Robert F. Kennedy
President Kennedy smiling and sitting in the Oval Office
Oval Office portrait, 1963
39th President of the United States
In office
January 20, 1965 – November 22, 1970
Vice PresidentWilliam L. Guy
Preceded byJohn W. McCormack
Succeeded byStrom Thurmond
United States Senator
from Massachusetts
In office
January 3, 1953 – January 20, 1965
Preceded byHenry Cabot Lodge Jr.
Succeeded byBenjamin A. Smith II
Personal details
Born
Robert Francis Kennedy

(1925-11-20)November 20, 1925
Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedNovember 22, 1970(1970-11-22) (aged 45)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Manner of deathAssassination
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
Political partyNational Progressive Party
Spouse
(m. 1950)
Children11, including
Parents
RelativesKennedy family


Cabinet of President Donald Trump
  Individual elected to office, and does not serve at the pleasure of the president of the United States (all other cabinet members do)
  Individual serving in an acting capacity
  Individual took office with no Senate consent needed

Cabinet members on January 20, 2021

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Office
Date announced / confirmed
Designee Office
Date announced / confirmed
Designee


Vice President
Announced July 15, 2016
Elected November 8, 2016
Took office January 20, 2017

Former US Representative
Marcy Kaptur
of Ohio


Secretary of State
Announced March 13, 2018
Took office April 26, 2018

Former Senator
Jeff Merkley
of Oregon


Secretary of the Treasury
Announced November 30, 2016
Took office February 13, 2017

Former Secretary of Labor
Robert Reich
of Pennsylvania


Secretary of Defense
Announced November 9, 2020
Took office November 9, 2020

Former Colonel
Andrew Bacevich
of Illinois


Attorney General
Announced December 14, 2020
Took office December 24, 2020

Former US Representative
Keith Ellison
of Minnesota


Secretary of the Interior
Announced December 15, 2018
Took office January 2, 2019[n 1]

Former US Representative
Raúl Grijalva
of Arizona


Secretary of Agriculture
Announced January 18, 2017
Took office April 25, 2017

Former US Representative
Marcia Fudge
of Ohio


Secretary of Commerce
Announced November 30, 2016
Took office February 28, 2017

Former US Representative
Jan Schakowsky
of Illinois


Secretary of Labor
Announced July 18, 2019
Took office September 30, 2019

Former Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance
Ai-jen Poo
of Pennsylvania


Secretary of Health and Human Services
Announced November 13, 2017
Took office January 29, 2018

Former Administrator of the CMS
Donald Berwick
of New York


Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Announced December 5, 2016
Took office March 2, 2017

Former Director of the NAACP
Ben Jealous
of California


Secretary of Transportation
Announced January 7, 2021
Took office January 12, 2021

Former Mayor of Chicago
Chuy García
of Illinois


Secretary of Energy
Announced November 7, 2019
Took office December 4, 2019

Former Governor
Jay Inslee
of Washington


Secretary of Education
Announced January 7, 2021
Took office January 8, 2021

Former President of the American Federation of Teachers
Randi Weingarten
of New York


Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Announced May 18, 2018
Took office July 30, 2018

Former US Representative
Tulsi Gabbard
of Hawaii


Secretary of Homeland Security
Announced January 11, 2021
Took office January 12, 2021

Former National Legal Director of the ACLU
David Cole
of District of Columbia

Cabinet-level officials

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Office
Date announced / confirmed
Designee Office
Date announced / confirmed
Designee


White House Chief of Staff
Announced March 6, 2020
Took office March 31, 2020

Former Ohio State Senator
Nina Turner
of Ohio


United States Trade Representative
Announced January 3, 2017
Took office May 15, 2017

Former Deputy Trade Representative
Lori Wallach
of Wisconsin


Director of National Intelligence
Announced February 28, 2020
Took office May 26, 2020

Former Senator
Martin Heinrich
of New Mexico


Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Announced March 13, 2018
Took office April 26, 2018[n 2]

Former U.S. Representative
Peter Welch
of Vermont


Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency

Announced July 5, 2018
Took office July 9, 2018[n 3]

Author
Bill McKibben
of California


Administrator of the
Small Business Administration

Announced April 4, 2019
Took office January 15, 2020

Former U.S. Representative
Mark Pocan
of Wisconsin


Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Announced January 2, 2019
Took office January 2, 2019[n 4]

Former U.S. Representative
Barbara Lee
of California
  1. ^ Bernhardt served as Acting Secretary from January 2, 2019 to April 11, 2019.
  2. ^ Haspel served as Acting Director from April 26, 2018 to May 21, 2018.
  3. ^ Wheeler served as Acting Administrator from July 9, 2018 to February 28, 2019.
  4. ^ Vought served as Acting Director from January 2, 2019 to July 22, 2020
Source: Trump Administration[1] and NPR[2]

References

  1. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces His Cabinet". whitehouse.gov. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "Chart: The Status Of Trump Administration's Key Members". National Public Radio. February 2, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.