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 nine most recent presidential administrations, since the presidency of Gerald Ford (1974–1977), are still living, including all former cabinet members from the administration of Joe Biden (2021–2025). The oldest living former cabinet member is W. Michael Blumenthal, Secretary of the Treasury during the Carter (1977–1981) administration. The youngest living former cabinet member is Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation during the Biden 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 Dick Cheney, Secretary of Defense during the Bush Sr. administration (1989–1993).
There are three former members of Gerald Ford's Cabinet still living.
There are three former members of Jimmy Carter's Cabinet still living.
There are nine former members of Ronald Reagan's Cabinet still living.
There are 10 former members of George H. W. Bush's Cabinet still living.
There are 17 former members of Bill Clinton's Cabinet still living.
There are 29 former members of George W. Bush's Cabinet still living.
There are 30 former members of Barack Obama's Cabinet still living.
There are 24 former members of Donald Trump's Cabinet still living.
There are 15 former members of Joe Biden'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 | 91 years, 337 days |
| John A. Knebel | Secretary of Agriculture | November 4, 1976 – January 20, 1977 | October 4, 1936 | 89 years, 63 days | |
| F. David Mathews | Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare | August 8, 1975 – January 20, 1977 | December 6, 1935 | 90 years, 0 days | |
| Jimmy Carter | W. Michael Blumenthal | Secretary of the Treasury | January 23, 1977 – August 4, 1979 | January 3, 1926 | 99 years, 337 days |
| Joseph A. Califano Jr. | Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare | January 25, 1977 – August 3, 1979 | May 15, 1931 | 94 years, 205 days | |
| Ray Marshall | Secretary of Labor | January 27, 1977 – January 20, 1981 | August 22, 1928 | 97 years, 106 days | |
| Ronald Reagan | James Baker | Secretary of the Treasury | February 4, 1985 – August 17, 1988 | April 28, 1930 | 95 years, 222 days |
| William Bennett | Secretary of Education | February 6, 1985 – September 20, 1988 | July 31, 1943 | 82 years, 128 days | |
| John R. Block | Secretary of Agriculture | January 23, 1981 – February 14, 1986 | February 15, 1935 | 90 years, 294 days | |
| Nicholas F. Brady | Secretary of the Treasury | September 15, 1988 – January 20, 1989 | April 11, 1930 | 95 years, 239 days | |
| James H. Burnley IV | Secretary of Transportation | December 2, 1987 – January 20, 1989 | July 30, 1948 | 77 years, 129 days | |
| Elizabeth Dole | Secretary of Transportation | February 7, 1983 – September 30, 1987 | July 29, 1936 | 89 years, 130 days | |
| John S. Herrington | Secretary of Energy | February 7, 1985 – January 20, 1989 | May 31, 1939 | 86 years, 189 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 | 90 years, 197 days | |
| Edwin Meese | Attorney General | February 25, 1985 – July 5, 1988 | December 2, 1931 | 94 years, 4 days | |
| George H. W. Bush | Lamar Alexander | Secretary of Education | March 22, 1991 – January 20, 1993 | July 3, 1940 | 85 years, 156 days |
| James Baker | Secretary of State | January 20, 1989 – August 23, 1992 | April 28, 1930 | 95 years, 222 days | |
| William Barr | Attorney General | November 26, 1991 – January 20, 1993 | May 23, 1950 | 75 years, 197 days | |
| Nicholas F. Brady | Secretary of the Treasury | January 20, 1989 – January 17, 1993 | April 11, 1930 | 95 years, 239 days | |
| Andrew Card | Secretary of Transportation | February 24, 1992 – January 20, 1993 | May 10, 1947 | 78 years, 210 days | |
| Elizabeth Dole | Secretary of Labor | January 25, 1989 – November 23, 1990 | July 29, 1936 | 89 years, 130 days | |
| Barbara Franklin | Secretary of Commerce | February 27, 1992 – January 20, 1993 | March 19, 1940 | 85 years, 262 days | |
| Lynn M. Martin | Secretary of Labor | February 22, 1991 – January 20, 1993 | December 26, 1939 | 85 years, 345 days | |
| Samuel K. Skinner | Secretary of Transportation | February 6, 1989 – December 15, 1991 | June 10, 1938 | 87 years, 179 days | |
| Louis W. Sullivan | Secretary of Health and Human Services | March 1, 1989 – January 20, 1993 | November 3, 1933 | 92 years, 33 days | |
| Bill Clinton | Bruce Babbitt | Secretary of the Interior | January 22, 1993 – January 2, 2001 | June 27, 1938 | 87 years, 162 days |
| Henry Cisneros | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | January 22, 1993 – January 19, 1997 | June 11, 1947 | 78 years, 178 days | |
| William Cohen | Secretary of Defense | January 24, 1997 – January 20, 2001 | August 28, 1940 | 85 years, 100 days | |
| Andrew Cuomo | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | January 29, 1997 – January 20, 2001 | December 6, 1957 | 68 years, 0 days | |
| William M. Daley | Secretary of Commerce | January 30, 1997 – July 19, 2000 | August 8, 1948 | 77 years, 120 days | |
| Mike Espy | Secretary of Agriculture | January 22, 1993 – December 31, 1994 | November 30, 1953 | 72 years, 6 days | |
| Dan Glickman | Secretary of Agriculture | March 30, 1995 – January 19, 2001 | November 24, 1944 | 81 years, 12 days | |
| Mickey Kantor | Secretary of Commerce | April 12, 1996 – January 21, 1997 | August 7, 1939 | 86 years, 121 days | |
| Hazel R. O'Leary | Secretary of Energy | January 22, 1993 – January 20, 1997 | May 17, 1937 | 88 years, 203 days | |
| Federico Peña | Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Energy |
January 21, 1993 – February 14, 1997
March 12, 1997 – June 30, 1998 |
March 15, 1947 | 78 years, 266 days | |
| William J. Perry | Secretary of Defense | February 3, 1994 – January 23, 1997 | October 11, 1927 | 98 years, 56 days | |
| Robert Reich | Secretary of Labor | January 22, 1993 – January 10, 1997 | June 24, 1946 | 79 years, 165 days | |
| Richard Riley | Secretary of Education | January 21, 1993 – January 20, 2001 | January 2, 1933 | 92 years, 338 days | |
| Robert Rubin | Secretary of the Treasury | January 11, 1995 – July 2, 1999 | August 29, 1938 | 87 years, 99 days | |
| Donna Shalala | Secretary of Health and Human Services | January 22, 1993 – January 20, 2001 | February 14, 1941 | 84 years, 295 days | |
| Rodney E. Slater | Secretary of Transportation | February 14, 1997 – January 20, 2001 | February 23, 1955 | 70 years, 286 days | |
| Lawrence Summers | Secretary of the Treasury | July 2, 1999 – January 20, 2001 | November 30, 1954 | 71 years, 6 days | |
| George W. Bush | Spencer Abraham | Secretary of Energy | January 20, 2001 – February 1, 2005 | June 12, 1952 | 73 years, 177 days |
| John Ashcroft | Attorney General | February 2, 2001 – February 3, 2005 | May 9, 1942 | 83 years, 211 days | |
| Elaine Chao | Secretary of Labor | January 29, 2001 – January 20, 2009 | March 26, 1953 | 72 years, 255 days | |
| Michael Chertoff | Secretary of Homeland Security | February 15, 2005 – January 21, 2009 | November 28, 1953 | 72 years, 8 days | |
| Donald Evans | Secretary of Commerce | January 20, 2001 – February 7, 2005 | July 27, 1946 | 79 years, 132 days | |
| Robert Gates | Secretary of Defense | December 18, 2006 – January 20, 2009 | September 25, 1943 | 82 years, 72 days | |
| Alberto Gonzales | Attorney General | February 3, 2005 – September 17, 2007 | August 4, 1955 | 70 years, 124 days | |
| Carlos Gutierrez | Secretary of Commerce | February 7, 2005 – January 20, 2009 | November 4, 1953 | 72 years, 32 days | |
| Alphonso Jackson | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | September 30, 2004 – April 18, 2008 | September 9, 1945 | 80 years, 88 days | |
| Mike Johanns | Secretary of Agriculture | January 21, 2005 – September 20, 2007 | June 18, 1950 | 75 years, 171 days | |
| Dirk Kempthorne | Secretary of the Interior | June 7, 2006 – January 20, 2009 | October 29, 1951 | 74 years, 38 days | |
| Mike Leavitt | Secretary of Health and Human Services | January 26, 2005 – January 20, 2009 | February 11, 1951 | 74 years, 298 days | |
| Mel Martínez | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | January 24, 2001 – August 13, 2004 | October 23, 1946 | 79 years, 44 days | |
| Michael Mukasey | Attorney General | November 9, 2007 – January 20, 2009 | July 28, 1941 | 84 years, 131 days | |
| Jim Nicholson | Secretary of Veterans Affairs | January 26, 2005 – October 1, 2007 | February 4, 1938 | 87 years, 305 days | |
| Gale Norton | Secretary of the Interior | January 31, 2001 – March 31, 2006 | March 11, 1954 | 71 years, 270 days | |
| Rod Paige | Secretary of Education | January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2005 | June 17, 1933 | 92 years, 172 days | |
| Henry Paulson | Secretary of the Treasury | July 3, 2006 – January 20, 2009 | March 28, 1946 | 79 years, 253 days | |
| James Peake | Secretary of Veterans Affairs | December 20, 2007 – January 20, 2009 | June 18, 1944 | 81 years, 171 days | |
| Mary E. Peters | Secretary of Transportation | October 17, 2006 – January 20, 2009 | December 4, 1948 | 77 years, 2 days | |
| Steve Preston | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | June 5, 2008 – January 20, 2009 | August 4, 1960 | 65 years, 124 days | |
| Anthony Principi | Secretary of Veterans Affairs | January 23, 2001 – January 26, 2005 | April 16, 1944 | 81 years, 234 days | |
| Condoleezza Rice | Secretary of State | January 26, 2005 – January 20, 2009 | November 14, 1954 | 71 years, 22 days | |
| Tom Ridge | Secretary of Homeland Security | January 24, 2003 – February 1, 2005 | August 26, 1945 | 80 years, 102 days | |
| Ed Schafer | Secretary of Agriculture | January 28, 2008 – January 20, 2009 | August 8, 1946 | 79 years, 120 days | |
| John W. Snow | Secretary of the Treasury | February 3, 2003 – June 28, 2006 | August 2, 1939 | 86 years, 126 days | |
| Margaret Spellings | Secretary of Education | January 20, 2005 – January 20, 2009 | November 30, 1957 | 68 years, 6 days | |
| Tommy Thompson | Secretary of Health and Human Services | February 2, 2001 – January 26, 2005 | November 19, 1941 | 84 years, 17 days | |
| Ann Veneman | Secretary of Agriculture | January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2005 | June 29, 1949 | 76 years, 160 days | |
| Barack Obama | Sylvia Mathews Burwell | Secretary of Health and Human Services | June 9, 2014 – January 20, 2017 | June 23, 1965 | 60 years, 166 days |
| Julian Castro | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | July 28, 2014 – January 20, 2017 | September 16, 1974 | 51 years, 81 days | |
| Steven Chu | Secretary of Energy | January 21, 2009 – April 22, 2013 | February 28, 1948 | 77 years, 281 days | |
| Hillary Clinton | Secretary of State | January 21, 2009 – February 1, 2013 | October 26, 1947 | 78 years, 41 days | |
| Shaun Donovan | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | January 26, 2009 – July 28, 2014 | January 24, 1966 | 59 years, 316 days | |
| Arne Duncan | Secretary of Education | January 21, 2009 – July 31, 2016 | November 6, 1964 | 61 years, 30 days | |
| Anthony Foxx | Secretary of Transportation | July 2, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | April 30, 1971 | 54 years, 220 days | |
| Robert Gates | Secretary of Defense | January 20, 2009 – June 30, 2011 | September 25, 1943 | 82 years, 72 days | |
| Timothy Geithner | Secretary of the Treasury | January 26, 2009 – January 25, 2013 | August 18, 1961 | 64 years, 110 days | |
| Chuck Hagel | Secretary of Defense | February 27, 2013 – February 17, 2015 | October 4, 1946 | 79 years, 63 days | |
| Eric Holder | Attorney General | February 3, 2009 – April 27, 2015 | January 21, 1951 | 74 years, 319 days | |
| Sally Jewell | Secretary of the Interior | April 12, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | February 21, 1956 | 69 years, 288 days | |
| Jeh Johnson | Secretary of Homeland Security | December 23, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | September 11, 1957 | 68 years, 86 days | |
| John Kerry | Secretary of State | February 1, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | December 11, 1943 | 81 years, 360 days | |
| John King Jr. | Secretary of Education | September 14, 2016 – January 20, 2017 | January 5, 1975 | 50 years, 335 days | |
| Ray LaHood | Secretary of Transportation | January 23, 2009 – July 2, 2013 | December 6, 1945 | 80 years, 0 days | |
| Jack Lew | Secretary of the Treasury | February 28, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | August 29, 1955 | 70 years, 99 days | |
| Gary Locke | Secretary of Commerce | March 26, 2009 – August 1, 2011 | January 21, 1950 | 75 years, 319 days | |
| Loretta Lynch | Attorney General | April 27, 2015 – January 20, 2017 | May 21, 1959 | 66 years, 199 days | |
| Bob McDonald | Secretary of Veterans Affairs | July 30, 2014 – January 20, 2017 | June 20, 1953 | 72 years, 169 days | |
| Ernest Moniz | Secretary of Energy | May 21, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | December 22, 1944 | 80 years, 349 days | |
| Janet Napolitano | Secretary of Homeland Security | January 21, 2009 – September 6, 2013 | November 29, 1957 | 68 years, 7 days | |
| Leon Panetta | Secretary of Defense | July 1, 2011 – February 27, 2013 | June 28, 1938 | 87 years, 161 days | |
| Tom Perez | Secretary of Labor | July 23, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | October 7, 1961 | 64 years, 60 days | |
| Penny Pritzker | Secretary of Commerce | June 26, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | May 2, 1959 | 66 years, 218 days | |
| Ken Salazar | Secretary of the Interior | January 20, 2009 – April 12, 2013 | March 2, 1955 | 70 years, 279 days | |
| Kathleen Sebelius | Secretary of Health and Human Services | April 28, 2009 – June 9, 2014 | May 15, 1948 | 77 years, 205 days | |
| Eric Shinseki | Secretary of Veterans Affairs | January 21, 2009 – May 30, 2014 | November 28, 1942 | 83 years, 8 days | |
| Hilda Solis | Secretary of Labor | February 24, 2009 – January 22, 2013 | October 20, 1957 | 68 years, 47 days | |
| Tom Vilsack | Secretary of Agriculture | January 20, 2009 – January 13, 2017 | December 13, 1950 | 74 years, 358 days | |
| Donald Trump | Alexander Acosta | Secretary of Labor | April 28, 2017 – July 19, 2019 | January 16, 1969 | 56 years, 324 days |
| Alex Azar | Secretary of Health and Human Services | January 29, 2018 – January 20, 2021 | June 17, 1967 | 58 years, 172 days | |
| William Barr | Attorney General | February 14, 2019 – December 23, 2020 | May 23, 1950 | 75 years, 197 days | |
| David Bernhardt | Secretary of the Interior | April 11, 2019 – January 20, 2021 | August 17, 1969 | 56 years, 111 days | |
| Dan Brouillette | Secretary of Energy | December 4, 2019 – January 20, 2021 | August 18, 1962 | 63 years, 110 days | |
| Ben Carson | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | March 2, 2017 – January 20, 2021 | September 18, 1951 | 74 years, 79 days | |
| Elaine Chao | Secretary of Transportation | January 31, 2017 – January 11, 2021 | March 26, 1953 | 72 years, 255 days | |
| Betsy DeVos | Secretary of Education | February 7, 2017 – January 8, 2021 | January 8, 1958 | 67 years, 332 days | |
| Mark Esper | Secretary of Defense | July 23, 2019 – November 9, 2020 | April 26, 1964 | 61 years, 224 days | |
| John F. Kelly | Secretary of Homeland Security | January 20, 2017 – July 31, 2017 | May 11, 1950 | 75 years, 209 days | |
| Jim Mattis | Secretary of Defense | January 20, 2017 – December 31, 2018 | September 8, 1950 | 75 years, 89 days | |
| Steven Mnuchin | Secretary of the Treasury | February 13, 2017 – January 20, 2021 | December 21, 1962 | 62 years, 350 days | |
| Kirstjen Nielsen | Secretary of Homeland Security | December 6, 2017 – April 10, 2019 | May 14, 1972 | 53 years, 206 days | |
| Sonny Perdue | Secretary of Agriculture | April 25, 2017 – January 20, 2021 | December 20, 1946 | 78 years, 351 days | |
| Rick Perry | Secretary of Energy | March 2, 2017 – December 1, 2019 | March 4, 1950 | 75 years, 277 days | |
| Mike Pompeo | Secretary of State | April 26, 2018 – January 20, 2021 | December 30, 1963 | 61 years, 341 days | |
| Tom Price | Secretary of Health and Human Services | February 10, 2017 – September 29, 2017 | October 8, 1954 | 71 years, 59 days | |
| Wilbur Ross | Secretary of Commerce | February 28, 2017 – January 20, 2021 | November 28, 1937 | 88 years, 8 days | |
| Eugene Scalia | Secretary of Labor | September 30, 2019 – January 20, 2021 | August 14, 1963 | 62 years, 114 days | |
| Jeff Sessions | Attorney General | February 9, 2017 – November 7, 2018 | December 24, 1946 | 78 years, 347 days | |
| David Shulkin | Secretary of Veterans Affairs | February 14, 2017 – March 28, 2018 | July 22, 1959 | 66 years, 137 days | |
| Rex Tillerson | Secretary of State | February 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018 | March 23, 1952 | 73 years, 258 days | |
| Robert Wilkie | Secretary of Veterans Affairs | July 30, 2018 – January 20, 2021 | August 2, 1962 | 63 years, 126 days | |
| Ryan Zinke | Secretary of the Interior | March 1, 2017 – January 2, 2019 | November 1, 1961 | 64 years, 35 days | |
| Joe Biden | Lloyd Austin | Secretary of Defense | January 22, 2021 – January 20, 2025 | August 8, 1953 | 72 years, 120 days |
| Xavier Becerra | Secretary of Health and Human Services | March 19, 2021 – January 20, 2025 | January 26, 1958 | 67 years, 314 days | |
| Antony Blinken | Secretary of State | January 26, 2021 – January 20, 2025 | April 16, 1962 | 63 years, 234 days | |
| Pete Buttigieg | Secretary of Transportation | February 3, 2021 – January 20, 2025 | January 19, 1982 | 43 years, 321 days | |
| Miguel Cardona | Secretary of Education | March 2, 2021 – January 20, 2025 | July 11, 1975 | 50 years, 148 days | |
| Marcia Fudge | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | March 10, 2021 – March 22, 2024 | October 29, 1952 | 73 years, 38 days | |
| Merrick Garland | Attorney General | March 11, 2021 – January 20, 2025 | November 13, 1952 | 73 years, 23 days | |
| Jennifer Granholm | Secretary of Energy | February 25, 2021 – January 20, 2025 | February 5, 1959 | 66 years, 304 days | |
| Deb Haaland | Secretary of the Interior | March 16, 2021 – January 20, 2025 | December 2, 1960 | 65 years, 4 days | |
| Alejandro Mayorkas | Secretary of Homeland Security | February 2, 2021 – January 20, 2025 | November 24, 1959 | 66 years, 12 days | |
| Denis McDonough | Secretary of Veterans Affairs | February 9, 2021 – January 20, 2025 | December 2, 1969 | 56 years, 4 days | |
| Gina Raimondo | Secretary of Commerce | March 3, 2021 – January 20, 2025 | May 17, 1971 | 54 years, 203 days | |
| Tom Vilsack | Secretary of Agriculture | February 24, 2021 – January 20, 2025 | December 13, 1950 | 74 years, 358 days | |
| Marty Walsh | Secretary of Labor | March 23, 2021 – March 11, 2023 | April 10, 1967 | 58 years, 240 days | |
| Janet Yellen | Secretary of Treasury | January 26, 2021 – January 20, 2025 | August 13, 1946 | 79 years, 115 days |
Last surviving Cabinet members of each presidency
| N° | Name | Position | Administration | Tenure | Post-administration timespan | 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 |