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 Nixon 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 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 Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State (served 1973–1977) during the Presidency of Richard Nixon (1969–1974) and the Presidency of Gerald Ford (1969–1977) on November 29, 2023. 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 four 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, 130 days |
| John A. Knebel | Secretary of Agriculture | November 4, 1976 – January 20, 1977 | October 4, 1936 | 87 years, 221 days | |
| F. David Mathews | Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare[lower-alpha 1] | August 8, 1975 – January 20, 1977 | December 6, 1935 | 88 years, 158 days | |
| Jimmy Carter | W. Michael Blumenthal | Secretary of the Treasury | January 23, 1977 – August 4, 1979 | January 3, 1926 | 98 years, 130 days |
| Joseph A. Califano Jr. | Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare[lower-alpha 1] | January 25, 1977 – August 3, 1979 | May 15, 1931 | 92 years, 363 days | |
| Neil Goldschmidt | Secretary of Transportation | August 15, 1979 – January 20, 1981 | June 16, 1940 | 83 years, 331 days | |
| Ray Marshall | Secretary of Labor | January 27, 1977 – January 20, 1981 | August 22, 1928 | 95 years, 264 days | |
| Ronald Reagan | James Baker[1] | Secretary of the Treasury | February 4, 1985 – August 17, 1988[lower-alpha 2] | April 28, 1930 | 94 years, 14 days |
| William Bennett | Secretary of Education | February 6, 1985 – September 20, 1988 | July 31, 1943 | 80 years, 286 days | |
| John Block | Secretary of Agriculture | January 23, 1981 – February 14, 1986 | February 15, 1935 | 89 years, 87 days | |
| Nicholas F. Brady | Secretary of the Treasury | September 15, 1988 – January 20, 1989[lower-alpha 3] | April 11, 1930 | 94 years, 31 days | |
| James H. Burnley IV | Secretary of Transportation | December 2, 1987 – January 20, 1989 | July 30, 1948 | 75 years, 287 days | |
| Elizabeth Dole | Secretary of Transportation | February 7, 1983 – September 30, 1987[lower-alpha 4] | July 29, 1936 | 87 years, 288 days | |
| John S. Herrington[2] | Secretary of Energy | February 7, 1985 – January 20, 1989 | May 31, 1939 | 84 years, 347 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 | 88 years, 355 days | |
| Edwin Meese | Attorney General | February 25, 1985 – July 5, 1988 | December 2, 1931 | 92 years, 162 days | |
| George H. W. Bush | Lamar Alexander | Secretary of Education | March 22, 1991 – January 20, 1993 | July 3, 1940 | 83 years, 314 days |
| James Baker[1] | Secretary of State | January 20, 1989 – August 23, 1992 | April 28, 1930 | 94 years, 14 days | |
| William Barr | Attorney General | November 26, 1991 – January 20, 1993[lower-alpha 5] | May 23, 1950 | 73 years, 355 days | |
| Nicholas F. Brady | Secretary of the Treasury | January 20, 1989 – January 17, 1993 | April 11, 1930 | 94 years, 31 days | |
| Andrew Card | Secretary of Transportation | February 24, 1992 – January 20, 1993 | May 10, 1947 | 77 years, 2 days | |
| Dick Cheney | Secretary of Defense | March 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 | January 30, 1941 | 83 years, 103 days | |
| Elizabeth Dole | Secretary of Labor | January 25, 1989 – November 23, 1990 | July 29, 1936 | 87 years, 288 days | |
| Barbara Franklin | Secretary of Commerce | February 27, 1992 – January 20, 1993 | March 19, 1940 | 84 years, 54 days | |
| Lynn Morley Martin | Secretary of Labor | February 22, 1991 – January 20, 1993 | December 26, 1939 | 84 years, 138 days | |
| Samuel K. Skinner | Secretary of Transportation | February 6, 1989 – December 15, 1991 | June 10, 1938 | 85 years, 337 days | |
| Louis W. Sullivan | Secretary of Health and Human Services | March 1, 1989 – January 20, 1993 | November 3, 1933 | 90 years, 191 days | |
| Bill Clinton | Bruce Babbitt | Secretary of the Interior | January 22, 1993 – January 2, 2001 | June 27, 1938 | 85 years, 320 days |
| Henry Cisneros | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | January 22, 1993 – January 19, 1997 | June 11, 1947 | 76 years, 336 days | |
| William Cohen | Secretary of Defense | January 24, 1997 – January 20, 2001 | August 28, 1940 | 83 years, 258 days | |
| Andrew Cuomo | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | January 29, 1997 – January 20, 2001 | December 6, 1957 | 66 years, 158 days | |
| William M. Daley | Secretary of Commerce | January 30, 1997 – July 19, 2000 | August 8, 1948 | 75 years, 278 days | |
| Mike Espy | Secretary of Agriculture | January 22, 1993 – December 31, 1994 | November 30, 1953 | 70 years, 164 days | |
| Dan Glickman | Secretary of Agriculture | March 30, 1995 – January 19, 2001 | November 24, 1944 | 79 years, 170 days | |
| Alexis Herman | Secretary of Labor | May 1, 1997 – January 20, 2001 | July 16, 1947 | 76 years, 330 days | |
| Mickey Kantor | Secretary of Commerce | April 12, 1996 – January 21, 1997 | August 7, 1939 | 84 years, 279 days | |
| Hazel R. O'Leary[2] | Secretary of Energy | January 22, 1993 – January 20, 1997 | May 17, 1937 | 86 years, 361 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, 58 days | |
| William Perry | Secretary of Defense | February 3, 1994 – January 23, 1997 | October 11, 1927 | 96 years, 214 days | |
| Robert Reich | Secretary of Labor | January 22, 1993 – January 10, 1997 | June 24, 1946 | 77 years, 323 days | |
| Richard Riley | Secretary of Education | January 21, 1993 – January 20, 2001 | January 2, 1933 | 91 years, 131 days | |
| Robert Rubin | Secretary of the Treasury | January 11, 1995 – July 2, 1999 | August 29, 1938 | 85 years, 257 days | |
| Donna Shalala | Secretary of Health and Human Services | January 22, 1993 – January 20, 2001 | February 14, 1941 | 83 years, 88 days | |
| Rodney E. Slater | Secretary of Transportation | February 14, 1997 – January 20, 2001 | February 23, 1955 | 69 years, 79 days | |
| Lawrence Summers | Secretary of the Treasury | July 2, 1999 – January 20, 2001 | November 30, 1954 | 69 years, 164 days | |
| George W. Bush | Spencer Abraham[2] | Secretary of Energy | January 20, 2001 – February 1, 2005 | June 12, 1952 | 71 years, 335 days |
| John Ashcroft | Attorney General | February 2, 2001 – February 3, 2005 | May 9, 1942 | 82 years, 3 days | |
| Elaine Chao | Secretary of Labor | January 29, 2001 – January 20, 2009[lower-alpha 6] | March 26, 1953 | 71 years, 47 days | |
| Michael Chertoff | Secretary of Homeland Security | February 15, 2005 – January 21, 2009 | November 28, 1953 | 70 years, 166 days | |
| Donald Evans | Secretary of Commerce | January 20, 2001 – February 7, 2005 | July 27, 1946 | 77 years, 290 days | |
| Robert Gates | Secretary of Defense | December 18, 2006 – January 20, 2009[lower-alpha 7] | September 25, 1943 | 80 years, 230 days | |
| Alberto Gonzales | Attorney General | February 3, 2005 – September 17, 2007 | August 4, 1955 | 68 years, 282 days | |
| Carlos Gutierrez | Secretary of Commerce | February 7, 2005 – January 20, 2009 | November 4, 1953 | 70 years, 190 days | |
| Alphonso Jackson | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | September 30, 2004 – April 18, 2008 | September 9, 1945 | 78 years, 246 days | |
| Mike Johanns | Secretary of Agriculture | January 21, 2005 – September 20, 2007 | June 18, 1950 | 73 years, 329 days | |
| Dirk Kempthorne | Secretary of the Interior | June 7, 2006 – January 20, 2009 | October 29, 1951 | 72 years, 196 days | |
| Mike Leavitt | Secretary of Health and Human Services | January 26, 2005 – January 20, 2009 | February 11, 1951 | 73 years, 91 days | |
| Mel Martínez | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | January 24, 2001 – August 13, 2004 | October 23, 1946 | 77 years, 202 days | |
| Michael Mukasey | Attorney General | November 9, 2007 – January 20, 2009 | July 28, 1941 | 82 years, 289 days | |
| Jim Nicholson | Secretary of Veterans Affairs | January 26, 2005 – October 1, 2007 | February 4, 1938 | 86 years, 98 days | |
| Gale Norton | Secretary of the Interior | January 31, 2001 – March 31, 2006 | March 11, 1954 | 70 years, 62 days | |
| Rod Paige | Secretary of Education | January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2005 | June 17, 1933 | 90 years, 330 days | |
| Henry Paulson | Secretary of the Treasury | July 3, 2006 – January 20, 2009 | March 28, 1946 | 78 years, 45 days | |
| James Peake | Secretary of Veterans Affairs | December 20, 2007 – January 20, 2009 | June 18, 1944 | 79 years, 329 days | |
| Mary E. Peters | Secretary of Transportation | October 17, 2006 – January 20, 2009 | December 4, 1948 | 75 years, 160 days | |
| Steve Preston | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | June 5, 2008 – January 20, 2009 | August 4, 1960 | 63 years, 282 days | |
| Anthony Principi | Secretary of Veterans Affairs | January 23, 2001 – January 26, 2005 | April 16, 1944 | 80 years, 26 days | |
| Condoleezza Rice[3] | Secretary of State | January 26, 2005 – January 20, 2009 | November 14, 1954 | 69 years, 180 days | |
| Tom Ridge | Secretary of Homeland Security | January 24, 2003 – February 1, 2005 | August 26, 1945 | 78 years, 260 days | |
| Ed Schafer | Secretary of Agriculture | January 28, 2008 – January 20, 2009 | August 8, 1946 | 77 years, 278 days | |
| John W. Snow | Secretary of the Treasury | February 3, 2003 – June 28, 2006 | August 2, 1939 | 84 years, 284 days | |
| Margaret Spellings | Secretary of Education | January 20, 2005 – January 20, 2009 | November 30, 1957 | 66 years, 164 days | |
| Tommy Thompson | Secretary of Health and Human Services | February 2, 2001 – January 26, 2005 | November 19, 1941 | 82 years, 175 days | |
| Ann Veneman | Secretary of Agriculture | January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2005 | June 29, 1949 | 74 years, 318 days | |
| Barack Obama | Sylvia Mathews Burwell | Secretary of Health and Human Services | June 9, 2014 – January 20, 2017 | June 23, 1965 | 58 years, 324 days |
| John Bryson | Secretary of Commerce | October 21, 2011 – June 21, 2012 | July 24, 1943 | 80 years, 293 days | |
| Julian Castro | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | July 28, 2014 – January 20, 2017 | September 16, 1974 | 49 years, 239 days | |
| Steven Chu[2] | Secretary of Energy | January 21, 2009 – April 22, 2013 | February 28, 1948 | 76 years, 74 days | |
| Hillary Clinton[4] | Secretary of State | January 21, 2009 – February 1, 2013 | October 26, 1947 | 76 years, 199 days | |
| Shaun Donovan | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | January 26, 2009 – July 28, 2014 | January 24, 1966 | 58 years, 109 days | |
| Arne Duncan | Secretary of Education | January 21, 2009 – July 31, 2016 | November 6, 1964 | 59 years, 188 days | |
| Anthony Foxx | Secretary of Transportation | July 2, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | April 30, 1971 | 53 years, 12 days | |
| Robert Gates | Secretary of Defense | January 20, 2009 – June 30, 2011 | September 25, 1943 | 80 years, 230 days | |
| Timothy Geithner | Secretary of the Treasury | January 26, 2009 – January 25, 2013 | August 18, 1961 | 62 years, 268 days | |
| Chuck Hagel | Secretary of Defense | February 27, 2013 – February 17, 2015 | October 4, 1946 | 77 years, 221 days | |
| Eric Holder | Attorney General | February 3, 2009 – April 27, 2015 | January 21, 1951 | 73 years, 112 days | |
| Sally Jewell | Secretary of the Interior | April 12, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | February 21, 1956 | 68 years, 81 days | |
| Jeh Johnson | Secretary of Homeland Security | December 23, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | September 11, 1957 | 66 years, 244 days | |
| John Kerry | Secretary of State | February 1, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | December 11, 1943 | 80 years, 153 days | |
| John King Jr. | Secretary of Education | September 14, 2016 – January 20, 2017 | January 5, 1975 | 49 years, 128 days | |
| Ray LaHood | Secretary of Transportation | January 23, 2009 – July 2, 2013 | December 6, 1945 | 78 years, 158 days | |
| Jack Lew | Secretary of the Treasury | February 28, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | August 29, 1955 | 68 years, 257 days | |
| Gary Locke | Secretary of Commerce | March 26, 2009 – August 1, 2011 | January 21, 1950 | 74 years, 112 days | |
| Loretta Lynch | Attorney General | April 27, 2015 – January 20, 2017 | May 21, 1959 | 64 years, 357 days | |
| Robert A. McDonald | Secretary of Veterans Affairs | July 30, 2014 – January 20, 2017 | June 20, 1953 | 70 years, 327 days | |
| Ernest Moniz | Secretary of Energy | May 21, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | December 22, 1944 | 79 years, 142 days | |
| Janet Napolitano | Secretary of Homeland Security | January 21, 2009 – September 6, 2013 | November 29, 1957 | 66 years, 165 days | |
| Leon Panetta | Secretary of Defense | July 1, 2011 – February 27, 2013 | June 28, 1938 | 85 years, 319 days | |
| Tom Perez | Secretary of Labor | July 23, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | October 7, 1961 | 62 years, 218 days | |
| Penny Pritzker | Secretary of Commerce | June 26, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | May 2, 1959 | 65 years, 10 days | |
| Ken Salazar | Secretary of the Interior | January 20, 2009 – April 12, 2013 | March 2, 1955 | 69 years, 71 days | |
| Kathleen Sebelius | Secretary of Health and Human Services | April 28, 2009 – June 9, 2014 | May 15, 1948 | 75 years, 363 days | |
| Eric Shinseki | Secretary of Veterans Affairs | January 21, 2009 – May 30, 2014 | November 28, 1942 | 81 years, 166 days | |
| Hilda Solis | Secretary of Labor | February 24, 2009 – January 22, 2013 | October 20, 1957 | 66 years, 205 days | |
| Tom Vilsack | Secretary of Agriculture | January 20, 2009 – January 13, 2017[lower-alpha 8] | December 13, 1950 | 73 years, 151 days | |
| Donald Trump | Alexander Acosta | Secretary of Labor | April 28, 2017 – July 19, 2019 | January 16, 1969 | 55 years, 117 days |
| Alex Azar | Secretary of Health and Human Services | January 29, 2018 – January 20, 2021 | June 17, 1967 | 56 years, 330 days | |
| William Barr | Attorney General | February 14, 2019 – December 23, 2020 | May 23, 1950 | 73 years, 355 days | |
| David Bernhardt | Secretary of the Interior | April 11, 2019 – January 20, 2021 | August 17, 1969 | 54 years, 269 days | |
| Dan Brouillette | Secretary of Energy | December 4, 2019 – January 20, 2021 | August 18, 1962 | 61 years, 268 days | |
| Ben Carson | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | March 2, 2017 – January 20, 2021 | September 18, 1951 | 72 years, 237 days | |
| Elaine Chao | Secretary of Transportation | January 31, 2017 – January 11, 2021 | March 26, 1953 | 71 years, 47 days | |
| Betsy DeVos | Secretary of Education | February 7, 2017 – January 8, 2021 | January 8, 1958 | 66 years, 125 days | |
| Mark Esper | Secretary of Defense | July 23, 2019 – November 9, 2020 | April 26, 1964 | 60 years, 16 days | |
| John F. Kelly | Secretary of Homeland Security | January 20, 2017 – July 31, 2017 | May 11, 1950 | 74 years, 1 day | |
| Jim Mattis | Secretary of Defense | January 20, 2017 – December 31, 2018 | September 8, 1950 | 73 years, 247 days | |
| Steven Mnuchin | Secretary of the Treasury | February 13, 2017 – January 20, 2021 | December 21, 1962 | 61 years, 143 days | |
| Kirstjen Nielsen | Secretary of Homeland Security | December 6, 2017 – April 10, 2019 | May 14, 1972 | 51 years, 364 days | |
| Sonny Perdue | Secretary of Agriculture | April 25, 2017 – January 20, 2021 | December 20, 1946 | 77 years, 144 days | |
| Rick Perry | Secretary of Energy | March 2, 2017 – December 1, 2019 | March 4, 1950 | 74 years, 69 days | |
| Mike Pompeo | Secretary of State | April 26, 2018 – January 20, 2021 | December 30, 1963 | 60 years, 134 days | |
| Tom Price | Secretary of Health and Human Services | February 10, 2017 – September 29, 2017 | October 8, 1954 | 69 years, 217 days | |
| Wilbur Ross | Secretary of Commerce | February 28, 2017 – January 20, 2021 | November 28, 1937 | 86 years, 166 days | |
| Eugene Scalia | Secretary of Labor | September 30, 2019 – January 20, 2021 | August 14, 1963 | 60 years, 272 days | |
| Jeff Sessions | Attorney General | February 9, 2017 – November 7, 2018 | December 24, 1946 | 77 years, 140 days | |
| David Shulkin | Secretary of Veterans Affairs | February 14, 2017 – March 28, 2018 | July 22, 1959 | 65 years, 1 day | |
| Rex Tillerson | Secretary of State | February 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018 | March 23, 1952 | 72 years, 50 days | |
| Robert Wilkie | Secretary of Veterans Affairs | July 30, 2018 – January 20, 2021 | August 2, 1962 | 61 years, 284 days | |
| Ryan Zinke | Secretary of the Interior | March 1, 2017 – January 2, 2019 | November 1, 1961 | 62 years, 193 days | |
| Joe Biden | Marcia Fudge | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | March 10, 2021 – March 22, 2024 | October 29, 1952 | 71 years, 196 days |
| Marty Walsh | Secretary of Labor | March 23, 2021 – March 11, 2023 | April 10, 1967 | 57 years, 32 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 | ||||||
| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | 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* |
| 6 | 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* |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | 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* |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | 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* |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | 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 |
| 16 | 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 |
| 17 | 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 |
| 18 | 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 |
| 19 | 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 |
| 20 | 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 |
| 21 | 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* |
| 22 | 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 |
| 23 | 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 |
| 24 | 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 |
| 25 | 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 |
| 26 | 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 |
| 27 | 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 |
| 28 | 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 |
| 29 | 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 |
| 30 | 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* |
| 31 | 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 |
| 32 | 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 |
| 33 | 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 |
| 34 | 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 |
| 35 | 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 |
| 36 | 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 |
| 37 | 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 |
| 38 | Ford | |||||||
Notes[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Department now named Health and Human Services.
- ↑ Later served as Secretary of State in the George H. W. Bush Administration.
- ↑ Continued in the same capacity in the George H. W. Bush Administration.
- ↑ Later served as Secretary of Labor in the George H. W. Bush Administration.
- ↑ Later served as Attorney General in the Trump Administration.
- ↑ Later served as Secretary of Transportation in the Trump Administration.
- ↑ Continued in the same capacity in the Obama Administration.
- ↑ Later serves as Secretary of Agriculture in the Biden Administration.
- ↑ Italized names denotes cabinet members who have served in multiple presidencies.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Asterisks denotes cabinet members who have served in multiple presidencies.
- ↑ Asterisks denotes cabinet members who have served in multiple presidencies.
- ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Adams Administration until December 31, 1800.
- ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Madison Administration until February 8, 1814.
- ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Monroe Administration until November 12, 1817
- ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Jackson Administration for 1 day (until March 5, 1829).
- ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Van Buren Administration until May 18, 1840.
- ↑ Served as Secretary of the Interior during the Taylor and Fillmore Administrations (15 days) from March 8, 1849 to July 22, 1850.
- ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Tyler Administration until September 11, 1841.
- ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Fillmore Administration until July 21, 1850
- ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Pierce Administration for 3 days (until March 7, 1853).
- ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Lincoln Administration for 1 day (until March 5, 1861).
- ↑ Served in the same capacity during the Arthur and Cleveland Administrations (3 days) from October 31, 1884 to March 7, 1885.
- ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Johnson Administration until March 3, 1869
- ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Grant Administration for 9 days (until March 12, 1869).
- ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Arthur Administration.
- ↑ First Cleveland Administration (1885 – 1889)
- ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Harrison Administration for 2 days (until March 6, 1893).
- ↑ Smith was the last living member of the Second Cleveland Administration (1893 – 1897) and of both Cleveland Administrations.
- ↑ Served as Secretary of State during the Roosevelt Administration from July 19, 1905 to January 27, 1909.
- ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Theodore Roosevelt Administration until January 31, 1904.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Later served as President of the United States from 1929 to 1933.
- ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Coolidge Administration until August 21, 1928.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Served as Secretary of State during the Nixon Administration from January 22, 1969 to September 3, 1973.
- ↑ Continued in the same capacity during the Johnson Administration until January 20, 1969.
- ↑ Continued in the same capacity in the Ford Administration. Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 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.
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- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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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