List of living former members of the United States Cabinet

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 Richard M. Nixon (1969–1974), 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 Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State during the Nixon and Ford (1974–1977) administrations. 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, Ramsey Clark, Attorney General during the LBJ administration (1963–1969), was the last surviving cabinet member of the LBJ administration, who died on April 9, 2021.

The most recent death of a former cabinet member is Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense during the Ford and G. W. Bush (2001–2009) administrations. The most recently serving former cabinet member who has died is Samuel Bodman, Secretary of Energy through the end of the George W. Bush administration.

There is one former member of Richard Nixon's Cabinet still living.

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

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

There are 12 former members of Ronald Reagan's Cabinet still living.

There are 12 former members of George H. W. Bush's Cabinet still living.

There are 21 former members of Bill Clinton's Cabinet still living.

There are 30 former members of George W. Bush's Cabinet still living.

There are 32 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
Richard Nixon	Henry Kissinger	Secretary of State	September 22, 1973 – August 9, 1974	May 27, 1923	98 years, 96 days
Gerald Ford	Carla Hills	Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	March 10, 1975 – January 20, 1977	January 3, 1934	87 years, 240 days
	Henry Kissinger	Secretary of State	August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977	May 27, 1923	98 years, 96 days
	John Knebel	Secretary of Agriculture	November 4, 1976 – January 20, 1977	October 4, 1936	84 years, 331 days
	David Mathews	Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare	August 8, 1975 – January 20, 1977	December 6, 1935	85 years, 268 days
Jimmy Carter	Michael Blumenthal	Secretary of the Treasury	January 23, 1977 – August 4, 1979	January 3, 1926	95 years, 240 days
	Joseph Califano	Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare	January 25, 1977 – August 3, 1979	May 15, 1931	90 years, 108 days
	Benjamin Civiletti	Attorney General	August 16, 1979 – January 19, 1981	July 17, 1935	86 years, 45 days
	Charles Duncan	Secretary of Energy	August 24, 1979 – January 20, 1981	September 9, 1926	94 years, 356 days
	Neil Goldschmidt	Secretary of Transportation	August 15, 1979 – January 20, 1981	June 16, 1940	81 years, 76 days
	Moon Landrieu	Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	September 24, 1979 – January 20, 1981	July 23, 1930	91 years, 39 days
	Ray Marshall	Secretary of Labor	January 27, 1977 – January 20, 1981	August 22, 1928	93 years, 9 days
Ronald Reagan	James Baker	Secretary of the Treasury	February 4, 1985 – August 17, 1988	April 28, 1930	91 years, 125 days
	William Bennett	Secretary of Education	February 6, 1985 – September 20, 1988	July 31, 1943	78 years, 31 days
	John Block	Secretary of Agriculture	January 23, 1981 – February 14, 1986	February 15, 1935	86 years, 197 days
	Nicholas Brady	Secretary of the Treasury	September 15, 1988 – January 20, 1989	April 11, 1930	91 years, 142 days
	James Burnley	Secretary of Transportation	December 2, 1987 – January 20, 1989	July 30, 1948	73 years, 32 days
	Lauro Cavazos	Secretary of Education	September 20, 1988 – January 20, 1989	January 4, 1927	94 years, 239 days
	Elizabeth Dole	Secretary of Transportation	February 7, 1983 – September 30, 1987	July 29, 1936	85 years, 33 days
	John Herrington	Secretary of Energy	February 7, 1985 – January 20, 1989	May 31, 1939	82 years, 92 days
	Donald Hodel	Secretary of Energy Secretary of the Interior	November 5, 1982 – February 7, 1985 February 8, 1985 – January 20, 1989	May 23, 1935	86 years, 100 days
	Ann Korologos	Secretary of Labor	December 17, 1987 – January 20, 1989	November 16, 1941	79 years, 288 days
	Edwin Meese	Attorney General	February 25, 1985 – July 5, 1988	December 2, 1931	89 years, 272 days
	James Watt	Secretary of the Interior	January 23, 1981 – November 8, 1983	January 31, 1938	83 years, 212 days
George H. W. Bush	Lamar Alexander	Secretary of Education	March 22, 1991 – January 20, 1993	July 3, 1940	81 years, 59 days
	James Baker	Secretary of State	January 20, 1989 – August 23, 1992	April 28, 1930	91 years, 125 days
	William Barr	Attorney General	November 26, 1991 – January 20, 1993	May 23, 1950	71 years, 100 days
	Nicholas Brady	Secretary of the Treasury	January 20, 1989 – January 17, 1993	April 11, 1930	91 years, 142 days
	Andrew Card	Secretary of Transportation	February 24, 1992 – January 20, 1993	May 10, 1947	74 years, 113 days
	Lauro Cavazos	Secretary of Education	January 20, 1989 – December 12, 1990	January 4, 1927	94 years, 239 days
	Dick Cheney	Secretary of Defense	March 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993	January 30, 1941	80 years, 213 days
	Elizabeth Dole	Secretary of Labor	January 25, 1989 – November 23, 1990	July 29, 1936	85 years, 33 days
	Barbara Franklin	Secretary of Commerce	February 27, 1992 – January 20, 1993	March 19, 1940	81 years, 165 days
	Lynn Martin	Secretary of Labor	February 22, 1991 – January 20, 1993	December 26, 1939	81 years, 248 days
	Samuel Skinner	Secretary of Transportation	February 6, 1989 – December 15, 1991	June 10, 1938	83 years, 82 days
	Louis Sullivan	Secretary of Health and Human Services	March 1, 1989 – January 20, 1993	November 3, 1933	87 years, 301 days
Bill Clinton	Madeleine Albright	Secretary of State	January 23, 1997 –January 20, 2001	May 15, 1937	84 years, 108 days
	Bruce Babbitt	Secretary of the Interior	January 22, 1993 – January 2, 2001	June 27, 1938	83 years, 65 days
	Henry Cisneros	Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	January 22, 1993 – January 19, 1997	June 11, 1947	74 years, 81 days
	William Cohen	Secretary of Defense	January 24, 1997 – January 20, 2001	August 28, 1940	81 years, 3 days
	Andrew Cuomo	Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	January 29, 1997 – January 20, 2001	December 6, 1957	63 years, 268 days
	William Daley	Secretary of Commerce	January 30, 1997 – July 19, 2000	August 8, 1948	73 years, 23 days
	Mike Espy	Secretary of Agriculture	January 22, 1993 – December 31, 1994	November 30, 1953	67 years, 274 days
	Dan Glickman	Secretary of Agriculture	March 30, 1995 – January 19, 2001	November 24, 1944	76 years, 280 days
	Alexis Herman	Secretary of Labor	May 1, 1997 – January 20, 2001	July 16, 1947	74 years, 75 days
	Mickey Kantor	Secretary of Commerce	April 12, 1996 – January 21, 1997	August 7, 1939	82 years, 24 days
	Norman Mineta	Secretary of Commerce	July 20, 2000 – January 20, 2001	November 12, 1931	89 years, 292 days
	Hazel O'Leary	Secretary of Energy	January 22, 1993 – January 20, 1997	May 17, 1937	84 years, 106 days
	Federico Peña	Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Energy	January 21, 1993 – February 14, 1997 March 12, 1997 – June 30, 1998	March 15, 1947	74 years, 169 days
	William Perry	Secretary of Defense	February 3, 1994 – January 23, 1997	October 11, 1927	93 years, 324 days
	Robert Reich	Secretary of Labor	January 22, 1993 – January 10, 1997	June 24, 1946	75 years, 68 days
	Bill Richardson	Secretary of Energy	August 18, 1998 – January 20, 2001	November 15, 1947	73 years, 289 days
	Richard Riley	Secretary of Education	January 21, 1993 – January 20, 2001	January 2, 1933	88 years, 241 days
	Robert Rubin	Secretary of the Treasury	January 11, 1995 – July 2, 1999	August 29, 1938	83 years, 2 days
	Donna Shalala	Secretary of Health and Human Services	January 22, 1993 – January 20, 2001	February 14, 1941	80 years, 198 days
	Rodney Slater	Secretary of Transportation	February 14, 1997 – January 20, 2001	February 23, 1955	66 years, 189 days
	Lawrence Summers	Secretary of the Treasury	July 2, 1999 – January 20, 2001	November 30, 1954	66 years, 274 days
George W. Bush	Spencer Abraham	Secretary of Energy	January 20, 2001 – February 1, 2005	June 12, 1952	69 years, 80 days
	John Ashcroft	Attorney General	February 2, 2001 – February 3, 2005	May 9, 1942	79 years, 114 days
	Elaine Chao	Secretary of Labor	January 29, 2001 – January 20, 2009	March 26, 1953	68 years, 158 days
	Michael Chertoff	Secretary of Homeland Security	February 15, 2005 – January 21, 2009	November 28, 1953	67 years, 276 days
	Donald Evans	Secretary of Commerce	January 20, 2001 – February 7, 2005	July 27, 1946	75 years, 35 days
	Robert Gates	Secretary of Defense	December 18, 2006 – January 20, 2009	September 25, 1943	77 years, 340 days
	Alberto Gonzales	Attorney General	February 3, 2005 – September 17, 2007	August 4, 1955	66 years, 27 days
	Carlos Gutierrez	Secretary of Commerce	February 7, 2005 – January 20, 2009	November 4, 1953	67 years, 300 days
	Alphonso Jackson	Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	September 30, 2004 – April 18, 2008	September 9, 1945	75 years, 356 days
	Mike Johanns	Secretary of Agriculture	January 21, 2005 – September 20, 2007	June 18, 1950	71 years, 74 days
	Dirk Kempthorne	Secretary of the Interior	June 7, 2006 – January 20, 2009	October 29, 1951	69 years, 306 days
	Mike Leavitt	Secretary of Health and Human Services	January 26, 2005 – January 20, 2009	February 11, 1951	70 years, 201 days
	Mel Martínez	Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	January 24, 2001 – August 13, 2004	October 23, 1946	74 years, 312 days
	Norman Mineta	Secretary of Transportation	January 25, 2001 – July 7, 2006	November 12, 1931	89 years, 292 days
	Michael Mukasey	Attorney General	November 9, 2007 – January 20, 2009	July 28, 1941	80 years, 34 days
	Jim Nicholson	Secretary of Veterans Affairs	January 26, 2005 – October 1, 2007	February 4, 1938	83 years, 208 days
	Gale Norton	Secretary of the Interior	January 31, 2001 – March 31, 2006	March 11, 1954	67 years, 173 days
	Rod Paige	Secretary of Education	January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2005	June 17, 1933	88 years, 75 days
	Henry Paulson	Secretary of the Treasury	July 3, 2006 – January 20, 2009	March 28, 1946	75 years, 156 days
	James Peake	Secretary of Veterans Affairs	December 20, 2007 – January 20, 2009	June 18, 1944	77 years, 74 days
	Mary Peters	Secretary of Transportation	October 17, 2006 – January 20, 2009	December 4, 1948	72 years, 270 days
	Steve Preston	Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	June 5, 2008 – January 20, 2009	August 4, 1960	61 years, 27 days
	Anthony Principi	Secretary of Veterans Affairs	January 23, 2001 – January 26, 2005	April 16, 1944	77 years, 137 days
	Condoleezza Rice	Secretary of State	January 26, 2005 – January 20, 2009	November 14, 1954	66 years, 290 days
	Tom Ridge	Secretary of Homeland Security	January 24, 2003 – February 1, 2005	August 26, 1945	76 years, 5 days
	Ed Schafer	Secretary of Agriculture	January 28, 2008 – January 20, 2009	August 8, 1946	75 years, 23 days
	John Snow	Secretary of the Treasury	February 3, 2003 – June 28, 2006	August 2, 1939	82 years, 29 days
	Margaret Spellings	Secretary of Education	January 20, 2005 – January 20, 2009	November 30, 1957	63 years, 274 days
	Tommy Thompson	Secretary of Health and Human Services	February 2, 2001 – January 26, 2005	November 19, 1941	79 years, 285 days
	Ann Veneman	Secretary of Agriculture	January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2005	June 29, 1949	72 years, 63 days
Barack Obama	Sylvia Mathews Burwell	Secretary of Health and Human Services	June 9, 2014 – January 20, 2017	June 23, 1965	56 years, 69 days
	John Bryson	Secretary of Commerce	October 21, 2011 – June 21, 2012	July 24, 1943	78 years, 38 days
	Julian Castro	Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	July 28, 2014 – January 20, 2017	September 16, 1974	46 years, 349 days
	Ashton Carter	Secretary of Defense	February 17, 2015 – January 20, 2017	September 24, 1954	66 years, 341 days
	Steven Chu	Secretary of Energy	January 21, 2009 – April 22, 2013	February 28, 1948	73 years, 184 days
	Hillary Clinton	Secretary of State	January 21, 2009 – February 1, 2013	October 26, 1947	73 years, 309 days
	Shaun Donovan	Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	January 26, 2009 – July 28, 2014	January 24, 1966	55 years, 219 days
	Arne Duncan	Secretary of Education	January 21, 2009 – July 31, 2016	November 6, 1964	56 years, 298 days
	Anthony Foxx	Secretary of Transportation	July 2, 2013 – January 20, 2017	April 30, 1971	50 years, 123 days
	Robert Gates	Secretary of Defense	January 20, 2009 – June 30, 2011	September 25, 1943	77 years, 340 days
	Timothy Geithner	Secretary of the Treasury	January 26, 2009 – January 25, 2013	August 18, 1961	60 years, 13 days
	Chuck Hagel	Secretary of Defense	February 27, 2013 – February 17, 2015	October 4, 1946	74 years, 331 days
	Eric Holder	Attorney General	February 3, 2009 – April 27, 2015	January 21, 1951	70 years, 222 days
	Sally Jewell	Secretary of the Interior	April 12, 2013 – January 20, 2017	February 21, 1956	65 years, 191 days
	Jeh Johnson	Secretary of Homeland Security	December 23, 2013 – January 20, 2017	September 11, 1957	63 years, 354 days
	John Kerry	Secretary of State	February 1, 2013 – January 20, 2017	December 11, 1943	77 years, 263 days
	John King Jr.	Secretary of Education	September 14, 2016 – January 20, 2017	January 5, 1975	46 years, 238 days
	Ray LaHood	Secretary of Transportation	January 23, 2009 – July 2, 2013	December 6, 1945	75 years, 268 days
	Jacob Lew	Secretary of the Treasury	February 28, 2013 – January 20, 2017	August 29, 1955	66 years, 2 days
	Gary Locke	Secretary of Commerce	March 26, 2009 – August 1, 2011	January 21, 1950	71 years, 222 days
	Loretta Lynch	Attorney General	April 27, 2015 – January 20, 2017	May 21, 1959	62 years, 102 days
	Robert A. McDonald	Secretary of Veterans Affairs	July 30, 2014 – January 20, 2017	June 20, 1953	68 years, 72 days
	Ernest Moniz	Secretary of Energy	May 21, 2013 – January 20, 2017	December 22, 1944	76 years, 252 days
	Janet Napolitano	Secretary of Homeland Security	January 21, 2009 – September 6, 2013	November 29, 1957	63 years, 275 days
	Leon Panetta	Secretary of Defense	July 1, 2011 – February 27, 2013	June 28, 1938	83 years, 64 days
	Thomas Perez	Secretary of Labor	July 23, 2013 – January 20, 2017	October 7, 1961	59 years, 328 days
	Penny Pritzker	Secretary of Commerce	June 26, 2013 – January 20, 2017	May 2, 1959	62 years, 121 days
	Ken Salazar	Secretary of the Interior	January 20, 2009 – April 12, 2013	March 2, 1955	66 years, 182 days
	Kathleen Sebelius	Secretary of Health and Human Services	April 28, 2009 – June 9, 2014	May 15, 1948	73 years, 108 days
	Eric Shinseki	Secretary of Veterans Affairs	January 21, 2009 – May 30, 2014	November 28, 1942	78 years, 276 days
	Hilda Solis	Secretary of Labor	February 24, 2009 – January 22, 2013	October 20, 1957	63 years, 315 days
	Tom Vilsack	Secretary of Agriculture	January 20, 2009 – January 13, 2017	December 13, 1950	70 years, 261 days
Donald Trump	Alexander Acosta	Secretary of Labor	April 28, 2017 – July 19, 2019	January 16, 1969	52 years, 227 days
	Alex Azar	Secretary of Health and Human Services	January 29, 2018 – January 20, 2021	June 17, 1967	54 years, 75 days
	William Barr	Attorney General	February 14, 2019 – December 23, 2020	May 23, 1950	71 years, 100 days
	David Bernhardt	Secretary of the Interior	April 11, 2019 – January 20, 2021	August 17, 1969	52 years, 14 days
	Dan Brouillette	Secretary of Energy	December 4, 2019 – January 20, 2021	August 18, 1962	59 years, 13 days
	Ben Carson	Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	March 2, 2017 – January 20, 2021	September 18, 1951	69 years, 347 days
	Elaine Chao	Secretary of Transportation	January 31, 2017 – January 11, 2021	March 26, 1953	68 years, 158 days
	Betsy DeVos	Secretary of Education	February 7, 2017 – January 8, 2021	January 8, 1958	63 years, 235 days
	Mark Esper	Secretary of Defense	July 23, 2019 – November 9, 2020	April 26, 1964	57 years, 127 days
	John F. Kelly	Secretary of Homeland Security	January 20, 2017 – July 31, 2017	May 11, 1950	71 years, 112 days
	Jim Mattis	Secretary of Defense	January 20, 2017 – December 31, 2018	September 8, 1950	70 years, 357 days
	Steven Mnuchin	Secretary of the Treasury	February 13, 2017 – January 20, 2021	December 21, 1962	58 years, 253 days
	Kirstjen Nielsen	Secretary of Homeland Security	December 6, 2017 – April 10, 2019	May 14, 1972	49 years, 109 days
	Sonny Perdue	Secretary of Agriculture	April 25, 2017 – January 20, 2021	December 20, 1946	74 years, 254 days
	Rick Perry	Secretary of Energy	March 2, 2017 – December 1, 2019	March 4, 1950	71 years, 180 days
	Mike Pompeo	Secretary of State	April 26, 2018 – January 20, 2021	December 30, 1963	57 years, 244 days
	Tom Price	Secretary of Health and Human Services	February 10, 2017 – September 29, 2017	October 8, 1954	66 years, 327 days
	Wilbur Ross	Secretary of Commerce	February 28, 2017 – January 20, 2021	November 28, 1937	83 years, 276 days
	Eugene Scalia	Secretary of Labor	September 30, 2019 – January 20, 2021	August 14, 1963	58 years, 17 days
	Jeff Sessions	Attorney General	February 9, 2017 – November 7, 2018	December 24, 1946	74 years, 250 days
	David Shulkin	Secretary of Veterans Affairs	February 14, 2017 – March 28, 2018	July 22, 1959	62 years, 112 days
	Rex Tillerson	Secretary of State	February 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018	March 23, 1952	69 years, 161 days
	Robert Wilkie	Secretary of Veterans Affairs	July 30, 2018 – January 20, 2021	August 2, 1962	59 years, 29 days
	Ryan Zinke	Secretary of the Interior	March 1, 2017 – January 2, 2019	November 1, 1961	59 years, 303 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	Secretary of State (Acting)	Monroe	March 10, 1817 – September 22, 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	M. 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 R. 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 Acting: November 28, 1966 – March 10, 1967	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, 22 days	May 27, 1923	(living)	98 years, 96 days

1. ^ Continued in the same capacity in the Ford Administration.
2. ^ ^{a b} Department now named Health and Human Services.
3. ^ Later served as Secretary of State in the George H. W. Bush Administration.
4. ^ ^{a b} Continued in the same capacity in the George H. W. Bush Administration.
5. ^ Later served as Secretary of Labor in the George H. W. Bush Administration.
6. ^ Later served as Attorney General in the Trump Administration.
7. ^ Later served as Secretary of Transportation in the George W. Bush Administration.
8. ^ Later served as Secretary of Transportation in the Trump Administration.
9. ^ Continued in the same capacity in the Obama Administration.
10. ^ Later serves as Secretary of Agriculture in the Biden Administration.
11. ^ Italized names denotes cabinet members who have served in multiple presidencies.
12. ^ The post-administration duration is determined starting on the date in which a president leaves office, disregarding if a cabinet member leaves before the end of the administration.
13. ^ Asterisks denotes cabinet members who have served in multiple presidencies.
14. ^ Asterisks denotes cabinet members who have served in multiple presidencies.
15. ^ Continued in the same capacity during the Adams Administration until December 31, 1800.
16. ^ Continued in the same capacity during the Madison Administration until February 8, 1814.
17. ^ Continued in the same capacity during the Monroe Administration until November 12, 1817
18. ^ Continued in the same capacity during the Jackson Administration for 1 day (until March 5, 1829).
19. ^ Continued in the same capacity during the Van Buren Administration until May 18, 1840.
20. ^ Served as Secretary of the Interior during the Taylor and Fillmore Administrations (15 days) from March 8, 1849 to July 22, 1850.
21. ^ Continued in the same capacity during the Tyler Administration until September 11, 1841.
22. ^ Continued in the same capacity during the Fillmore Administration until July 21, 1850
23. ^ Continued in the same capacity during the Pierce Administration for 3 days (until March 7, 1853).
24. ^ Continued in the same capacity during the Lincoln Administration for 1 day (until March 5, 1861).
25. ^ Served in the same capacity during the Arthur and Cleveland Administrations (3 days) from October 31, 1884 to March 7, 1885.
26. ^ Continued in the same capacity during the Johnson Administration until March 3, 1869
27. ^ Continued in the same capacity during the Grant Administration for 9 days (until March 12, 1869).
28. ^ Continued in the same capacity during the Arthur Administration.
29. ^ First Cleveland Administration (1885 – 1889)
30. ^ Continued in the same capacity during the Harrison Administration for 2 days (until March 6, 1893).
31. ^ Smith was the last surviving member of the Second Cleveland Administration (1893 – 1897) and of both Cleveland Administrations.
32. ^ Served as Secretary of State during the Roosevelt Administration from July 19, 1905 to January 27, 1909.
33. ^ Continued in the same capacity during the Theodore Roosevelt Administration until January 31, 1904.
34. ^ Served as Secretary of State during the Hoover Administration from March 28, 1929 to March 4, 1933. Continued in the same capacity as Secretary of War during the Franklin D. Roosevelt Administration from July 10, 1940 to September 21, 1945.
35. ^ Later served as President of the United States from 1929 to 1933.
36. ^ Continued in the same capacity during the Coolidge Administration until August 21, 1928.
37. ^ Hurley, despite Hoover outliving him by a year, is considered to be the last surviving cabinet member of the Hoover Administration as the president is not formally considered part of the cabinet.
38. ^ Served as Secretary of State during the Nixon Administration from January 22, 1969 to September 3, 1973.
39. ^ Continued in the same capacity during the Johnson Administration until January 20, 1969.
40. ^ Continued in the same capacity during the Ford Administration from August 9, 1974 to January 20, 1977.