The CabinetThe Cabinet

CabinetCabinet

The President is advised by The President is advised by members of the Cabinet.members of the Cabinet.

The Constitution does NOT The Constitution does NOT identify the executive identify the executive departments that make up the departments that make up the Cabinet or their responsibilities.Cabinet or their responsibilities.

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Dept. of Dept. of StateState

17891789 Advises the Advises the President on President on foreign Policyforeign Policy

Secretary Secretary

John KerryJohn Kerry

Dept. of Dept. of TreasuryTreasury

17891789 Reports the Reports the financial financial state of the state of the gov’t & the gov’t & the economyeconomy

SecretarySecretary

Jack LewJack Lew

Dept. of the Dept. of the InteriorInterior

18491849 Protects the Protects the environment environment and develops and develops the country’s the country’s natural natural resourcesresources

Secretary Secretary Sally JewelSally Jewel

Executive Executive DepartmentsDepartments

Est.Est. ResponsibilitiResponsibilitieses

Current Current Cabinet Cabinet MemberMember

Dept. of Dept. of AgricultureAgriculture

18621862 The USDA’s The USDA’s inspection & inspection & grading grading programsprograms make make sure food is sure food is safe to eatsafe to eat

Secretary Secretary Tom VilsackTom Vilsack

Dept. of Dept. of CommerceCommerce

19031903 To promote To promote international international trade, trade, economic economic growth, and growth, and technological technological advancemenadvancement.t.

Secretary Secretary

Penny Penny PritzkerPritzker

Dept. of Dept. of LaborLabor

19131913 Protects the Protects the rights of rights of workersworkers

Secretary Secretary Thomas Thomas PerezPerez

Dept. of Dept. of DefenseDefense

19471947 Oversees Oversees everything everything related to related to the nation’s the nation’s military military securitysecurity

Secretary Secretary Chuck HagelChuck Hagel

Dept. of Dept. of JusticeJustice

18701870 Supervises Supervises U.S. district U.S. district attorneys, attorneys, marshals, marshals, and federal and federal prisonsprisons

Attorney Attorney General Eric General Eric HolderHolder

Dept. of Dept. of Health & Health & Human Human ServicesServices

19531953 Administers Administers many social many social programs programs including including Social Social Security and Security and MedicaidMedicaid

Secretary Secretary Sylvia Sylvia BurwellBurwell

Dept. of Dept. of Housing & Housing & Urban Urban DevelopmenDevelopmentt

19651965 Promotes Promotes community community development development and fair and fair housinghousing

Secretary Secretary Julian CastroJulian Castro

Dept. of Dept. of TransportatiTransportationon

19661966 Sets the Sets the nation’s nation’s transportatiotransportation policyn policy

Secretary Secretary Anthony Anthony FoxxFoxx

Dept. Of Dept. Of EnergyEnergy

19771977 Responsible for Responsible for the research the research and and development of development of energy energy technology, technology, conservation, conservation, and use.and use.

Secretary Secretary Ernest MonizErnest Moniz

Dept. of Dept. of EducationEducation

19791979 The department The department administers administers more than 150 more than 150 federal federal education education programs programs including including student loansstudent loans

Secretary Secretary Arne DuncanArne Duncan

Dept. of Dept. of Veterans Veterans AffairsAffairs

19881988 Provides Provides benefits and benefits and services to services to veterans and veterans and their their dependentsdependents

Secretary Secretary Robert Robert MacDonaldMacDonald

Dept. of Dept. of Homeland Homeland SecuritySecurity

20022002 To develop a To develop a strategy to strategy to secure the secure the U.S. from U.S. from terrorist terrorist threats or threats or attacks.attacks.

Secretary Secretary

Jeh JohnsonJeh Johnson