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
|
 Vice President (Constitution, Art. II, Sec. I)
|
 Mike Pence
|
January 20, 2017
|
 Secretary of State (Template:UnitedStatesCode)
|
 Mike Pompeo
|
April 26, 2018
|
 Secretary of the Treasury (Template:UnitedStatesCode)
|
 Steven Mnuchin
|
February 13, 2017
|
 Secretary of Defense (Template:UnitedStatesCode)
|
 Mark Esper
|
July 23, 2019
|
 Attorney General (Template:UnitedStatesCode)
|
 William Barr
|
February 14, 2019
|
 Secretary of the Interior (Template:UnitedStatesCode)
|
 David Bernhardt
|
January 2, 2019Template:Refn
|
 Secretary of Agriculture (Template:UnitedStatesCode)
|
 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
|