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, by law, 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.

Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman www.usda.gov	Ann M. Veneman		Secretary of Interior Gale Norton www.doi.gov	Gale Norton
Secretary of Commerce Don Evans www.doc.gov	Don Evans		Department of Justice John Ashcroft www.usdoj.gov	John Ashcroft
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld www.defenselink.mil	Donald Rumsfeld		Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao www.dol.gov	Elaine Chao
Secretary of Education Rod Paige www.ed.gov	Rod Paige		Secretary of State Colin Powell www.state.gov	Colin Powell
Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham www.energy.gov	Spencer Abraham		Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta www.dot.gov	Norman Mineta
Secretary of Health & Human Services Tommy Thompson www.dhhs.gov	Tommy Thompson		Secretary of Treasury John Snow www.ustreas.gov	John Snow
Department of Homeland Security Tom Ridge www.dhs.gov	Tom Ridge		Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony Principi www.va.gov	Anthony Principi
Secretary of Housing & Urban Development Alphonso Jackson www.hud.gov	Alphonso Jackson

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Cabinet Rank Members

The Vice President Richard B. Cheney www.whitehouse.gov/vicepresident/	Richard B. Cheney		President's Chief of Staff Andrew H. Card, Jr.	Andrew H. Card
Environmental Protection Agency Michael O. Leavitt www.epa.gov	Michael O. Leavitt		United States Trade Representative Ambassador Robert B. Zoellick www.ustr.gov	Robert B. Zoellick
Office of Management and Budget Director Joshua B. Bolten www.omb.gov	Joshua B. Bolten		Office of National Drug Control Policy John Walters www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov	John Walters