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Who's who?

Learn more about the members of Barack Obama's cabinet.

The Cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments. The following Cabinet members are listed in order of succession to the Presidency.

 

Vice President of the United States

Joseph R. Biden 

 

Department of State

Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton D-New York

CONFIRMED

Department of the Treasury

Secretary Timothy F. Geithner

CONFIRMED

Department of Defense

Secretary Robert M. Gates

SELECTED

 

Department of Justice


Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr.

CONFIRMED

Department of the Interior


Secretary Kenneth L. Salazar D-Colorado

CONFIRMED

Department of Agriculture

Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack D-Iowa

CONFIRMED

 

Department of Commerce

Sen. Judd Gregg, R-New Hampshire

Nominated but withdrew on Feb. 12, 2009.

www.commerce.gov

Department of Labor


Hilda L. Solis D-California

NOMINATED

www.dol.gov

Department of Health and Human Services

Tom Daschle D-South Dakota

Nominated but withdrew on Feb. 3, 2009.

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Secretary Shaun L.S. Donovan

CONFIRMED

Department of Transportation


Secretary Raymond L. LaHood

CONFIRMED

Department of Energy

Secretary Steven Chu

CONFIRMED

 

Department of Education

Secretary Arne Duncan

CONFIRMED

 

Department of Veterans Affairs


Secretary Eric K. Shinseki

CONFIRMED


Department of Homeland Security


Secretary Janet A. Napolitano

CONFIRMED

 

For more information on the Obama administration, visit www.whitehouse.gov.

 

 

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