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There are 15 departments of the US Executive Branch, each of which has a Secretary except the Department of Justice which is headed by the US Attorney General. The departments are :

Department of Agriculture

Department of Commerce

Department of Defense

Department of Education

Department of Energy

Department of Health and Human Services

Department of Homeland Security

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Department of the Interior

Department of Justice

Department of Labor

Department of State

Department of Transportation

Department of the Treasury

Department of Veterans Affairs

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First, as presidents begin their second term, they often change some of their cabinet members. But as of the end of 2012, there were five female cabinet secretaries, and three female cabinet-level advisers.

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3 women Hilary Clinton...hilda solis ...and Janet..napolitano

3 women Hilary Clinton...hilda solis ...and Janet..napolitano

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