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List of living former members of the United States Cabinet

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The following are a list of living former members of the United States Cabinet and a list of last living Cabinet members of each presidency. The first list charts all living former members of the United States cabinet and information regarding their tenure. The second list charts the last living former cabinet members of each presidency (up to the Ford Administration), and information regarding their tenure.

In the political system established by the United States Constitution, the President of the United States is authorized to seek advice from the principal officers of the various departments while performing 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 of the United States, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the United States Trade Representative.

Cabinet members from each of the nine most recent presidential administrations, since the Presidency of Gerald Ford (1974–1977), are still living, including all former cabinet members from the administrations from both the First presidency of Donald Trump (2017–2021) and the Presidency of Joe Biden (2021–present). The oldest living former cabinet member is W. Michael Blumenthal, Secretary of the Treasury (served 1977–1979) during the Carter Administration. The youngest living former cabinet member is John King Jr., Secretary of Education (served 2016–2017) during the Obama administration.

The earliest last living cabinet member of an administration to have died was Oliver Wolcott Jr., Secretary of the Treasury (served 1795–1797) during the Washington administration (1789–1797), who died on June 1, 1833. The most recent, Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State during the Nixon (1969–1974) and Ford (1974–1977) administrations and last living cabinet member of the Nixon administration, died on November 29, 2023.

The most recent cabinet member to die was Neil Goldschmidt, Secretary of Transportation (served 1979–1981) during the Presidency of Jimmy Carter (1977–1981) on June 12, 2024. The most recently serving cabinet member to die was Ash Carter, Secretary of Defense (served 2015–2017) during the Presidency of Barack Obama (2009–2017) on October 24, 2022.

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

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

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

There are 11 former members of George H. W. Bush's Cabinet still living.

There are 18 former members of Bill Clinton's Cabinet still living.

There are 29 former members of George W. Bush's Cabinet still living.

There are 31 former members of Barack Obama's Cabinet still living.

There are 24 former members of Donald Trump's Cabinet still living.

There are two former members of Joe Biden's Cabinet still living.

Living former Cabinet members[edit]

Administration Name Position Tenure Birthdate Age
Gerald Ford Carla Anderson Hills Secretary of Housing and Urban Development March 10, 1975 – January 20, 1977 January 3, 1934 90 years, 318 days
John A. Knebel Secretary of Agriculture November 4, 1976 – January 20, 1977 October 4, 1936 88 years, 43 days
F. David Mathews Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare[lower-alpha 1] August 8, 1975 – January 20, 1977 December 6, 1935 88 years, 346 days
Jimmy Carter W. Michael Blumenthal Secretary of the Treasury January 23, 1977 – August 4, 1979 January 3, 1926 98 years, 318 days
Joseph A. Califano Jr. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare[lower-alpha 1] January 25, 1977 – August 3, 1979 May 15, 1931 93 years, 185 days
Ray Marshall Secretary of Labor January 27, 1977 – January 20, 1981 August 22, 1928 96 years, 86 days
Ronald Reagan James Baker[1] Secretary of the Treasury February 4, 1985 – August 17, 1988[lower-alpha 2] April 28, 1930 94 years, 202 days
William Bennett Secretary of Education February 6, 1985 – September 20, 1988 July 31, 1943 81 years, 108 days
John R. Block Secretary of Agriculture January 23, 1981 – February 14, 1986 February 15, 1935 89 years, 275 days
Nicholas F. Brady Secretary of the Treasury September 15, 1988 – January 20, 1989[lower-alpha 3] April 11, 1930 94 years, 219 days
James H. Burnley IV Secretary of Transportation December 2, 1987 – January 20, 1989 July 30, 1948 76 years, 109 days
Elizabeth Dole Secretary of Transportation February 7, 1983 – September 30, 1987[lower-alpha 4] July 29, 1936 88 years, 110 days
John S. Herrington[2] Secretary of Energy February 7, 1985 – January 20, 1989 May 31, 1939 85 years, 169 days
Donald P. Hodel[2] Secretary of Energy
Secretary of the Interior		 November 5, 1982 – February 7, 1985
February 8, 1985 – January 20, 1989		 May 23, 1935 89 years, 177 days
Edwin Meese Attorney General February 25, 1985 – July 5, 1988 December 2, 1931 92 years, 350 days
George H. W. Bush Lamar Alexander Secretary of Education March 22, 1991 – January 20, 1993 July 3, 1940 84 years, 136 days
James Baker[1] Secretary of State January 20, 1989 – August 23, 1992 April 28, 1930 94 years, 202 days
William Barr Attorney General November 26, 1991 – January 20, 1993[lower-alpha 5] May 23, 1950 74 years, 177 days
Nicholas F. Brady Secretary of the Treasury January 20, 1989 – January 17, 1993 April 11, 1930 94 years, 219 days
Andrew Card Secretary of Transportation February 24, 1992 – January 20, 1993 May 10, 1947 77 years, 190 days
Dick Cheney Secretary of Defense March 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 January 30, 1941 83 years, 291 days
Elizabeth Dole Secretary of Labor January 25, 1989 – November 23, 1990 July 29, 1936 88 years, 110 days
Barbara Franklin Secretary of Commerce February 27, 1992 – January 20, 1993 March 19, 1940 84 years, 242 days
Lynn M. Martin Secretary of Labor February 22, 1991 – January 20, 1993 December 26, 1939 84 years, 326 days
Samuel K. Skinner Secretary of Transportation February 6, 1989 – December 15, 1991 June 10, 1938 86 years, 159 days
Louis W. Sullivan Secretary of Health and Human Services March 1, 1989 – January 20, 1993 November 3, 1933 91 years, 13 days
Bill Clinton Bruce Babbitt Secretary of the Interior January 22, 1993 – January 2, 2001 June 27, 1938 86 years, 142 days
Henry Cisneros Secretary of Housing and Urban Development January 22, 1993 – January 19, 1997 June 11, 1947 77 years, 158 days
William Cohen Secretary of Defense January 24, 1997 – January 20, 2001 August 28, 1940 84 years, 80 days
Andrew Cuomo Secretary of Housing and Urban Development January 29, 1997 – January 20, 2001 December 6, 1957 66 years, 346 days
William M. Daley Secretary of Commerce January 30, 1997 – July 19, 2000 August 8, 1948 76 years, 100 days
Mike Espy Secretary of Agriculture January 22, 1993 – December 31, 1994 November 30, 1953 70 years, 352 days
Dan Glickman Secretary of Agriculture March 30, 1995 – January 19, 2001 November 24, 1944 79 years, 358 days
Alexis Herman Secretary of Labor May 1, 1997 – January 20, 2001 July 16, 1947 77 years, 152 days
Mickey Kantor Secretary of Commerce April 12, 1996 – January 21, 1997 August 7, 1939 85 years, 101 days
Hazel R. O'Leary[2] Secretary of Energy January 22, 1993 – January 20, 1997 May 17, 1937 87 years, 183 days
Federico Peña[2] Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Energy		 January 21, 1993 – February 14, 1997
March 12, 1997 – June 30, 1998		 March 15, 1947 77 years, 246 days
William Perry Secretary of Defense February 3, 1994 – January 23, 1997 October 11, 1927 97 years, 36 days
Robert Reich Secretary of Labor January 22, 1993 – January 10, 1997 June 24, 1946 78 years, 145 days
Richard Riley Secretary of Education January 21, 1993 – January 20, 2001 January 2, 1933 91 years, 319 days
Robert Rubin Secretary of the Treasury January 11, 1995 – July 2, 1999 August 29, 1938 86 years, 79 days
Donna Shalala Secretary of Health and Human Services January 22, 1993 – January 20, 2001 February 14, 1941 83 years, 276 days
Rodney E. Slater Secretary of Transportation February 14, 1997 – January 20, 2001 February 23, 1955 69 years, 267 days
Lawrence Summers Secretary of the Treasury July 2, 1999 – January 20, 2001 November 30, 1954 69 years, 352 days
George W. Bush Spencer Abraham[2] Secretary of Energy January 20, 2001 – February 1, 2005 June 12, 1952 72 years, 157 days
John Ashcroft Attorney General February 2, 2001 – February 3, 2005 May 9, 1942 82 years, 191 days
Elaine Chao Secretary of Labor January 29, 2001 – January 20, 2009[lower-alpha 6] March 26, 1953 71 years, 235 days
Michael Chertoff Secretary of Homeland Security February 15, 2005 – January 21, 2009 November 28, 1953 70 years, 354 days
Donald Evans Secretary of Commerce January 20, 2001 – February 7, 2005 July 27, 1946 78 years, 112 days
Robert Gates Secretary of Defense December 18, 2006 – January 20, 2009[lower-alpha 7] September 25, 1943 81 years, 52 days
Alberto Gonzales Attorney General February 3, 2005 – September 17, 2007 August 4, 1955 69 years, 104 days
Carlos Gutierrez Secretary of Commerce February 7, 2005 – January 20, 2009 November 4, 1953 71 years, 12 days
Alphonso Jackson Secretary of Housing and Urban Development September 30, 2004 – April 18, 2008 September 9, 1945 79 years, 68 days
Mike Johanns Secretary of Agriculture January 21, 2005 – September 20, 2007 June 18, 1950 74 years, 151 days
Dirk Kempthorne Secretary of the Interior June 7, 2006 – January 20, 2009 October 29, 1951 73 years, 18 days
Mike Leavitt Secretary of Health and Human Services January 26, 2005 – January 20, 2009 February 11, 1951 73 years, 279 days
Mel Martínez Secretary of Housing and Urban Development January 24, 2001 – August 13, 2004 October 23, 1946 78 years, 24 days
Michael Mukasey Attorney General November 9, 2007 – January 20, 2009 July 28, 1941 83 years, 111 days
Jim Nicholson Secretary of Veterans Affairs January 26, 2005 – October 1, 2007 February 4, 1938 86 years, 286 days
Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior January 31, 2001 – March 31, 2006 March 11, 1954 70 years, 250 days
Rod Paige Secretary of Education January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2005 June 17, 1933 91 years, 152 days
Henry Paulson Secretary of the Treasury July 3, 2006 – January 20, 2009 March 28, 1946 78 years, 233 days
James Peake Secretary of Veterans Affairs December 20, 2007 – January 20, 2009 June 18, 1944 80 years, 151 days
Mary E. Peters Secretary of Transportation October 17, 2006 – January 20, 2009 December 4, 1948 75 years, 348 days
Steve Preston Secretary of Housing and Urban Development June 5, 2008 – January 20, 2009 August 4, 1960 64 years, 104 days
Anthony Principi Secretary of Veterans Affairs January 23, 2001 – January 26, 2005 April 16, 1944 80 years, 214 days
Condoleezza Rice[3] Secretary of State January 26, 2005 – January 20, 2009 November 14, 1954 70 years, 2 days
Tom Ridge Secretary of Homeland Security January 24, 2003 – February 1, 2005 August 26, 1945 79 years, 82 days
Ed Schafer Secretary of Agriculture January 28, 2008 – January 20, 2009 August 8, 1946 78 years, 100 days
John W. Snow Secretary of the Treasury February 3, 2003 – June 28, 2006 August 2, 1939 85 years, 106 days
Margaret Spellings Secretary of Education January 20, 2005 – January 20, 2009 November 30, 1957 66 years, 352 days
Tommy Thompson Secretary of Health and Human Services February 2, 2001 – January 26, 2005 November 19, 1941 82 years, 363 days
Ann Veneman Secretary of Agriculture January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2005 June 29, 1949 75 years, 140 days
Barack Obama Sylvia Mathews Burwell Secretary of Health and Human Services June 9, 2014 – January 20, 2017 June 23, 1965 59 years, 146 days
John Bryson Secretary of Commerce October 21, 2011 – June 21, 2012 July 24, 1943 81 years, 115 days
Julian Castro Secretary of Housing and Urban Development July 28, 2014 – January 20, 2017 September 16, 1974 50 years, 61 days
Steven Chu[2] Secretary of Energy January 21, 2009 – April 22, 2013 February 28, 1948 76 years, 262 days
Hillary Clinton[4] Secretary of State January 21, 2009 – February 1, 2013 October 26, 1947 77 years, 21 days
Shaun Donovan Secretary of Housing and Urban Development January 26, 2009 – July 28, 2014 January 24, 1966 58 years, 297 days
Arne Duncan Secretary of Education January 21, 2009 – July 31, 2016 November 6, 1964 60 years, 10 days
Anthony Foxx Secretary of Transportation July 2, 2013 – January 20, 2017 April 30, 1971 53 years, 200 days
Robert Gates Secretary of Defense January 20, 2009 – June 30, 2011 September 25, 1943 81 years, 52 days
Timothy Geithner Secretary of the Treasury January 26, 2009 – January 25, 2013 August 18, 1961 63 years, 90 days
Chuck Hagel Secretary of Defense February 27, 2013 – February 17, 2015 October 4, 1946 78 years, 43 days
Eric Holder Attorney General February 3, 2009 – April 27, 2015 January 21, 1951 73 years, 300 days
Sally Jewell Secretary of the Interior April 12, 2013 – January 20, 2017 February 21, 1956 68 years, 269 days
Jeh Johnson Secretary of Homeland Security December 23, 2013 – January 20, 2017 September 11, 1957 67 years, 66 days
John Kerry Secretary of State February 1, 2013 – January 20, 2017 December 11, 1943 80 years, 341 days
John King Jr. Secretary of Education September 14, 2016 – January 20, 2017 January 5, 1975 49 years, 316 days
Ray LaHood Secretary of Transportation January 23, 2009 – July 2, 2013 December 6, 1945 78 years, 346 days
Jack Lew Secretary of the Treasury February 28, 2013 – January 20, 2017 August 29, 1955 69 years, 79 days
Gary Locke Secretary of Commerce March 26, 2009 – August 1, 2011 January 21, 1950 74 years, 300 days
Loretta Lynch Attorney General April 27, 2015 – January 20, 2017 May 21, 1959 65 years, 179 days
Robert A. McDonald Secretary of Veterans Affairs July 30, 2014 – January 20, 2017 June 20, 1953 71 years, 149 days
Ernest Moniz Secretary of Energy May 21, 2013 – January 20, 2017 December 22, 1944 79 years, 330 days
Janet Napolitano Secretary of Homeland Security January 21, 2009 – September 6, 2013 November 29, 1957 66 years, 353 days
Leon Panetta Secretary of Defense July 1, 2011 – February 27, 2013 June 28, 1938 86 years, 141 days
Tom Perez Secretary of Labor July 23, 2013 – January 20, 2017 October 7, 1961 63 years, 40 days
Penny Pritzker Secretary of Commerce June 26, 2013 – January 20, 2017 May 2, 1959 65 years, 198 days
Ken Salazar Secretary of the Interior January 20, 2009 – April 12, 2013 March 2, 1955 69 years, 259 days
Kathleen Sebelius Secretary of Health and Human Services April 28, 2009 – June 9, 2014 May 15, 1948 76 years, 185 days
Eric Shinseki Secretary of Veterans Affairs January 21, 2009 – May 30, 2014 November 28, 1942 81 years, 354 days
Hilda Solis Secretary of Labor February 24, 2009 – January 22, 2013 October 20, 1957 67 years, 27 days
Tom Vilsack Secretary of Agriculture January 20, 2009 – January 13, 2017[lower-alpha 8] December 13, 1950 73 years, 339 days
Donald Trump Alexander Acosta Secretary of Labor April 28, 2017 – July 19, 2019 January 16, 1969 55 years, 305 days
Alex Azar Secretary of Health and Human Services January 29, 2018 – January 20, 2021 June 17, 1967 57 years, 152 days
William Barr Attorney General February 14, 2019 – December 23, 2020 May 23, 1950 74 years, 177 days
David Bernhardt Secretary of the Interior April 11, 2019 – January 20, 2021 August 17, 1969 55 years, 91 days
Dan Brouillette Secretary of Energy December 4, 2019 – January 20, 2021 August 18, 1962 62 years, 90 days
Ben Carson Secretary of Housing and Urban Development March 2, 2017 – January 20, 2021 September 18, 1951 73 years, 59 days
Elaine Chao Secretary of Transportation January 31, 2017 – January 11, 2021 March 26, 1953 71 years, 235 days
Betsy DeVos Secretary of Education February 7, 2017 – January 8, 2021 January 8, 1958 66 years, 313 days
Mark Esper Secretary of Defense July 23, 2019 – November 9, 2020 April 26, 1964 60 years, 204 days
John F. Kelly Secretary of Homeland Security January 20, 2017 – July 31, 2017 May 11, 1950 74 years, 189 days
Jim Mattis Secretary of Defense January 20, 2017 – December 31, 2018 September 8, 1950 74 years, 69 days
Steven Mnuchin Secretary of the Treasury February 13, 2017 – January 20, 2021 December 21, 1962 61 years, 331 days
Kirstjen Nielsen Secretary of Homeland Security December 6, 2017 – April 10, 2019 May 14, 1972 52 years, 186 days
Sonny Perdue Secretary of Agriculture April 25, 2017 – January 20, 2021 December 20, 1946 77 years, 332 days
Rick Perry Secretary of Energy March 2, 2017 – December 1, 2019 March 4, 1950 74 years, 257 days
Mike Pompeo Secretary of State April 26, 2018 – January 20, 2021 December 30, 1963 60 years, 322 days
Tom Price Secretary of Health and Human Services February 10, 2017 – September 29, 2017 October 8, 1954 70 years, 39 days
Wilbur Ross Secretary of Commerce February 28, 2017 – January 20, 2021 November 28, 1937 86 years, 354 days
Eugene Scalia Secretary of Labor September 30, 2019 – January 20, 2021 August 14, 1963 61 years, 94 days
Jeff Sessions Attorney General February 9, 2017 – November 7, 2018 December 24, 1946 77 years, 328 days
David Shulkin Secretary of Veterans Affairs February 14, 2017 – March 28, 2018 July 22, 1959 65 years, 189 days
Rex Tillerson Secretary of State February 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018 March 23, 1952 72 years, 238 days
Robert Wilkie Secretary of Veterans Affairs July 30, 2018 – January 20, 2021 August 2, 1962 62 years, 106 days
Ryan Zinke Secretary of the Interior March 1, 2017 – January 2, 2019 November 1, 1961 63 years, 15 days
Joe Biden Lloyd Austin Secretary of Defense January 22, 2021 – present August 8, 1953 71 years, 100 days
Xavier Becerra Secretary of Health and Human Services March 19, 2021 – present January 26, 1958 66 years, 295 days
Pete Buttigieg Secretary of Transportation February 3, 2021 – present January 19, 1982 42 years, 302 days
Miguel Cardona Secretary of Education March 2, 2021 – present July 11, 1975 49 years, 128 days
Marcia Fudge Secretary of Housing and Urban Development March 10, 2021 – March 22, 2024 October 29, 1952 72 years, 18 days
Merrick Garland Attorney General March 11, 2021 – present November 13, 1952 72 years, 3 days
Jennifer Granholm Secretary of Energy February 25, 2021 – present February 5, 1959 65 years, 285 days
Deb Haaland Secretary of the Interior March 16, 2021 – present December 2, 1960 63 years, 350 days
Alejandro Mayorkas Secretary of Homeland Security February 2, 2021 – present November 24, 1959 64 years, 358 days
Denis McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs February 9, 2021 – present December 2, 1969 54 years, 350 days
Gina Raimondo Secretary of Commerce March 3, 2021 – present May 17, 1961 53 years, 183 days
Tom Vilsack Secretary of Agriculture February 24, 2021 – present December 13, 1950 73 years, 339 days
Marty Walsh Secretary of Labor March 23, 2021 – March 11, 2023 April 10, 1967 57 years, 220 days
Janet Yellen Secretary of the Treasury January 26, 2021 – present August 13, 1946 78 years, 95 days


Last living Cabinet members of each presidency[edit]

No. Name [lower-alpha 9] Position Administration Tenure Post-administration timespan[lower-alpha 10][lower-alpha 11] Lifespan[lower-alpha 12]
Born Died Age
01 Oliver Wolcott Jr. Secretary of the Treasury Washington February 3, 1795 – March 4, 1797[lower-alpha 13] 36 years, 89 days January 11, 1760 June 1, 1833 73 years, 141 days
02 John Marshall Secretary of State Adams June 13, 1800 – March 4, 1801 34 years, 124 days September 24, 1755 July 6, 1835 79 years, 285 days
03 Albert Gallatin Secretary of the Treasury Jefferson May 14, 1801 – March 4, 1809[lower-alpha 14] 40 years, 161 days January 29, 1761 August 12, 1849 88 years, 195 days
04 Richard Rush Attorney General Madison February 10, 1814 – March 4, 1817[lower-alpha 15] 42 years, 148 days August 29, 1780 July 30, 1859 78 years, 335 days
05 Richard Rush Secretary of State (Acting) Monroe March 10, 1817 – September 22, 1817 34 years, 148 days August 29, 1780* July 30, 1859* 78 years, 335 days*
06 Richard Rush Secretary of the Treasury Adams March 7, 1825 – March 4, 1829[lower-alpha 16] 30 years, 148 days August 29, 1780* July 30, 1859* 78 years, 335 days*
07 Amos Kendall Postmaster General Jackson May 1, 1835 – March 4, 1837[lower-alpha 17] 32 years, 253 days August 16, 1789 November 12, 1869 80 years, 88 days
08 Amos Kendall Postmaster General* Van Buren March 4, 1837 – May 18, 1840 28 years, 253 days August 16, 1789* November 12, 1869* 80 years, 88 days*
09 Thomas Ewing Secretary of the Treasury[lower-alpha 18] Harrison March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841[lower-alpha 19] 30 years, 205 days December 28, 1789 October 26, 1871 81 years, 302 days
010 Thomas Ewing Secretary of the Treasury* Tyler April 4, 1841 – September 11, 1841 26 years, 236 days December 28, 1789* October 26, 1871* 81 years, 302 days*
011 George Bancroft Secretary of the Navy Polk March 11, 1845 – September 9, 1846 44 years, 130 days October 3, 1800 January 17, 1891 90 years, 106 days
012 Reverdy Johnson Attorney General Taylor March 8, 1849 – July 9, 1850[lower-alpha 20] 25 years, 216 days May 21, 1796 February 10, 1876 79 years, 265 days
013 Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart Secretary of the Interior Fillmore September 14, 1850 – March 4, 1853[lower-alpha 21] 37 years, 346 days April 2, 1807 February 13, 1891 83 years, 317 days
014 James Campbell Postmaster General Pierce March 7, 1853 – March 4, 1857 35 years, 329 days September 1, 1812 January 27, 1893 80 years, 148 days
015 Horatio King Postmaster General Buchanan February 12, 1861 – March 4, 1861[lower-alpha 22] 36 years, 82 days June 21, 1811 May 25, 1897 85 years, 338 days
016 Hugh McCulloch Secretary of the Treasury[lower-alpha 23] Lincoln March 9, 1865 – April 15, 1865[lower-alpha 24] 30 years, 39 days December 7, 1808 May 24, 1895 86 years, 168 days
017 John Schofield Secretary of War Johnson June 1, 1868 – March 4, 1869[lower-alpha 25] 37 years, 0 days September 29, 1831 March 4, 1906 74 years, 156 days
018 J. Donald Cameron Secretary of War Grant May 22, 1876 – March 4, 1877 41 years, 179 days May 14, 1833 August 30, 1918 85 years, 108 days
019 Nathan Goff Jr. Secretary of the Navy Hayes January 7, 1881 – March 4, 1881 39 years, 50 days February 9, 1843 April 23, 1920 77 years, 74 days
020 Robert Todd Lincoln Secretary of War Garfield[lower-alpha 26] March 5, 1881 – September 19, 1881 44 years, 310 days August 1, 1843 July 26, 1926 82 years, 359 days
021 Robert Todd Lincoln Secretary of War* Arthur September 19, 1881 – March 4, 1885 41 years, 144 days August 1, 1843* July 26, 1926* 82 years, 359 days*
022 Charles S. Fairchild Secretary of the Treasury Cleveland[lower-alpha 27] April 1, 1887 – March 4, 1889[lower-alpha 28] 35 years, 265 days April 30, 1842 November 24, 1924 82 years, 208 days
023 John Wanamaker Postmaster General Harrison March 5, 1889 – March 4, 1893 29 years, 283 days July 11, 1838 December 12, 1922 84 years, 154 days
024 M. Hoke Smith Secretary of the Interior Cleveland[lower-alpha 29] March 6, 1893 – September 1, 1896 34 years, 268 days September 2, 1855 November 27, 1931 76 years, 86 days
025 Elihu Root Secretary of War[lower-alpha 30] McKinley August 1, 1899 – September 14, 1901[lower-alpha 31] 35 years, 146 days February 15, 1845 February 7, 1937 91 years, 358 days
026 James R. Garfield Secretary of the Interior Roosevelt March 5, 1907 – March 4, 1909 41 years, 20 days October 17, 1865 March 24, 1950 84 years, 158 days
027 Henry L. Stimson Secretary of War[lower-alpha 32] Taft May 22, 1911 – March 4, 1913 37 years, 230 days September 21, 1867 October 20, 1950 83 years, 29 days
028 Bainbridge Colby Secretary of State Wilson March 23, 1920 – March 4, 1921 29 years, 38 days December 22, 1869 April 11, 1950 80 years, 110 days
029 Herbert Hoover[lower-alpha 33] Secretary of Commerce Harding March 5, 1921 – August 2, 1923[lower-alpha 34] 41 years, 79 days August 10, 1874 October 20, 1964 90 years, 71 days
030 Herbert Hoover Secretary of Commerce* Coolidge August 2, 1923 – August 21, 1928 35 years, 230 days August 10, 1874* October 20, 1964* 90 years, 71 days*
031 Patrick J. Hurley[lower-alpha 35] Secretary of War Hoover December 9, 1929 – March 4, 1933 30 years, 148 days January 8, 1883 July 30, 1963 80 years, 203 days
032 James Farley Postmaster General Roosevelt March 4, 1933 – September 10, 1940 31 years, 58 days May 30, 1888 June 9, 1976 88 years, 10 days
033 Charles F. Brannan Secretary of Agriculture Truman June 2, 1948 – January 20, 1953 39 years, 164 days August 23, 1903 July 2, 1992 88 years, 314 days
034 William P. Rogers Attorney General Eisenhower October 23, 1957 – January 20, 1961[lower-alpha 36] 39 years, 348 days June 23, 1913 January 2, 2001 87 years, 193 days
035 W. Willard Wirtz Secretary of Labor Kennedy September 25, 1962 – November 22, 1963[lower-alpha 37] 46 years, 153 days March 14, 1912 April 24, 2010 98 years, 41 days
036 Ramsey Clark Attorney General Johnson March 10, 1967 – January 20, 1969
Acting: November 28, 1966 – March 10, 1967 		52 years, 79 days December 18, 1927 April 9, 2021 93 years, 112 days
037 Henry Kissinger[5] Secretary of State Nixon September 22, 1973 – August 9, 1974[lower-alpha 38] 49 years, 112 days May 27, 1923 November 29, 2023 100 years, 186 days

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Department now named Health and Human Services.
  2. ↑ Later served as Secretary of State in the George H. W. Bush Administration.
  3. ↑ Continued in the same capacity in the George H. W. Bush Administration.
  4. ↑ Later served as Secretary of Labor in the George H. W. Bush Administration.
  5. ↑ Later served as Attorney General in the First Trump Administration.
  6. ↑ Later served as Secretary of Transportation in the First Trump Administration.
  7. ↑ Continued in the same capacity in the Obama Administration.
  8. ↑ Later served as Secretary of Agriculture in the Biden Administration.
  9. ↑ Italized names denotes cabinet members who have served in multiple presidencies.
  10. ↑ The post-administration duration is determined starting on the date in which a president leaves office, disregarding if a cabinet member leaves before the end of the administration.
  11. ↑ Asterisks denotes cabinet members who have served in multiple presidencies.
  12. ↑ Asterisks denotes cabinet members who have served in multiple presidencies.
  13. ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Adams Administration until December 31, 1800.
  14. ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Madison Administration until February 8, 1814.
  15. ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Monroe Administration until November 12, 1817
  16. ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Jackson Administration for 1 day (until March 5, 1829).
  17. ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Van Buren Administration until May 18, 1840.
  18. ↑ Served as Secretary of the Interior during the Taylor and Fillmore Administrations (15 days) from March 8, 1849 to July 22, 1850.
  19. ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Tyler Administration until September 11, 1841.
  20. ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Fillmore Administration until July 21, 1850
  21. ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Pierce Administration for 3 days (until March 7, 1853).
  22. ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Lincoln Administration for 1 day (until March 5, 1861).
  23. ↑ Served in the same capacity during the Arthur and Cleveland Administrations (3 days) from October 31, 1884 to March 7, 1885.
  24. ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Johnson Administration until March 3, 1869
  25. ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Grant Administration for 9 days (until March 12, 1869).
  26. ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Arthur Administration.
  27. ↑ First Cleveland Administration (1885 – 1889)
  28. ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Harrison Administration for 2 days (until March 6, 1893).
  29. ↑ Smith was the last living member of the Second Cleveland Administration (1893 – 1897) and of both Cleveland Administrations.
  30. ↑ Served as Secretary of State during the Roosevelt Administration from July 19, 1905 to January 27, 1909.
  31. ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Theodore Roosevelt Administration until January 31, 1904.
  32. ↑ Served as Secretary of State during the Hoover Administration from March 28, 1929 to March 4, 1933. Continued in the same capacity as Secretary of War during the Franklin D. Roosevelt Administration from July 10, 1940 to September 21, 1945.
  33. ↑ Later served as President of the United States from 1929 to 1933.
  34. ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Coolidge Administration until August 21, 1928.
  35. ↑ Hurley, despite Hoover outliving him by a year, is considered to be the last living cabinet member of the Hoover Administration as the president is not formally considered part of the cabinet.
  36. ↑ Served as Secretary of State during the Nixon Administration from January 22, 1969 to September 3, 1973.
  37. ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Johnson Administration until January 20, 1969.
  38. ↑ Continued in the same capacity in the Ford Administration. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "NixonFord" defined multiple times with different content
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References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named DoE
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Henry A. (Heinz Alfred) Kissinger (1923–2023)". Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, United States Department of State. Retrieved October 17, 2016.


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