Bush Cabinet

The Bush Cabinet 2005

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 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.

Department of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns www.usda.gov	Mike Johanns	Department of the Interior Secretary Gale Norton www.doi.gov	Gale Norton
Department of Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez www.doc.gov	Carlos Gutierrez	Department of Justice Attorney General Alberto Gonzales www.usdoj.gov	Alberto Gonzales
Department of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld www.defenselink.mil	Donald Rumsfeld	Department of Labor Secretary Elaine Chao www.dol.gov	Elaine Chao
Department of Education Secretary Margaret Spellings www.ed.gov	Margaret Spellings	Department of State Secretary Condoleezza Rice www.state.gov	Condoleezza Rice
Department of Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman www.energy.gov	Samuel W. Bodman	Department of Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta www.dot.gov	Norman Mineta
Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Michael O. Leavitt www.dhhs.gov	Michael O. Leavitt	Department of the Treasury Secretary John Snow www.ustreas.gov	John Snow
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge www.dhs.gov	Tom Ridge	Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson www.va.gov	Jim Nicholson
Department of Housing & Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson www.hud.gov	Alphonso Jackson