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Going by Wikipedia, it looks like there are currently 23 or 24 if you include the President himself. There are 15 department heads...
Secretary of State - Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of the Treasury - Timothy Geithner
Secretary of Defense - Robert Gates
Attorney General - Eric Holder
Secretary of the Interior - Ken Salazar
Secretary of Agriculture - Tom Vilsack
Secretary of Commerce - Gary Locke
Secretary of Labor - Hilda Solis
Secretary of Health and Human Services - Kathleen Sebelius
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Shaun Donovan
Secretary of Transportation - Ray LaHood
Secretary of Energy - Steven Chu
Secretary of Education - Arne Duncan
Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Eric Shinseki
Secretary of Homeland Security - Janet Napolitano
...and 7 cabinet level officers...
Vice President of the United States - Joseph Biden
White House Chief of Staff - Rahm Emanuel
Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Peter Orszag
United States Trade Representative - Ron Kirk
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Lisa P. Jackson
Ambassador to the United Nations - Susan Rice
Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers - Christina Romer
...but it's slippery. For instance, that Wikipedia article mentions the Press Secretary (currently Robert Gibbs) as a cabinet-level official in its text, but he was not included in the list above. I believe it's kind of plastic. I suppose the President could appoint a Representative of Joe Blow if he wanted to (not sure if the Senate would have to confirm it), and fire him or eliminate the position at will.
Including the missing Press Secretary, the best answer I can provide is 24. If you count members of his unofficial "Kitchen Cabinet" (undoubtedly every President has one) then who knows?
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoIt is difficult to answer this question because not everyone at the cabinet level has identified his or her religious preference. We do know of at least two cabinet-level members who are Jewish, and we also know that several of Mr. Obama's chief strategists (including David Axelrod) are Jewish.
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∙ 11y agoFirst, this answer s being written in early 2012, and it will soon change, because presidents frequently add new people to their cabinet in their second term. In his first term, President Obama named General Eric Shinseki, a retired Army veteran, as the head of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in 2009. And until 2011 when he retired, the Secretary of Defense was Robert Gates, a former officer in the U.S. Air Force. General David Petraeus was appointed to be the head of the CIA in 2011, but he resigned in November 2012 due to the revelation of his marital infidelity.
In his new cabinet, President Obama is planning to nominate two former Vietnam veterans, John Kerry for Secretary of State and Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense. The president has also had several National Security Advisers who were veterans, and has appointed veterans to run governmental agencies related to the military; one example is former senator (and Vietnam veteran) Max Cleland, who was appointed to be head of the American Battle Monuments Commission in 2009.
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∙ 13y agoObama has 15 cabinet members
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∙ 11y agoThree 3
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How many are there in the president cabinet?
16
How many cabinet officers are there?
There are 15 cabinet departments. There are also several cabinet-level officers including the Vice-President that advise the President as well.
How has the cabinet changed since 1950?
How many positions in the president's cabinet in 1950?
What is the relationships between the president and his cabinet staff?
Cabinet members can meet with the president, can discuss issues at cabinet meetings, and send memos to the president. The frequency of meetings depends on the president and the circumstances .
How one becomes a member of the cabinet?
Cabinet members are appointed by the president, but must be approved by the Senate. Many are politicians who supported the President.
How does one become a member of cabinet?
Cabinet members are appointed by the president, but must be approved by the Senate. Many are politicians who supported the President.
How many more days til obamas president?
President-elect Obama is 3 days away from becoming the 44th President. He will be sworn in on January 20, 2009.
How many people are currently in the obama cabinet?
There are currently 15. The president chooses which cabinet member's her prefers.
How is barack obamas life different from mine?
One way is that he is the President of the United States, not many people can say that.
Who elects the cabinet?
The U.S. President's Cabinet has no elected positions, so no one elects them. The President appoints them based on his own reasons regarding their areas of expertise or career/personal history. The Cabinet is truly the President's "team." Their chief duty is to advise the President, however they have many other duties as well.
As of 2011 how many cabinet departments reported to the president?
15
How many people are in the President's Cabinet TODAY in 2008?
there are 15
