Living Former Members Of The United States Cabinet
This is a list of living former members of the Cabinet of the United States, meaning living individuals who were confirmed by the Senate and served as 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, or Secretary of Homeland Security. This list also includes living individuals who held the former Cabinet positions of Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and Postmaster General.
This list does not include Cabinet-level positions, such as Vice President of the United States, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Trade Representative.
No Cabinet members of any presidential administration prior to the Lyndon Johnson Administration are still living. All former Cabinet members of the George W. Bush and Barack Obama Administrations are still living.
The oldest living former cabinet member is William Coleman, Secretary of Transportation during the Ford Administration. The youngest living former cabinet member is Timothy Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury during the Obama Administration.
Read more about Living Former Members Of The United States Cabinet: Cabinet Members in The Lyndon Johnson Administration, Cabinet Members in The Richard Nixon Administration, Cabinet Members in The Gerald Ford Administration, Cabinet Members in The Jimmy Carter Administration, Cabinet Members in The Ronald Reagan Administration, Cabinet Members in The George H. W. Bush Administration, Cabinet Members in The Bill Clinton Administration, Cabinet Members in The George W. Bush Administration, Cabinet Members in The Barack Obama Administration
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