Schafer
  • Secretary of Commerce Donald Louis Evans
  • Secretary of Commerce Carlos Miguel Gutierrez
  • Secretary of Labor Elaine Lan Chao
  • Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy George Thompson
  • Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Okerlund Leavitt
  • Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Melquíades Rafael Martinez
  • Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Roy Jackson
  • Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Steven C. Preston
  • Secretary of Transportation Norman Yoshio Mineta
  • Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters
  • Secretary of Energy Edward Spencer Abraham
  • Secretary of Energy Samuel Wright Bodman III
  • Secretary of Education Roderick Raynor Paige
  • Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings
  • Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony Joseph Principi
  • Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert James Nicholson
  • Secretary of Veterans Affairs James Benjamin Peake
  • Secretary of Homeland Security Thomas Joseph Ridge
  • Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff