List of people who have held multiple United States Cabinet-level positions

Numerous people have held multiple United States Cabinetlevel positions since 1789, when the first President of the United States, George Washington, appointed a Cabinet of five people to advise him and help him carry out his duties. The president's Cabinet is composed of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States, who are generally the heads of the federal executive departments.

Unlike in many parliamentary cabinets, it is generally less common in the U.S. for a cabinet secretary to hold multiple cabinet-level positions over the years. Those who have served in multiple capacities are:

Name Offices
John AdamsVice President (1789–1797)[lower-alpha 1]
President (1797–1801)
Thomas JeffersonSecretary of State (1789–1793)
Vice President (1797–1801)[lower-alpha 1]
President (1801–1809)
Edmund RandolphAttorney General (1789–1794)
Secretary of State (1794–1795)
Timothy PickeringPostmaster General (1791–1795)
Secretary of War (1795)
Secretary of State (1795–1800)
Samuel DexterSecretary of War (1800–1801)
Secretary of the Treasury (1801)
James MadisonSecretary of State (1801–1809)
President (1809–1817)
Robert SmithSecretary of the Navy (1801–1809)
Secretary of State (1809–1811)
James MonroeSecretary of State (1811–1817)
Secretary of War (1814–1815)
President (1817–1825)
Richard RushAttorney General (1814–1817)
Secretary of the Treasury (1825–1829)
William CrawfordSecretary of War (1815–1816)
Secretary of the Treasury (1816–1825)
John Quincy AdamsSecretary of State (1817–1825)
President (1825–1829)
John CalhounSecretary of War (1817–1825)
Vice President (1825–1832)[lower-alpha 1]
Secretary of State (1844–1845)
Martin Van BurenSecretary of State (1829–1831)
Vice President (1833–1837)[lower-alpha 1]
President (1837–1841)
Lewis CassSecretary of War (1831–1836)
Secretary of State (1857–1860)
Louis McLaneSecretary of the Treasury (1831–1833)
Secretary of State (1833–1834)
Roger TaneyAttorney General (1831–1833)
Secretary of the Treasury (1833–1834)
Levi WoodburySecretary of the Navy (1831–1834)
Secretary of the Treasury (1834–1841)
John CrittendenAttorney General (1841)
Attorney General (1850–1853)
Thomas EwingSecretary of the Treasury (1841)
Secretary of the Interior (1849–1850)
John SpencerSecretary of War (1841–1843)
Secretary of the Treasury (1843–1844)
John TylerVice President (1841)[lower-alpha 1]
President (1841–1845)
Abel UpshurSecretary of the Navy (1841–1843)
Secretary of State (1843–1844)
Daniel WebsterSecretary of State (1841–1843)
Secretary of State (1850–1852)
John MasonSecretary of the Navy (1844–1845)
Attorney General (1845–1846)
Secretary of the Navy (1846–1849)
James BuchananSecretary of State (1845–1849)
President (1857–1861)
William MarcySecretary of War (1845–1849)
Secretary of State (1853–1857)
Isaac TouceyAttorney General (1848–1849)
Secretary of the Navy (1857–1861)
Millard FillmoreVice President (1849–1850)[lower-alpha 1]
President (1850–1853)
Jeremiah BlackAttorney General (1857–1860)
Secretary of State (1860–1861)
Joseph HoltPostmaster General (1859–1860)
Secretary of War (1861)
Edwin StantonAttorney General (1860–1861)
Secretary of War (1862–1868)
Andrew JohnsonVice President (1865)[lower-alpha 1]
President (1865–1869)
Hugh McCullochSecretary of the Treasury (1865–1869)
Secretary of the Treasury (1884–1885)
William EvartsAttorney General (1868–1869)
Secretary of State (1877–1881)
Alphonso TaftSecretary of War (1876)
Attorney General (1876–1877)
John ShermanSecretary of the Treasury (1877–1881)
Secretary of State (1897–1898)
Chester ArthurVice President (1881)[lower-alpha 1]
President (1881–1885)
James BlaineSecretary of State (1881)
Secretary of State (1889–1892)
William WindomSecretary of the Treasury (1881)
Secretary of the Treasury (1889–1891)
Walter GreshamPostmaster General (1883–1884)
Secretary of the Treasury (1884)
Secretary of State (1893–1895)
William VilasPostmaster General (1885–1888)
Secretary of the Interior (1888–1889)
Richard OlneyAttorney General (1893–1895)
Secretary of State (1895–1897)
Elihu RootSecretary of War (1899–1904)
Secretary of State (1905–1909)
Philander KnoxAttorney General (1901–1904)
Secretary of State (1909–1913)
Theodore RooseveltVice President (1901)[lower-alpha 1]
President (1901–1909)
William MoodySecretary of the Navy (1902–1904)
Attorney General (1904–1906)
George CortelyouSecretary of Commerce and Labor (1903–1904)
Postmaster General (1905–1907)
Secretary of the Treasury (1907–1909)
Victor MetcalfSecretary of Commerce and Labor (1904–1906)
Secretary of the Navy (1906–1908)
William TaftSecretary of War (1904–1908)
President (1909–1913)
Charles BonaparteSecretary of the Navy (1905–1906)
Attorney General (1906–1909)
George von Lengerke MeyerPostmaster General (1907–1909)
Secretary of the Navy (1909–1913)
Henry StimsonSecretary of War (1911–1913)
Secretary of State (1929–1933)
Secretary of War (1940–1945)
David HoustonSecretary of Agriculture (1913–1920)
Secretary of the Treasury (1920–1921)
Calvin CoolidgeVice President (1921–1923)[lower-alpha 1]
President (1923–1929)
Charles DawesDirector of the Office of Management and Budget (1921–1922)
Vice President (1925–1929)[lower-alpha 1]
Herbert HooverSecretary of Commerce (1921–1928)
President (1929–1933)
Hubert WorkPostmaster General (1922–1923)
Secretary of the Interior (1923–1928)
Henry WallaceSecretary of Agriculture (1933–1940)
Vice President (1941–1945)
Secretary of Commerce (1945–1946)
James ForrestalSecretary of the Navy (1944–1947)
Secretary of Defense (1947–1949)
Harry TrumanVice President (1945)
President (1945–1953)
George MarshallSecretary of State (1947–1949)
Secretary of Defense (1950–1951)
Richard NixonVice President (1953–1961)
President (1969–1974)
William RogersAttorney General (1957–1961)
Secretary of State (1969–1973)
Maurice StansDirector of the Office of Management and Budget (1958–1961)
Secretary of Commerce (1969–1972)
Christian HerterSecretary of State (1959–1961)
Trade Representative (1962–1966)
Lyndon JohnsonVice President (1961–1963)
President (1963–1969)
Marvin WatsonWhite House Chief of Staff (1963–1968)
Postmaster General (1968–1969)
George ShultzSecretary of Labor (1969–1970)
Director of the Office of Management and Budget (1970–1972)
Secretary of the Treasury (1972–1974)
Secretary of State (1982–1989)
Elliot RichardsonSecretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (1970–1973)
Secretary of Defense (1973)
Attorney General (1973)
Secretary of Commerce (1976–1977)
William RuckelshausAdministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (1970–1973)
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (1983–1985)
Rogers MortonSecretary of the Interior (1971–1975)
Secretary of Commerce (1975–1976)
George H. W. BushAmbassador to the United Nations (1971-1973)
Vice President (1981–1989)
President (1989–1993)
Caspar WeinbergerDirector of the Office of Management and Budget (1972–1973)
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (1973–1975)
Secretary of Defense (1981–1987)
Frederick DentSecretary of Commerce (1973–1975)
Trade Representative (1975–1977)
Gerald FordVice President (1973–1974)
President (1974–1977)
Alexander HaigWhite House Chief of Staff (1973–1974)
Secretary of State (1981–1982)
James LynnSecretary of Housing and Urban Development (1973–1975)
Director of the Office of Management and Budget (1975–1976)
James SchlesingerSecretary of Defense (1973–1974)
Secretary of Energy (1977–1979)
Donald RumsfeldWhite House Chief of Staff (1974–1975)
Secretary of Defense (1975–1977)
Secretary of Defense (2001–2006)
Dick CheneyWhite House Chief of Staff (1975–1977)
Secretary of Defense (1989–1993)
Vice President (2001–2009)
Carla HillsSecretary of Housing and Urban Development (1975–1977)
Trade Representative (1989–1993)
Patricia HarrisSecretary of Housing and Urban Development (1977–1979)
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (1979)
Secretary of Health and Human Services (1979–1981)
James BakerWhite House Chief of Staff (1981–1985)
Secretary of the Treasury (1985–1988)
Secretary of State (1989–1992)
White House Chief of Staff (1992–1993)
Bill BrockTrade Representative (1981–1985)
Secretary of Labor (1985–1987)
Donald ReganSecretary of the Treasury (1981–1985)
White House Chief of Staff (1985–1987)
Donald HodelSecretary of Energy (1982–1985)
Secretary of the Interior (1985–1989)
Elizabeth DoleSecretary of Transportation (1983–1987)
Secretary of Labor (1989–1990)
Clayton YeutterTrade Representative (1985–1989)
Secretary of Agriculture (1989–1991)
Samuel SkinnerSecretary of Transportation (1989–1991)
White House Chief of Staff (1991–1992)
Andrew CardSecretary of Transportation (1992–1993)
White House Chief of Staff (2001–2006)
Madeleine AlbrightAmbassador to the United Nations (1993–1997)
Secretary of State (1997–2001)
Mickey KantorTrade Representative (1993–1996)
Secretary of Commerce (1996–1997)
Leon PanettaDirector of the Office of Management and Budget (1993–1994)
White House Chief of Staff (1994–1997)
Secretary of Defense (2011–2013)
Federico PeñaSecretary of Transportation (1993–1997)
Secretary of Energy (1997–1998)
Robert RubinDirector of the National Economic Council (1993–1995)
Secretary of the Treasury (1995–1999)
Laura TysonChairperson of the Council of Economic Advisers (1993–1995)
Director of the National Economic Council (1995–1996)
William DaleySecretary of Commerce (1997–2000)
White House Chief of Staff (2011–2012)
Bill RichardsonAmbassador to the United Nations (1997–1998)
Secretary of Energy (1998–2001)
Jack LewDirector of the Office of Management and Budget (1998–2001)
Director of the Office of Management and Budget (2010–2012)
White House Chief of Staff (2012–2013)
Secretary of the Treasury (2013–present)
Norman MinetaSecretary of Commerce (2000–2001)
Secretary of Transportation (2001–2006)
Joshua BoltenDirector of the Office of Management and Budget (2003–2006)
White House Chief of Staff (2006–2009)
Mike LeavittAdministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (2003–2005)
Secretary of Health and Human Services (2005–2009)
Rob PortmanTrade Representative (2005–2006)
Director of the Office of Management and Budget (2006–2007)
Sylvia Mathews BurwellDirector of the Office of Management and Budget (2013–2014)
Secretary of Health and Human Services (2014–present)
Shaun DonovanSecretary of Housing and Urban Development (2009–2014)
Director of the Office of Management and Budget (2014–present)

Note

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 The office of Vice President was not a cabinet, or cabinet-level position until Franklin Roosevelt invited John Nance Garner to attend cabinet meetings, although Thomas Marshall attended meetings when Woodrow Wilson was out of the country participating at the Versailles Conference in 19181919, and Calvin Coolidge did so during the Harding Administration.

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