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[[File:Cabinet.png|right|275px|]]The '''Cabinet of the United States''', including the Vice President, the Heads of the Executive Departments and others recognized as having Cabinet Rank, is a body to advise and assist the President in governing the nation. Since January, 2018, two Departments (and, therefore, positions in the Cabinet) have been abolished: Secretary of Homeland Security and Secretary of Education.
[[File:Cabinet.png|right|275px|]]The '''Cabinet of the United States''', including the Vice President, the Heads of the Executive Departments and others recognized as having Cabinet Rank, is a body to advise and assist the President in governing the nation. On May 6, 2019, President [[Lamport]] signed into law the Homeland Freedom and Security Act, which abolished the Department of Homeland Security and reorganized the various agencies under thereof. The bill went into effect on June 5, 2019. On November 3, 2019, President [[Patriot]] signed into law the Student's Education Act, which abolished the Department of Education, reorganized the various agencies under thereof, and gave the jurisdiction back to the states. The bill went into effect on November 6, 2019. On February 21, 2020, President [[Valerie]] signed into law the Commerce and Labor Act, which combined the Department of Commerce, Department of Labor, and the Small Business Administration into the Department of Commerce and Labor. The bill went into effect
 
== Current Cabinet and Cabinet-Rank Officials ==
 
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center"
|+Cabinet
|-
!scope="col" |Office<br /><span style="font-size:85%">(Constituting Instrument)</span>
!scope="col" |Incumbent
!scope="col" data-sort-type="date" |Took office
|-
|data-sort-value="Vice President" |[[File:US Vice President Seal.svg|75px]]<br />[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]<br />{{small|[[Article Two of the United States Constitution#Clause 1: Executive Power|(Constitution, Art. II, Sec. I)]]}}
|data-sort-value="Nick D Daniloff" |[[File:Vice President Pence Official Portrait (cropped).jpg|100px]]<br />[[Mike Pence]]
|January 20, 2017
|-
|data-sort-value="Secretary of State" |[[File:Seal of the United States Secretary of State.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]]<br />{{small|({{UnitedStatesCode|22|2651a}})}}
|data-sort-value="Matthias Ocain" |[[File:Mike Pompeo official photo (cropped).jpg|100px]]<br>[[Mike Pompeo]]
|April 26, 2018
|-
|data-sort-value="Secretary of Treasury" |[[File:US-DeptOfTheTreasury-Seal.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]]<br />{{small|({{UnitedStatesCode|31|301}})}}
|data-sort-value="Tiny Mexican" |[[File:Steven Mnuchin official photo (cropped).jpg|100px]]<br />[[Steven Mnuchin]]
|February 13, 2017
|-
|data-sort-value="Secretary of Defense" |[[File:United States Department of Defense Seal.svg|75px]]<br>[[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]]<br />{{small|({{UnitedStatesCode|10|113}})}}
|data-sort-value="Tyler Noaker" |[[File:Dr. Mark T. Esper – Acting Secretary of Defense (cropped).jpg|100px]]<br>[[Mark Esper]]
|July 23, 2019
|-
|data-sort-value="Attorney General" |[[File:US-DeptOfJustice-Seal.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]]<br />{{small|({{UnitedStatesCode|28|503}})}}
|data-sort-value="Barr, William" |[[File:William Barr (cropped).jpg|100px]]<br />[[William Barr]]
|February 14, 2019
|-
|data-sort-value="Secretary of Interior" |[[File:US-DeptOfTheInterior-Seal.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Secretary of the Interior|Secretary of the Interior]]<br />{{small|({{UnitedStatesCode|43|1451}})}}
|data-sort-value="Bernhardt, David" |[[File:David Bernhardt official photo (cropped).jpg|100px]]<br />[[David Bernhardt]]
|January 2, 2019{{refn|Bernhardt served as Acting Secretary from January 2, 2019 until April 11, 2019.|group=n}}
|-
|data-sort-value="Secretary of Agriculture" |[[File:US-DeptOfAgriculture-Seal2.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Secretary of Agriculture|Secretary of Agriculture]]<br />{{small|({{UnitedStatesCode|7|2202}})}}
|data-sort-value="Perdue, Sonny" |[[File:Sonny Perdue headshot.jpg|100px]]<br />[[Sonny Perdue]]
|April 25, 2017
|-
|data-sort-value="Secretary of Commerce" |[[File:US-DeptOfCommerce-Seal.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Secretary of Commerce|Secretary of Commerce]]<br />{{small|({{UnitedStatesCode|15|1501}})}}
|data-sort-value="Ross, Wilbur" |[[File:Wilbur Ross headshot.jpg|100px]]<br />[[Wilbur Ross]]
|February 28, 2017
|-
|data-sort-value="Secretary of Labor" |[[File:US-DeptOfLabor-Seal.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Secretary of Labor|Secretary of Labor]]<br />{{small|({{UnitedStatesCode|29|551}})}}
|data-sort-value="Scalia, Eugene" |[[File:Eugene Scalia (cropped).jpg|100px]]<br />[[Eugene Scalia]]
|September 30, 2019
|-
|data-sort-value="Secretary of Health" |[[File:US-DeptOfHHS-Seal.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Secretary of Health and Human Services|Secretary of Health and Human Services]]<br />{{small|(Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953,<br/> {{USStat|67|631}} and {{UnitedStatesCode|42|3501}})}}
|data-sort-value="Azar, Alex" |[[File:Alex Azar official portrait (cropped).jpg|100px]]<br />[[Alex Azar]]
|January 29, 2018
|-
|data-sort-value="Secretary of Housing" |[[File:US-DeptOfHUD-Seal.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development|Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]]<br />{{small|({{UnitedStatesCode|42|3532}})}}
|data-sort-value="Carson, Ben" |[[File:Ben Carson headshot.jpg|100px]]<br />[[Ben Carson]]
|March 2, 2017
|-
|data-sort-value="Secretary of Transportation" |[[File:US-DeptOfTransportation-Seal.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Secretary of Transportation|Secretary of Transportation]]<br />{{small|({{UnitedStatesCode|49|102}})}}
|data-sort-value="Chao, Elaine" |[[File:Elaine Chao official portrait 2 (cropped).jpg|100px]]<br />[[Elaine Chao]]
|January 31, 2017
|-
|data-sort-value="Secretary of Energy" |[[File:US-DeptOfEnergy-Seal.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Secretary of Energy|Secretary of Energy]]<br />{{small|({{UnitedStatesCode|42|7131}})}}
|data-sort-value="Brouillette, Dan" |[[File:Dan Brouillette official photo (cropped).jpg|100px]]<br />[[Dan Brouillette]]
|December 2, 2019
|-
|data-sort-value="Secretary of Education" |[[File:US-DeptOfEducation-Seal.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Secretary of Education|Secretary of Education]]<br />{{small|({{UnitedStatesCode|20|3411}})}}
|data-sort-value="DeVos, Betsy" |[[File:Betsy DeVos official portrait (cropped).jpg|100px]]<br />[[Betsy DeVos]]
|February 7, 2017
|-
|data-sort-value="Secretary of Veterans" |[[File:Seal of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs|Secretary of Veterans Affairs]]<br />{{small|({{UnitedStatesCode|38|303}})}}
|data-sort-value="Wilkie, Robert" |[[File:Robert Wilkie official portrait (cropped).jpg|100px]]<br/>[[Robert Wilkie]]
|July 30, 2018
|-
|data-sort-value="Secretary of Homeland Security" |[[File:Seal of the United States Department of Homeland Security.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Secretary of Homeland Security|Secretary of Homeland Security]]<br />{{small|({{UnitedStatesCode|6|112}})}}
|data-sort-value="Wolf, Chad" |[[File:Chad Wolf official portrait 2017 (cropped).jpg|100px]]<br/>[[Chad Wolf]]
|November 13, 2019<br>Acting
|}

Revision as of 22:40, 9 March 2020

Cabinet.png

The Cabinet of the United States, including the Vice President, the Heads of the Executive Departments and others recognized as having Cabinet Rank, is a body to advise and assist the President in governing the nation. On May 6, 2019, President Lamport signed into law the Homeland Freedom and Security Act, which abolished the Department of Homeland Security and reorganized the various agencies under thereof. The bill went into effect on June 5, 2019. On November 3, 2019, President Patriot signed into law the Student's Education Act, which abolished the Department of Education, reorganized the various agencies under thereof, and gave the jurisdiction back to the states. The bill went into effect on November 6, 2019. On February 21, 2020, President Valerie signed into law the Commerce and Labor Act, which combined the Department of Commerce, Department of Labor, and the Small Business Administration into the Department of Commerce and Labor. The bill went into effect

Current Cabinet and Cabinet-Rank Officials

Cabinet
Office
(Constituting Instrument) 		Incumbent Took office
File:US Vice President Seal.svg
Vice President
(Constitution, Art. II, Sec. I) 		File:Vice President Pence Official Portrait (cropped).jpg
Mike Pence 		January 20, 2017
File:Seal of the United States Secretary of State.svg
Secretary of State
(Template:UnitedStatesCode) 		File:Mike Pompeo official photo (cropped).jpg
Mike Pompeo 		April 26, 2018
File:US-DeptOfTheTreasury-Seal.svg
Secretary of the Treasury
(Template:UnitedStatesCode) 		File:Steven Mnuchin official photo (cropped).jpg
Steven Mnuchin 		February 13, 2017
File:United States Department of Defense Seal.svg
Secretary of Defense
(Template:UnitedStatesCode) 		File:Dr. Mark T. Esper – Acting Secretary of Defense (cropped).jpg
Mark Esper 		July 23, 2019
File:US-DeptOfJustice-Seal.svg
Attorney General
(Template:UnitedStatesCode) 		File:William Barr (cropped).jpg
William Barr 		February 14, 2019
File:US-DeptOfTheInterior-Seal.svg
Secretary of the Interior
(Template:UnitedStatesCode) 		File:David Bernhardt official photo (cropped).jpg
David Bernhardt 		January 2, 2019Template:Refn
File:US-DeptOfAgriculture-Seal2.svg
Secretary of Agriculture
(Template:UnitedStatesCode) 		File:Sonny Perdue headshot.jpg
Sonny Perdue 		April 25, 2017
File:US-DeptOfCommerce-Seal.svg
Secretary of Commerce
(Template:UnitedStatesCode) 		File:Wilbur Ross headshot.jpg
Wilbur Ross 		February 28, 2017
File:US-DeptOfLabor-Seal.svg
Secretary of Labor
(Template:UnitedStatesCode) 		File:Eugene Scalia (cropped).jpg
Eugene Scalia 		September 30, 2019
File:US-DeptOfHHS-Seal.svg
Secretary of Health and Human Services
(Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953,
Template:USStat and Template:UnitedStatesCode) 		File:Alex Azar official portrait (cropped).jpg
Alex Azar 		January 29, 2018
File:US-DeptOfHUD-Seal.svg
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
(Template:UnitedStatesCode) 		File:Ben Carson headshot.jpg
Ben Carson 		March 2, 2017
File:US-DeptOfTransportation-Seal.svg
Secretary of Transportation
(Template:UnitedStatesCode) 		File:Elaine Chao official portrait 2 (cropped).jpg
Elaine Chao 		January 31, 2017
File:US-DeptOfEnergy-Seal.svg
Secretary of Energy
(Template:UnitedStatesCode) 		File:Dan Brouillette official photo (cropped).jpg
Dan Brouillette 		December 2, 2019
File:US-DeptOfEducation-Seal.svg
Secretary of Education
(Template:UnitedStatesCode) 		File:Betsy DeVos official portrait (cropped).jpg
Betsy DeVos 		February 7, 2017
File:Seal of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.svg
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
(Template:UnitedStatesCode) 		File:Robert Wilkie official portrait (cropped).jpg
Robert Wilkie 		July 30, 2018
File:Seal of the United States Department of Homeland Security.svg
Secretary of Homeland Security
(Template:UnitedStatesCode) 		File:Chad Wolf official portrait 2017 (cropped).jpg
Chad Wolf 		November 13, 2019
Acting
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