Bush cabinet

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President Bush's Cabinet

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

• Department of the Interior

Secretary Gale Norton

www.doi.gov

• Department of Commerce

Secretary Carlos Gutierrez

www.doc.gov

• Department of Justice

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales

www.usdoj.gov

• Department of Defense

Secretary Donald Rumsfeld

www.defenselink.mil

• Department of Labor

Secretary Elaine Chao

www.dol.gov

• Department of Education

Secretary Margaret Spellings

www.ed.gov

• Department of State

Secretary Condoleezza Rice

www.state.gov

• Department of Energy

Secretary Samuel W. Bodman

www.energy.gov

• Department of Transportation

Secretary Norman Mineta

www.dot.gov

• Department of Health &

Human Services

Secretary Michael O. Leavitt www.hhs.gov

• Department of the Treasury

Secretary John Snow

www.ustreas.gov

• Department of

Homeland Security

Secretary Michael Chertoff www.dhs.gov

• Department of Veterans Affairs

Secretary Jim Nicholson

www.va.gov

• Department of Housing &

Urban Development

Secretary Alphonso Jackson www.hud.gov