Barack H. Obama 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 |
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Secretary of Agriculture |
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Tom Vilsack |
Dec 17, 2008 |
Jan 20, 2009 |
Jan 20, 2009 |
voice vote |
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Attorney General |
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Eric Holder Loretta Lynch |
Dec 1, 2008 Nov 9, 2014 |
Jan 28-29, 2015 |
Jan 20, 2009 Nov 13, 2014 Jan 7, 2015 |
Feb 2, 2009
Apr 23, 2015 |
75-21 No. 32
56-43 No.165 |
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Secretary of Commerce |
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Bill Richardson1 Judd Gregg2 Gary Locke John Bryson Penny Pritzker |
Dec 3, 2008 Feb 3, 2009 Feb 25, 2009 May 31, 2011 May 1, 2013 |
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Mar 16, 2009 Jun 16, 2011 May 9, 2013 |
Mar 24, 2009 Oct 20, 2011 Jun 25, 2013 |
voice vote 74-26 No. 166 97-1 No. 161 |
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Secretary of Defense |
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Robert Gates3 Leon Panetta Chuck Hagel Ashton Carter |
Dec 1, 2008 Apr 28, 2011 Jan 7, 2013 Dec 5, 2014 |
June 9, 2011 Jan 31, 2013 Feb 4, 2015 |
May 26, 2011 Jan 22, 2013 Jan 7, 2015 |
Jun 21, 2011 Feb 26, 2013 Feb 12, 2015 |
100-0 No. 93 58-41 No. 24 93-5 No. 56 |
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Secretary of Education |
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Arne Duncan John King |
Dec 15, 2008 Feb 11, 2016 |
Feb 25, 2016 |
Jan 20, 2009 Feb 11, 2016 |
Jan 20, 2009 Mar 14, 2016 |
voice vote 49-40 No. 36 |
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Secretary of Energy |
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Steven Chu Ernest Moniz |
Dec 11, 2008 Mar 4, 2013 |
Jan 20, 2009 Mar 7, 2013 |
Jan 20, 2009 May 16, 2013 |
voice vote 97-0 No. 127 |
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Secretary of Health & Human Services |
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Tom Daschle4 Kathleen Sebelius
Sylvia Burwell |
Dec 11, 2008 Mar 2, 2009
Apr 11, 2014 |
May 8, 2014 May 14, 2014 |
Jan 20, 2009 Mar 17, 2009
Apr 11, 2014 |
Apr 28, 2009
Jun 5, 2014 |
65-31 78-17 |
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Secretary of Homeland Security |
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Janet Napolitano Jeh Johnson |
Dec 1, 2008 Oct 18, 2013 |
Jan 20, 2009 Oct 28, 2013 |
Jan 20, 2009 Dec 16, 2013 |
voice vote 78-16 No. 276 |
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Secretary of Housing & Urban Development |
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Shaun Donovan Julian Castro |
Dec 13, 2008 May 23, 2014 |
Jun 17, 2014 |
Jan 20, 2009 Jun 2, 2014 |
Jan 22, 2009 Jul 9, 2014 |
voice vote 71-26 No. 219 |
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Secretary of Interior |
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Ken Salazar Sally Jewell |
Dec 17, 2008 Feb 6, 2013 |
Jan 20, 2009 Feb 7, 2013 |
Jan 20, 2009 Apr 10, 2013 |
voice vote 87-11 No. 94 |
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Secretary of Labor |
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Hilda Solis Thomas Perez |
Dec 19, 2008 Mar 18, 2013 |
Jan 20, 2009 Mar 19, 2013 |
Feb 24, 2009 July 18, 2013 |
80-17 No. 66 54-46 No. 178 |
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Secretary of State |
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Hillary Clinton John Kerry |
Dec 1, 2008 Dec 21, 2012 |
Jan 20, 2009 Jan 22, 2013 |
Jan 21, 2009 Jan 29, 2013 |
94-2 No. 6 94-3 No. 5 |
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Secretary of Transportation |
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Ray LaHood Anthony Foxx |
Dec 19, 2008 Apr 29, 2013 |
Jan 20, 2009 May 7, 2013 |
Jan 22, 2009 Jun 27, 2013 |
voice vote 100-0 No. 165 |
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Secretary of Treasury |
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Timothy Geithner Jack Lew |
Nov 24, 2008 Jan 10, 2013 |
Jan 21, 2009 Feb 13, 2013 |
Jan 20, 2009 Jan 22, 2013 |
Jan 26, 2009 Feb 27, 2013 |
60-34 No. 15 71-26 No. 25 |
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Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
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Eric Shinseki Robert McDonald |
Dec 7, 2008 Jun 30, 2014 |
Jan 20, 2009 Jul 7, 2014 |
Jan 20, 2009 Jul 29, 2014 |
voice vote 97-0 No. 243 |
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