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George W. Bush Cabinet Nominations

Article II, section 2 of the Constitution gives the Senate responsibility for considering and confirming the President's executive and judicial nominations.

Nomination	Announced	Hearings	Received	Confirmed	Vote
Secretary of Agriculture
Edward Schafer Mike Johanns Ann Veneman	Oct 31, 2007 Dec 2, 2004 Dec 20, 2000	Jan 24, 2008 Jan 6, 2005 Jan 18, 2001	Dec 6, 2007 Jan 4, 2005 Jan 20, 2001	Jan 28, 2008 Jan 20, 2005 Jan 20, 2001	voice vote voice vote voice vote
Attorney General
Michael Mukasey Alberto Gonzales John Ashcroft	Sep 17, 2007 Nov 10, 2004 Dec 22, 2000	Oct 17-18, 2007 Jan 6, 2005 Jan 16-19, 2001	Sep 21, 2007 Jan 4, 2005 ¹ Jan 29, 2001	Nov 8, 2007 Feb 3, 2005 Feb 1, 2001	53-40 No. 407 60-36 No. 3 58-42 No. 8
Secretary of Commerce
Carlos Gutierrez Donald Evans	Nov 29, 2004 Dec 20, 2000	Jan 5, 2005 Jan 4, 2001	Jan 4, 2005 Jan 20, 2001	Jan 24, 2005 Jan 20, 2001	voice vote voice vote
Secretary of Defense
Robert Gates Donald Rumsfeld	Nov 8, 2006 Dec 28, 2000	Dec 5, 2006 Jan 11, 2001	Dec 4, 2006 Jan 20, 2001	Dec 6, 2006 Jan 20, 2001	95-2 No. 272 voice vote
Secretary of Education
Margaret Spellings Roderick Paige	Nov 17, 2004 Dec 29, 2000	Jan 6, 2005 Jan 10, 2001	Jan 4, 2005 Jan 20, 2001	Jan 20, 2005 Jan 20, 2001	voice vote voice vote
Secretary of Energy
Sam Bodman Spencer Abraham	Dec 10, 2004 Jan 2, 2001	Jan 19, 2005 Jan 18, 2001	Jan 4, 2005 Jan 20, 2001	Jan 31, 2005 Jan 20, 2001	voice vote voice vote
Secretary of Health & Human Services
Michael Leavitt Tommy Thompson	Dec 13, 2004 Dec 29, 2000	Jan 18, 2005 Jan 19, 2005 Jan 18, 2001 Jan 19, 2001	Jan 4, 2005 Jan 20, 2001	Jan 26, 2005 Jan 24, 2001	voice vote 100-0 No. 4
Secretary of Homeland Security
Michael Chertoff Bernard Kerik² Tom Ridge	Jan 11, 2005 Dec 2, 2004 Nov 25, 2002	Feb 2, 2005 Jan 17, 2003	Jan 31, 2005 Jan 7, 2003	Feb 15, 2005 Jan 22, 2003	98-0 No. 10 94-0 No. 13
Secretary of Housing & Urban Development
Steven Preston Alphonso Jackson Mel Martinez	Apr 18, 2008 Dec 12, 2003 Dec 20, 2000	May 22, 2008 Feb 26, 2004 Jan 17, 2001	May 1, 2008 Jan 28, 2004 Jan 20, 2001	June 4, 2008 Mar 31, 2004 Jan 23, 2001	voice vote voice vote 100-0 No. 3
Secretary of Interior
Dirk Kempthorne Gale Norton	Mar 16, 2006 Dec 29, 2000	May 4, 2006 Jan 18-19, 2001	Apr 24, 2006 Jan 20, 2001	May 26, 2006 Jan 30, 2001	voice vote 75-24 No. 6
Secretary of Labor
Elaine Chao Linda Chavez³	Jan 11 , 2001 Jan 2, 2001	Jan 24, 2001	Jan 29, 2001	Jan 29, 2001	voice vote
Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice Colin Powell	Nov 16, 2004 Dec 16, 2000	Jan 18-19, 2005 Jan 17, 2001	Jan 4, 2005 Jan 20, 2001	Jan 26, 2005 Jan 20, 2001	85-13 No. 2 voice vote
Secretary of Transportation
Mary Peters Norman Mineta	Sep 5, 2006 Jan 2, 2001	Sep 20, 2006 Jan 24, 2001	Sep 7, 2006 Jan 24, 2001	Sep 29, 2006 Jan 24, 2001	voice vote 100-0 No. 5
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Paulson John Snow Paul O'Neill	May 30, 2006 Dec 9, 2002 Dec 20, 2000	Jun 27, 2006 Jan 28, 2003 Jan 17, 2001	Jun 19, 2006 Jan 13, 2003 Jan 20, 2001	Jun 28, 2006 Jan 30, 2003 Jan 20, 2001	voice vote UC voice vote
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
James Peake Jim Nicholson Anthony Principi	Oct 30, 2007 Dec 9, 2004 Dec 29, 2000	Dec 5, 2007 Jan 24, 2005 Jan 18, 2001	Nov 15, 2007 Jan 4, 2005 Jan 20, 2001	Dec 14, 2007 Jan 26, 2005 Jan 23, 2001	voice vote voice vote 100-0 No. 2

1. Nomination was first received in the Senate on Nov 16, 2004. There was no further action on the nomination, so it was returned to the President on Dec 8, 2004. 2. Withdrawn Dec 10, 2004. 3. Withdrawn Jan 9, 2001. For historic cabinet nomination information, see the table Cabinet Nominations, 1977-present (pdf).