Obama cabinet

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Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States
The Obama Cabinet in the White House in September 2009

On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States . In November 2012, he was for a second term re-elected . It ended on January 20, 2017.

Cabinet group photo in July 2012

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The majority of the cabinet members were Democrats . Four original cabinet members were non-party: Timothy Geithner, Robert Gates, Steven Chu, and Eric Shinseki. Robert Gates, who resigned on July 1, 2011, was Secretary of Defense of George W. Bush since December 18, 2006.

Unlike in the previous office's cabinet, the UN ambassador, the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers and, from January 2012, the head of the Small Business Administration received cabinet rank. The director of the Federal Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) no longer received cabinet rank. Obama appointed Gil Kerlikowske .

The Cabinet

Department / Office Official Period image
President of the United States Barack Obama January 20, 2009 - January 20, 2017 President Barack Obama delivers remarks during the Memorial Day observance ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington Va., May 28, 2012.jpg
Vice President of the United States Joe Biden January 20, 2009 - January 20, 2017 Joe Biden official portrait crop.jpg
Ministerial offices
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton January 21, 2009 - February 1, 2013 Secretary Clinton 8x10 2400 1.jpg
John Kerry February 1, 2013 - January 20, 2017 John Kerry official Secretary of State portrait.jpg
United States Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner January 26, 2009 - January 25, 2013 Timothy Geithner Treasury.jpg
Jacob Lew February 28, 2013 - January 20, 2017 Jacob Lew official portrait.jpg
United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates January 20, 2009 - July 1, 2011 Robert Gates, official DoD photo portrait, 2006.jpg
Leon Panetta July 1, 2011 - February 27, 2013 Leon Panetta, official DoD photo portrait, 2011.jpg
Chuck Hagel February 27, 2013 - February 17, 2015 Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel.  130227-A-SS368-001.jpg
Ashton Carter February 17, 2015 - January 20, 2017 Ash Carter DOD Secretary Portrait.jpg
United States Attorney General Eric Holder February 3, 2009 - April 23, 2015 Eric Holder official portrait.jpg
Loretta Lynch April 23, 2015 - January 20, 2017 Loretta Lynch.jpg
United States Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar January 21, 2009 - April 10, 2013 Ken Salazar official DOI portrait.jpg
Sally Jewell April 12, 2013 - January 20, 2017 Sally Jewell official portrait.jpg
United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack January 21, 2009 - January 20, 2017 Tom Vilsack, official USDA photo portrait.jpg
United States Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke March 24, 2009 - August 1, 2011 Gary Locke official portrait.jpg
John Bryson October 21, 2011 - June 21, 2012 John Bryson official portrait.jpg
Rebecca Blank June 21, 2012 - June 26, 2013 (on) Rebecca Blank official portrait.jpg
Penny Pritzker June 26, 2013 - January 20, 2017 Penny Pritzker official portrait.jpg
United States Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis February 24, 2009 - January 22, 2013 Hilda Solis official DOL portrait.jpg
Thomas Perez July 23, 2013 - January 20, 2017 Official portrait of United States Secretary of Labor Tom Perez.jpg
United States Secretary of Health Kathleen Sebelius April 28, 2009 - June 9, 2014 Kathleen Sebelius official portrait.jpg
Sylvia Mathews Burwell June 9, 2014 - January 20, 2017 Sylvia Mathews Burwell official portrait.jpg
United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan January 21, 2009 - January 1, 2016 Arne Duncan official photo.jpg
John King January 1, 2016 - January 20, 2017 John B. King, Jr. 2015.jpg
United States Secretary of Construction Shaun Donovan January 22, 2009 - July 28, 2014 DonovanShaunLS.jpg
Julian Castro July 28, 2014 - January 20, 2017 Julián Castro's Official HUD Portrait.jpg
United States Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood January 22, 2009 - July 2, 2013 Ray LaHood official portrait.jpg
Anthony Foxx July 2, 2013 - January 20, 2017 MayorAnthonyFoxx.jpg
United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu January 21, 2009 - May 21, 2013 SecretaryChu.jpg
Ernest Moniz May 21, 2013 - January 20, 2017 Ernest Moniz official portrait.jpg
United States Secretary of War Veterans Eric K. Shinseki January 21, 2009 - May 30, 2014 Eric Shinseki Veterans Affairs portrait.jpg
Robert A. McDonald May 30, 2014 - January 20, 2017 Robert A. McDonald Official Portrait.jpg
Secretary of State for Homeland Security Janet Napolitano January 21, 2009 - September 30, 2013 Portrait Napolitano hires new.jpg
Jeh Johnson December 23, 2013 - January 20, 2017 Jeh Johnson official portrait.jpg
Other positions of cabinet rank
White House Chief of Staff Cream Emanuel January 20, 2009 - September 30, 2010 Rahm Emanuel, official photo portrait color.jpg
Pete Rouse October 1, 2010 - January 6, 2011 Pete Rouse in the Oval Office.jpg
William M. Daley January 6, 2011 - January 27, 2012 William M. Daley official portrait (cropped) .jpg
Jacob Lew January 27, 2012 - January 25, 2013 Jacob Lew.jpg
Denis McDonough January 25, 2013 - January 20, 2017 Denis McDonough (crop) .jpg
Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa P. Jackson January 23, 2009 - February 19, 2013 Lisa P. Jackson official portrait.jpg
Gina McCarthy July 18, 2013 - January 20, 2017 Gina McCarthy - EPA.jpg
Director of the Office of Management and Budget Peter R. Orszag January 20, 2009 - July 30, 2010 Peter Orszag official portrait.jpg
Jacob Lew November 18, 2010 - January 27, 2012 Jacob Lew.jpg
Jeffrey Zients January 27, 2012 - April 24, 2013 (on) Jeffrey Zients official portrait.jpg
Sylvia Mathews Burwell April 24, 2013 - June 9, 2014 Sylvia Mathews Burwell official portrait.jpg
Brian Deese June 9, 2014 - July 28, 2014 (come) Brian Deese.png
Shaun LS Donovan July 28, 2014 - January 20, 2017 Shaun Donovan.jpg
United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk March 18, 2009 - March 15, 2013 Ron Kirk official portrait.jpg
Michael Froman June 21, 2013 - January 20, 2017 Michael Froman official portrait.jpg
United States Ambassador to the United States Susan E. Rice January 22, 2009 - July 1, 2013 Susan Rice, official State Dept photo portrait, 2009.jpg
Samantha Power August 2, 2013 - January 20, 2017 Samantha Power.jpg
Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Christina Romer January 28, 2009 - September 3, 2010 Christina Romer official portrait small.jpg
Austan Goolsbee September 9, 2010 - August 5, 2011 Austan Goolsbee official portrait.jpg
Alan B. Krueger October 10, 2011 - August 2, 2013 Alan Krueger official portrait.jpg
Jason Furman August 2, 2013 - January 20, 2017 Jason Furman official portrait.jpg
Head of the SME Authority Karen Mills January 13, 2012 - September 1, 2013 Karen Mills official portrait.jpg
Maria Contreras-Sweet April 7, 2014 - January 20, 2017 Maria Contreras Sweet.png
  1. Mills was head of the agency from April 6, 2009. However, the position was only assigned to the rank of “cabinet level officer” in January 2012 and only then did entitle the holder to participate in cabinet meetings. See also: Jose Pagliery: Small Business Administration chief Karen Mills resigns. CNN, February 11, 2013, accessed February 19, 2017 .

classification

The formation of Obama's cabinet took an extremely long time. The reason for this was u. a. Candidates who have already been nominated and who wanted or had to leave the nomination and election process for various reasons. The cabinet was initially very diverse. A relatively large number of office holders, some of whom were chosen by the previous president, were taken over.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Most diverse Cabinet in history still incomplete , accessed on February 6, 2017.
  2. ^ Another Obama Nominee Has Tax Issues , accessed February 6, 2017.
  3. Obama diversity disappoints again , accessed February 6, 2017.
  4. Obama Keeps Several Bush Picks in Top Jobs , accessed February 6, 2017.