List of living former members of the United States Cabinet

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The following are a list of living former members of the United States Cabinet and a list of last surviving Cabinet members of each presidency. The first list charts all living former members of the United States cabinet and information regarding their tenure. The second list charts the last surviving former cabinet members of each presidency (up to the Nixon Administration), and information regarding their tenure.

In the political system established by the United States Constitution, the President is authorized to seek advice from the principal officers of the various departments while performing their official duties. A president's cabinet is composed of these principal officers.

Currently, the officials comprising the president's cabinet include the Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Defense, Attorney General, Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of Labor, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Energy, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and Secretary of Homeland Security. It formerly also included the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Individuals who served in this capacity are listed here. Not listed are persons who served in positions considered to be of cabinet level but which are not part of the Cabinet, such as the Vice President, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the United States Trade Representative.

Cabinet members from each of the eight most recent presidential administrations, since the presidency of Gerald Ford (1974–1977), are still living, including all former cabinet members from the administrations of Barack Obama (2009–2017) and Donald Trump (2017–2021). The oldest living former cabinet member is Michael Blumenthal, Secretary of the Treasury during the Carter (1977–1981) administration. The youngest living former cabinet member is John King Jr., Secretary of Education during the Obama administration.

The earliest last surviving cabinet member of an administration to have died was Oliver Wolcott Jr., Secretary of the Treasury during the Washington administration (1789–1797), who died on June 1, 1833. The most recent, Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State during the Nixon administration (1969–1974) and the Ford administration (1974–1977), was the last surviving cabinet member of the nixon administration, who died on November 29, 2023.

The most recent death of a former cabinet member is Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State during the Nixon and Ford (1973–1977) administrations.

There are three former members of Gerald Ford's Cabinet still living.

There are four former members of Jimmy Carter's Cabinet still living.

There are nine former members of Ronald Reagan's Cabinet still living.

There are 11 former members of George H. W. Bush's Cabinet still living.

There are 18 former members of Bill Clinton's Cabinet still living.

There are 29 former members of George W. Bush's Cabinet still living.

There are 31 former members of Barack Obama's Cabinet still living.

There are 24 former members of Donald Trump's Cabinet still living.

Living former Cabinet members

Administration Name Position Tenure Birthdate Age
Gerald Ford Carla Anderson Hills Secretary of Housing and Urban Development March 10, 1975 – January 20, 1977 January 3, 1934 90 years, 104 days
John A. Knebel Secretary of Agriculture November 4, 1976 – January 20, 1977 October 4, 1936 87 years, 195 days
F. David Mathews Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare August 8, 1975 – January 20, 1977 December 6, 1935 88 years, 132 days
Jimmy Carter W. Michael Blumenthal Secretary of the Treasury January 23, 1977 – August 4, 1979 January 3, 1926 98 years, 104 days
Joseph A. Califano Jr. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare January 25, 1977 – August 3, 1979 May 15, 1931 92 years, 337 days
Neil Goldschmidt Secretary of Transportation August 15, 1979 – January 20, 1981 June 16, 1940 83 years, 305 days
Ray Marshall Secretary of Labor January 27, 1977 – January 20, 1981 August 22, 1928 95 years, 238 days
Ronald Reagan James Baker Secretary of the Treasury February 4, 1985 – August 17, 1988 April 28, 1930 93 years, 354 days
William Bennett Secretary of Education February 6, 1985 – September 20, 1988 July 31, 1943 80 years, 260 days
John R. Block Secretary of Agriculture January 23, 1981 – February 14, 1986 February 15, 1935 89 years, 61 days
Nicholas F. Brady Secretary of the Treasury September 15, 1988 – January 20, 1989 April 11, 1930 94 years, 5 days
James H. Burnley IV Secretary of Transportation December 2, 1987 – January 20, 1989 July 30, 1948 75 years, 261 days
Elizabeth Dole Secretary of Transportation February 7, 1983 – September 30, 1987 July 29, 1936 87 years, 262 days
John S. Herrington Secretary of Energy February 7, 1985 – January 20, 1989 May 31, 1939 84 years, 321 days
Donald P. Hodel Secretary of Energy

Secretary of the Interior

November 5, 1982 – February 7, 1985

February 8, 1985 – January 20, 1989

May 23, 1935 88 years, 329 days
Edwin Meese Attorney General February 25, 1985 – July 5, 1988 December 2, 1931 92 years, 136 days
George H. W. Bush Lamar Alexander Secretary of Education March 22, 1991 – January 20, 1993 July 3, 1940 83 years, 288 days
James Baker Secretary of State January 20, 1989 – August 23, 1992 April 28, 1930 93 years, 354 days
William Barr Attorney General November 26, 1991 – January 20, 1993 May 23, 1950 73 years, 329 days
Nicholas F. Brady Secretary of the Treasury January 20, 1989 – January 17, 1993 April 11, 1930 94 years, 5 days
Andrew Card Secretary of Transportation February 24, 1992 – January 20, 1993 May 10, 1947 76 years, 342 days
Dick Cheney Secretary of Defense March 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 January 30, 1941 83 years, 77 days
Elizabeth Dole Secretary of Labor January 25, 1989 – November 23, 1990 July 29, 1936 87 years, 262 days
Barbara Franklin Secretary of Commerce February 27, 1992 – January 20, 1993 March 19, 1940 84 years, 28 days
Lynn M. Martin Secretary of Labor February 22, 1991 – January 20, 1993 December 26, 1939 84 years, 112 days
Samuel K. Skinner Secretary of Transportation February 6, 1989 – December 15, 1991 June 10, 1938 85 years, 311 days
Louis W. Sullivan Secretary of Health and Human Services March 1, 1989 – January 20, 1993 November 3, 1933 90 years, 165 days
Bill Clinton Bruce Babbitt Secretary of the Interior January 22, 1993 – January 2, 2001 June 27, 1938 85 years, 294 days
Henry Cisneros Secretary of Housing and Urban Development January 22, 1993 – January 19, 1997 June 11, 1947 76 years, 310 days
William Cohen Secretary of Defense January 24, 1997 – January 20, 2001 August 28, 1940 83 years, 232 days
Andrew Cuomo Secretary of Housing and Urban Development January 29, 1997 – January 20, 2001 December 6, 1957 66 years, 132 days
William M. Daley Secretary of Commerce January 30, 1997 – July 19, 2000 August 8, 1948 75 years, 252 days
Mike Espy Secretary of Agriculture January 22, 1993 – December 31, 1994 November 30, 1953 70 years, 138 days
Dan Glickman Secretary of Agriculture March 30, 1995 – January 19, 2001 November 24, 1944 79 years, 144 days
Alexis Herman Secretary of Labor May 1, 1997 – January 20, 2001 July 16, 1947 76 years, 275 days
Mickey Kantor Secretary of Commerce April 12, 1996 – January 21, 1997 August 7, 1939 84 years, 253 days
Hazel R. O'Leary Secretary of Energy January 22, 1993 – January 20, 1997 May 17, 1937 86 years, 335 days
Federico Peña Secretary of Transportation

Secretary of Energy

January 21, 1993 – February 14, 1997

March 12, 1997 – June 30, 1998

March 15, 1947 77 years, 32 days
William J. Perry Secretary of Defense February 3, 1994 – January 23, 1997 October 11, 1927 96 years, 188 days
Robert Reich Secretary of Labor January 22, 1993 – January 10, 1997 June 24, 1946 77 years, 297 days
Richard Riley Secretary of Education January 21, 1993 – January 20, 2001 January 2, 1933 91 years, 105 days
Robert Rubin Secretary of the Treasury January 11, 1995 – July 2, 1999 August 29, 1938 85 years, 231 days
Donna Shalala Secretary of Health and Human Services January 22, 1993 – January 20, 2001 February 14, 1941 83 years, 62 days
Rodney E. Slater Secretary of Transportation February 14, 1997 – January 20, 2001 February 23, 1955 69 years, 53 days
Lawrence Summers Secretary of the Treasury July 2, 1999 – January 20, 2001 November 30, 1954 69 years, 138 days
George W. Bush Spencer Abraham Secretary of Energy January 20, 2001 – February 1, 2005 June 12, 1952 71 years, 309 days
John Ashcroft Attorney General February 2, 2001 – February 3, 2005 May 9, 1942 81 years, 343 days
Elaine Chao Secretary of Labor January 29, 2001 – January 20, 2009 March 26, 1953 71 years, 21 days
Michael Chertoff Secretary of Homeland Security February 15, 2005 – January 21, 2009 November 28, 1953 70 years, 140 days
Donald Evans Secretary of Commerce January 20, 2001 – February 7, 2005 July 27, 1946 77 years, 264 days
Robert Gates Secretary of Defense December 18, 2006 – January 20, 2009 September 25, 1943 80 years, 204 days
Alberto Gonzales Attorney General February 3, 2005 – September 17, 2007 August 4, 1955 68 years, 256 days
Carlos Gutierrez Secretary of Commerce February 7, 2005 – January 20, 2009 November 4, 1953 70 years, 164 days
Alphonso Jackson Secretary of Housing and Urban Development September 30, 2004 – April 18, 2008 September 9, 1945 78 years, 220 days
Mike Johanns Secretary of Agriculture January 21, 2005 – September 20, 2007 June 18, 1950 73 years, 303 days
Dirk Kempthorne Secretary of the Interior June 7, 2006 – January 20, 2009 October 29, 1951 72 years, 170 days
Mike Leavitt Secretary of Health and Human Services January 26, 2005 – January 20, 2009 February 11, 1951 73 years, 65 days
Mel Martínez Secretary of Housing and Urban Development January 24, 2001 – August 13, 2004 October 23, 1946 77 years, 176 days
Michael Mukasey Attorney General November 9, 2007 – January 20, 2009 July 28, 1941 82 years, 263 days
Jim Nicholson Secretary of Veterans Affairs January 26, 2005 – October 1, 2007 February 4, 1938 86 years, 72 days
Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior January 31, 2001 – March 31, 2006 March 11, 1954 70 years, 36 days
Rod Paige Secretary of Education January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2005 June 17, 1933 90 years, 304 days
Henry Paulson Secretary of the Treasury July 3, 2006 – January 20, 2009 March 28, 1946 78 years, 19 days
James Peake Secretary of Veterans Affairs December 20, 2007 – January 20, 2009 June 18, 1944 79 years, 303 days
Mary E. Peters Secretary of Transportation October 17, 2006 – January 20, 2009 December 4, 1948 75 years, 134 days
Steve Preston Secretary of Housing and Urban Development June 5, 2008 – January 20, 2009 August 4, 1960 63 years, 256 days
Anthony Principi Secretary of Veterans Affairs January 23, 2001 – January 26, 2005 April 16, 1944 80 years, 0 days
Condoleezza Rice Secretary of State January 26, 2005 – January 20, 2009 November 14, 1954 69 years, 154 days
Tom Ridge Secretary of Homeland Security January 24, 2003 – February 1, 2005 August 26, 1945 78 years, 234 days
Ed Schafer Secretary of Agriculture January 28, 2008 – January 20, 2009 August 8, 1946 77 years, 252 days
John W. Snow Secretary of the Treasury February 3, 2003 – June 28, 2006 August 2, 1939 84 years, 258 days
Margaret Spellings Secretary of Education January 20, 2005 – January 20, 2009 November 30, 1957 66 years, 138 days
Tommy Thompson Secretary of Health and Human Services February 2, 2001 – January 26, 2005 November 19, 1941 82 years, 149 days
Ann Veneman Secretary of Agriculture January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2005 June 29, 1949 74 years, 292 days
Barack Obama John Bryson Secretary of Commerce October 21, 2011 – June 21, 2012 July 24, 1943 80 years, 267 days
Sylvia Mathews Burwell Secretary of Health and Human Services June 9, 2014 – January 20, 2017 June 23, 1965 58 years, 298 days
Julian Castro Secretary of Housing and Urban Development July 28, 2014 – January 20, 2017 September 16, 1974 49 years, 213 days
Steven Chu Secretary of Energy January 21, 2009 – April 22, 2013 February 28, 1948 76 years, 48 days
Hillary Clinton Secretary of State January 21, 2009 – February 1, 2013 October 26, 1947 76 years, 173 days
Shaun Donovan Secretary of Housing and Urban Development January 26, 2009 – July 28, 2014 January 24, 1966 58 years, 83 days
Arne Duncan Secretary of Education January 21, 2009 – July 31, 2016 November 6, 1964 59 years, 162 days
Anthony Foxx Secretary of Transportation July 2, 2013 – January 20, 2017 April 30, 1971 52 years, 352 days
Robert Gates Secretary of Defense January 20, 2009 – June 30, 2011 September 25, 1943 80 years, 204 days
Timothy Geithner Secretary of the Treasury January 26, 2009 – January 25, 2013 August 18, 1961 62 years, 242 days
Chuck Hagel Secretary of Defense February 27, 2013 – February 17, 2015 October 4, 1946 77 years, 195 days
Eric Holder Attorney General February 3, 2009 – April 27, 2015 January 21, 1951 73 years, 86 days
Sally Jewell Secretary of the Interior April 12, 2013 – January 20, 2017 February 21, 1956 68 years, 55 days
Jeh Johnson Secretary of Homeland Security December 23, 2013 – January 20, 2017 September 11, 1957 66 years, 218 days
John Kerry Secretary of State February 1, 2013 – January 20, 2017 December 11, 1943 80 years, 127 days
John King Jr. Secretary of Education September 14, 2016 – January 20, 2017 January 5, 1975 49 years, 102 days
Ray LaHood Secretary of Transportation January 23, 2009 – July 2, 2013 December 6, 1945 78 years, 132 days
Jack Lew Secretary of the Treasury February 28, 2013 – January 20, 2017 August 29, 1955 68 years, 231 days
Gary Locke Secretary of Commerce March 26, 2009 – August 1, 2011 January 21, 1950 74 years, 86 days
Loretta Lynch Attorney General April 27, 2015 – January 20, 2017 May 21, 1959 64 years, 331 days
Bob McDonald Secretary of Veterans Affairs July 30, 2014 – January 20, 2017 June 20, 1953 70 years, 301 days
Ernest Moniz Secretary of Energy May 21, 2013 – January 20, 2017 December 22, 1944 79 years, 116 days
Janet Napolitano Secretary of Homeland Security January 21, 2009 – September 6, 2013 November 29, 1957 66 years, 139 days
Leon Panetta Secretary of Defense July 1, 2011 – February 27, 2013 June 28, 1938 85 years, 293 days
Tom Perez Secretary of Labor July 23, 2013 – January 20, 2017 October 7, 1961 62 years, 192 days
Penny Pritzker Secretary of Commerce June 26, 2013 – January 20, 2017 May 2, 1959 64 years, 350 days
Ken Salazar Secretary of the Interior January 20, 2009 – April 12, 2013 March 2, 1955 69 years, 45 days
Kathleen Sebelius Secretary of Health and Human Services April 28, 2009 – June 9, 2014 May 15, 1948 75 years, 337 days
Eric Shinseki Secretary of Veterans Affairs January 21, 2009 – May 30, 2014 November 28, 1942 81 years, 140 days
Hilda Solis Secretary of Labor February 24, 2009 – January 22, 2013 October 20, 1957 66 years, 179 days
Tom Vilsack Secretary of Agriculture January 20, 2009 – January 13, 2017 December 13, 1950 73 years, 125 days
Donald Trump Alexander Acosta Secretary of Labor April 28, 2017 – July 19, 2019 January 16, 1969 55 years, 91 days
Alex Azar Secretary of Health and Human Services January 29, 2018 – January 20, 2021 June 17, 1967 56 years, 304 days
William Barr Attorney General February 14, 2019 – December 23, 2020 May 23, 1950 73 years, 329 days
David Bernhardt Secretary of the Interior April 11, 2019 – January 20, 2021 August 17, 1969 54 years, 243 days
Dan Brouillette Secretary of Energy December 4, 2019 – January 20, 2021 August 18, 1962 61 years, 242 days
Ben Carson Secretary of Housing and Urban Development March 2, 2017 – January 20, 2021 September 18, 1951 72 years, 211 days
Elaine Chao Secretary of Transportation January 31, 2017 – January 11, 2021 March 26, 1953 71 years, 21 days
Betsy DeVos Secretary of Education February 7, 2017 – January 8, 2021 January 8, 1958 66 years, 99 days
Mark Esper Secretary of Defense July 23, 2019 – November 9, 2020 April 26, 1964 59 years, 356 days
John F. Kelly Secretary of Homeland Security January 20, 2017 – July 31, 2017 May 11, 1950 73 years, 341 days
Jim Mattis Secretary of Defense January 20, 2017 – December 31, 2018 September 8, 1950 73 years, 221 days
Steven Mnuchin Secretary of the Treasury February 13, 2017 – January 20, 2021 December 21, 1962 61 years, 117 days
Kirstjen Nielsen Secretary of Homeland Security December 6, 2017 – April 10, 2019 May 14, 1972 51 years, 338 days
Sonny Perdue Secretary of Agriculture April 25, 2017 – January 20, 2021 December 20, 1946 77 years, 118 days
Rick Perry Secretary of Energy March 2, 2017 – December 1, 2019 March 4, 1950 74 years, 43 days
Mike Pompeo Secretary of State April 26, 2018 – January 20, 2021 December 30, 1963 60 years, 108 days
Tom Price Secretary of Health and Human Services February 10, 2017 – September 29, 2017 October 8, 1954 69 years, 191 days
Wilbur Ross Secretary of Commerce February 28, 2017 – January 20, 2021 November 28, 1937 86 years, 140 days
Eugene Scalia Secretary of Labor September 30, 2019 – January 20, 2021 August 14, 1963 60 years, 246 days
Jeff Sessions Attorney General February 9, 2017 – November 7, 2018 December 24, 1946 77 years, 114 days
David Shulkin Secretary of Veterans Affairs February 14, 2017 – March 28, 2018 July 22, 1959 64 years, 269 days
Rex Tillerson Secretary of State February 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018 March 23, 1952 72 years, 24 days
Robert Wilkie Secretary of Veterans Affairs July 30, 2018 – January 20, 2021 August 2, 1962 61 years, 258 days
Ryan Zinke Secretary of the Interior March 1, 2017 – January 2, 2019 November 1, 1961 62 years, 167 days

Last surviving Cabinet members of each presidency

No. Name Position Administration Tenure Post-administration timespan Lifespan
Born Died Age
1 Oliver Wolcott Jr. Secretary of the Treasury Washington February 3, 1795 – March 4, 1797 36 years, 89 days January 11, 1760 June 1, 1833 73 years, 141 days
2 John Marshall Secretary of State Adams June 13, 1800 – March 4, 1801 34 years, 124 days September 24, 1755 July 6, 1835 79 years, 285 days
3 Albert Gallatin Secretary of the Treasury Jefferson May 14, 1801 – March 4, 1809 40 years, 161 days January 29, 1761 August 12, 1849 88 years, 195 days
4 Richard Rush Attorney General Madison February 10, 1814 – March 4, 1817 42 years, 148 days August 29, 1780 July 30, 1859 78 years, 335 days
5 Richard Rush Attorney General Monroe March 4, 1817 – November 12, 1817 34 years, 148 days August 29, 1780 July 30, 1859 78 years, 335 days
6 Richard Rush Secretary of the Treasury Adams March 7, 1825 – March 4, 1829 30 years, 148 days August 29, 1780 July 30, 1859 78 years, 335 days
7 Amos Kendall Postmaster General Jackson May 1, 1835 – March 4, 1837 32 years, 253 days August 16, 1789 November 12, 1869 80 years, 88 days
8 Amos Kendall Postmaster General Van Buren March 4, 1837 – May 18, 1840 28 years, 253 days August 16, 1789 November 12, 1869 80 years, 88 days
9 Thomas Ewing Secretary of the Treasury Harrison March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841 30 years, 205 days December 28, 1789 October 26, 1871 81 years, 302 days
10 Thomas Ewing Secretary of the Treasury Tyler April 4, 1841 – September 11, 1841 26 years, 236 days December 28, 1789 October 26, 1871 81 years, 302 days
11 George Bancroft Secretary of the Navy Polk March 11, 1845 – September 9, 1846 41 years, 319 days October 3, 1800 January 17, 1891 90 years, 106 days
12 Reverdy Johnson Attorney General Taylor March 8, 1849 – July 9, 1850 25 years, 216 days May 21, 1796 February 10, 1876 79 years, 265 days
13 Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart Secretary of the Interior Fillmore September 14, 1850 – March 4, 1853 37 years, 346 days April 2, 1807 February 13, 1891 83 years, 317 days
14 James Campbell Postmaster General Pierce March 7, 1853 – March 4, 1857 35 years, 329 days September 1, 1812 January 27, 1893 80 years, 148 days
15 Horatio King Postmaster General Buchanan February 12, 1861 – March 4, 1861 36 years, 82 days June 21, 1811 May 25, 1897 85 years, 338 days
16 Hugh McCulloch Secretary of the Treasury Lincoln March 9, 1865 – April 15, 1865 30 years, 39 days December 7, 1808 May 24, 1895 86 years, 168 days
17 John Schofield Secretary of War Johnson June 1, 1868 – March 4, 1869 37 years, 0 days September 29, 1831 March 4, 1906 74 years, 156 days
18 J. Donald Cameron Secretary of War Grant May 22, 1876 – March 4, 1877 41 years, 179 days May 14, 1833 August 30, 1918 85 years, 108 days
19 Nathan Goff Jr. Secretary of the Navy Hayes January 7, 1881 – March 4, 1881 39 years, 50 days February 9, 1843 April 23, 1920 77 years, 74 days
20 Robert Todd Lincoln Secretary of War Garfield March 5, 1881 – September 19, 1881 44 years, 310 days August 1, 1843 July 26, 1926 82 years, 359 days
21 Robert Todd Lincoln Secretary of War Arthur September 19, 1881 – March 4, 1885 41 years, 144 days August 1, 1843 July 26, 1926 82 years, 359 days
22 Charles S. Fairchild Secretary of the Treasury Cleveland April 1, 1887 – March 4, 1889 35 years, 265 days April 30, 1842 November 24, 1924 82 years, 208 days
23 John Wanamaker Postmaster General Harrison March 5, 1889 – March 4, 1893 29 years, 283 days July 11, 1838 December 12, 1922 84 years, 154 days
24 Hoke Smith Secretary of the Interior Cleveland March 6, 1893 – September 1, 1896 34 years, 268 days September 2, 1855 November 27, 1931 76 years, 86 days
25 Elihu Root Secretary of War McKinley August 1, 1899 – September 14, 1901 35 years, 146 days February 15, 1845 February 7, 1937 91 years, 358 days
26 James Rudolph Garfield Secretary of the Interior Roosevelt March 5, 1907 – March 4, 1909 41 years, 20 days October 17, 1865 March 24, 1950 84 years, 158 days
27 Henry L. Stimson Secretary of War Taft May 22, 1911 – March 4, 1913 37 years, 230 days September 21, 1867 October 20, 1950 83 years, 29 days
28 Bainbridge Colby Secretary of State Wilson March 23, 1920 – March 4, 1921 29 years, 38 days December 22, 1869 April 11, 1950 80 years, 110 days
29 Herbert Hoover Secretary of Commerce Harding March 5, 1921 – August 2, 1923 41 years, 79 days August 10, 1874 October 20, 1964 90 years, 71 days
30 Herbert Hoover Secretary of Commerce Coolidge August 2, 1923 – August 21, 1928 35 years, 230 days August 10, 1874 October 20, 1964 90 years, 71 days
31 Patrick J. Hurley Secretary of War Hoover December 9, 1929 – March 4, 1933 30 years, 148 days January 8, 1883 July 30, 1963 80 years, 203 days
32 James Farley Postmaster General Roosevelt March 4, 1933 – September 10, 1940 31 years, 58 days May 30, 1888 June 9, 1976 88 years, 10 days
33 Charles F. Brannan Secretary of Agriculture Truman June 2, 1948 – January 20, 1953 39 years, 164 days August 23, 1903 July 2, 1992 88 years, 314 days
34 William P. Rogers Attorney General Eisenhower October 23, 1957 – January 20, 1961 39 years, 348 days June 23, 1913 January 2, 2001 87 years, 193 days
35 W. Willard Wirtz Secretary of Labor Kennedy September 25, 1962 – November 22, 1963 46 years, 153 days March 14, 1912 April 24, 2010 98 years, 41 days
36 Ramsey Clark Attorney General Johnson March 10, 1967 – January 20, 1969 52 years, 79 days December 18, 1927 April 9, 2021 93 years, 112 days
37 Henry Kissinger Secretary of State Nixon September 22, 1973 – August 9, 1974 47 years, 267 days May 27, 1923 November 29, 2023 100 years, 186 days