Nomination
Announced
Hearings
Received
Confirmed
Vote
Secretary of Agriculture
Edward Schafer
Mike Johanns
Ann Veneman
Oct 31, 2007
Dec 2, 2004
Dec 20, 2000
Jan 24, 2008
Jan 6, 2005
Jan 18, 2001
Dec 6, 2007
Jan 4, 2005
Jan 20, 2001
Jan 28, 2008
Jan 20, 2005
Jan 20, 2001
voice vote
voice vote
voice vote
Attorney General
Michael Mukasey
Alberto Gonzales
John Ashcroft
Sep 17, 2007
Nov 10, 2004
Dec 22, 2000
Oct 17-18, 2007
Jan 6, 2005
Jan 16-19, 2001
Sep 21, 2007
Jan 4, 2005 1
Jan 29, 2001
Nov 8, 2007
Feb 3, 2005
Feb 1, 2001
53-40 No. 407
60-36 No. 3
58-42 No. 8
Secretary of Commerce
Carlos Gutierrez
Donald Evans
Nov 29, 2004
Dec 20, 2000
Jan 5, 2005
Jan 4, 2001
Jan 4, 2005
Jan 20, 2001
Jan 24, 2005
Jan 20, 2001
voice vote
voice vote
Secretary of Defense
Robert Gates
Donald Rumsfeld
Nov 8, 2006
Dec 28, 2000
Dec 5, 2006
Jan 11, 2001
Dec 4, 2006
Jan 20, 2001
Dec 6, 2006
Jan 20, 2001
95-2 No. 272
voice vote
Secretary of Education
Margaret Spellings
Roderick Paige
Nov 17, 2004
Dec 29, 2000
Jan 6, 2005
Jan 10, 2001
Jan 4, 2005
Jan 20, 2001
Jan 20, 2005
Jan 20, 2001
voice vote
voice vote
Secretary of Energy
Sam Bodman
Spencer Abraham
Dec 10, 2004
Jan 2, 2001
Jan 19, 2005
Jan 18, 2001
Jan 4, 2005
Jan 20, 2001
Jan 31, 2005
Jan 20, 2001
voice vote
voice vote
Secretary of Health & Human Services
Michael Leavitt
Tommy Thompson
Dec 13, 2004
Dec 29, 2000
Jan 18, 2005
Jan 19, 2005
Jan 18, 2001
Jan 19, 2001
Jan 4, 2005
Jan 20, 2001
Jan 26, 2005
Jan 24, 2001
voice vote
100-0 No. 4
Secretary of Homeland Security
Michael Chertoff
Bernard Kerik2
Tom Ridge
Jan 11, 2005
Dec 2, 2004
Nov 25, 2002
Feb 2, 2005
Jan 17, 2003
Jan 31, 2005
Jan 7, 2003
Feb 15, 2005
Jan 22, 2003
98-0 No. 10
94-0 No. 13
Secretary of Housing & Urban Development
Steven Preston
Alphonso Jackson
Mel Martinez
Apr 18, 2008
Dec 12, 2003
Dec 20, 2000
May 20, 2008
Feb 26, 2004
Jan 17, 2001
May 1, 2008
Jan 28, 2004
Jan 20, 2001
June 4, 2008
Mar 31, 2004
Jan 23, 2001
voice vote
voice vote
100-0 No. 3
Secretary of Interior
Dirk Kempthorne
Gale Norton
Mar 16, 2006
Dec 29, 2000
May 4, 2006
Jan 18-19, 2001
Apr 24, 2006
Jan 20, 2001
May 26, 2006
Jan 30, 2001
voice vote
75-24 No. 6
Secretary of Labor
Elaine Chao
Linda Chavez3
Jan 11 , 2001
Jan 2, 2001
Jan 24, 2001
Jan 29, 2001
Jan 29, 2001
voice vote
Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice
Colin Powell
Nov 16, 2004
Dec 16, 2000
Jan 18-19, 2005
Jan 17, 2001
Jan 4, 2005
Jan 20, 2001
Jan 26, 2005
Jan 20, 2001
85-13 No. 2
voice vote
Secretary of Transportation
Mary Peters
Norman Mineta
Sep 5, 2006
Jan 2, 2001
Sep 20, 2006
Jan 24, 2001
Sep 7, 2006
Jan 24, 2001
Sep 29, 2006
Jan 24, 2001
voice vote
100-0 No. 5
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Paulson
John Snow
Paul O'Neill
May 30, 2006
Dec 9, 2002
Dec 20, 2000
Jun 27, 2006
Jan 28, 2003
Jan 17, 2001
Jun 19, 2006
Jan 13, 2003
Jan 20, 2001
Jun 28, 2006
Jan 30, 2003
Jan 20, 2001
voice vote
UC
voice vote
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
James Peake
Jim Nicholson
Anthony Principi
Oct 30, 2007
Dec 9, 2004
Dec 29, 2000
Dec 5, 2007
Jan 24, 2005
Jan 18, 2001
Nov 15, 2007
Jan 4, 2005
Jan 20, 2001
Dec 14, 2007
Jan 26, 2005
Jan 23, 2001
voice vote
voice vote
100-0 No. 2
1 . Nomination was first received in the Senate on Nov 16, 2004. There was no further action on the nomination,
so it was returned to the President on Dec 8, 2004.
2 . Withdrawn Dec 10, 2004.
3 . Withdrawn Jan 9, 2001.
For historic cabinet nomination information, see the table Cabinet Nominations, 1977-present (pdf).