Carter's cabinet
Jimmy Carter won the 1976 election as President of the United States against incumbent Gerald Ford . The Democrat ruled from 1977 to 1981, but was defeated by Ronald Reagan when he ran again in 1980 .
Under Jimmy Carter, the Ministry of Health, Education and Welfare was divided into the Ministry of Health and Education in 1980 . The Department of Energy was created as a new agency in August 1977 , the first minister of which was the Republican James R. Schlesinger , previously Secretary of Defense under Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.