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President Bush's Cabinet


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.


Department of Agriculture
Secretary Ed Schafer
www.usda.gov

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Ed Schafer

 

Department of the Interior
Secretary Dirk Kempthorne
www.doi.gov

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Dirk Kempthorne

Department of Commerce
Secretary Carlos Gutierrez
www.doc.gov

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Carlos Gutierrez

Department of Justice
Attorney General Michael Mukasey
www.usdoj.gov

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Michael Mukasey

Department of Defense
Secretary Robert M. Gates
www.defenselink.mil

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Robert M. Gates

Department of Labor
Secretary Elaine Chao
www.dol.gov

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Elaine Chao

Department of Education
Secretary Margaret Spellings
www.ed.gov

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Margaret Spellings

Department of State
Secretary Condoleezza Rice
www.state.gov

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Condoleezza Rice

Department of Energy
Secretary Samuel W. Bodman
www.energy.gov

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Samuel W. Bodman

Department of Transportation
Secretary Mary E. Peters
www.dot.gov

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Mary E. Peters

Department of Health &
Human Services

Secretary Michael O. Leavitt
www.hhs.gov

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Michael O. Leavitt

Department of the Treasury
Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr.
www.ustreas.gov

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Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

Department of
Homeland Security

Secretary Michael Chertoff
www.dhs.gov

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Michael Chertoff

Department of
Veterans Affairs

Secretary Dr. James Peake
www.va.gov

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Dr. James Peake

Department of Housing &
Urban Development

Secretary Steve Preston
www.hud.gov

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Steve Preston




Cabinet Rank Members


The Vice President
Richard B. Cheney
www.whitehouse.gov/vicepresident/

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Richard B. Cheney

 

White House
Chief of Staff

Joshua B. Bolten

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Joshua B. Bolten

Office of Management
and Budget

Jim Nussle
www.omb.gov

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Jim Nussle

United States
Trade Representative

Ambassador Susan Schwab
www.ustr.gov

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Susan Schwab

Environmental Protection Agency
Stephen Johnson
www.epa.gov

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Stephen Johnson

Office of National
Drug Control Policy

John Walters
www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov

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John Walters