List of United States Cabinet members who have served more than eight years
This is a list of United States Cabinet members who have served consecutively in the same position for more than two presidential terms.
Secretary | Department | Length of service | Presidencies | Years of service | notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Wilson | Agriculture | 15 years, 364 days | McKinley, T. Roosevelt, Taft | 1897–1913 | [1] |
Harold Ickes | Interior | 12 years, 346 days | F. Roosevelt, Truman | 1933–1946 | [2] |
Albert Gallatin | Treasury | 12 years, 270 days | Jefferson, Madison | 1801–1814 | [3] |
Frances Perkins | Labor | 12 years, 116 days | F. Roosevelt, Truman | 1933–1945 | [4] |
Cordell Hull | State | 11 years, 271 days | F. Roosevelt | 1933–1944 | [5] |
Henry Morgenthau | Treasury | 11 years, 202 days | F. Roosevelt, Truman | 1934–1945 | [6] |
William Wirt | Justice | 11 years, 112 days | Monroe, J.Q. Adams | 1817–1829 | [7] |
Andrew Mellon | Treasury | 11 years, 8 days | Harding, Coolidge, Hoover | 1921–1932 | [8] |
James Davis | Labor | 9 years, 269 days | Harding, Coolidge, Hoover | 1921–1930 | [9] |
William H. Crawford | Treasury | 8 years, 135 days | Madison, Monroe, J.Q. Adams | 1816–1825 | [10] |
Tom Vilsack | Agriculture | First tenure: 7 years, 359 days Second tenure: 336 days |
Obama, Biden | 2009–2017 2021–present |
[11] |
References[]
- ^ "Former Secretaries - USDA". www.usda.gov.
- ^ "Past Secretaries". www.doi.gov. 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Albert Gallatin (1801 - 1814)". www.treasury.gov.
- ^ "Hall of Secretaries: Francis Perkins - U.S. Department of Labor". www.dol.gov.
- ^ "Cordell Hull - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov.
- ^ "Henry Morgenthau, Jr. (1934 - 1945)". www.treasury.gov.
- ^ "Attorney General: William Wirt". www.justice.gov. 23 October 2014.
- ^ "Andrew W. Mellon (1921 - 1932)". www.treasury.gov.
- ^ "Hall of Secretaries: James J. Davis - U.S. Department of Labor". www.dol.gov.
- ^ "William H. Crawford (1816 - 1825)". www.treasury.gov.
- ^ "Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack". www.usda.gov.
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