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There are actually 22 cabinet rank positions. 15 of the positions are cabinet departments. The other 7 are cabinet rank officials like the White Chief of Staff and United States Trade Representative.
The cabinet positions are established by the US Congress.
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They now have 15.
George Washington appointed people to fill the first four cabinet positions.
How many positions in the president's cabinet in 1950?
The Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Interior, Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of Commerce, etc. are cabinet level positions in the president's cabinet. There are currently 15.
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Agriculture and Commerce
There were 7 (Seven) delegates in his first cabinet.
The president appoints the cabinet, subject to Senate approval. He can not create or eliminate cabinet positions. Only Congress can do that.