Obamas Cabinet

Barack obama s cabinet november 7 2008 1 43 pm cbs below you will find the latest names and status of major nominations and selections within president obama s administration.

Obamas cabinet. The president s cabinet is composed of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of government. President obama s tenure was from 2009 to 2017 and he was the 44th president of the united states. 65 on december 1 2008 president elect obama announced that robert gates would remain in his position as secretary of defense during his administration 66 reportedly for at least the first year of obama s presidency. A cabinet is authorized in article 2 of the u s.

But when he picked his team it was clear that wall street had won. Who will be hillary s economic team. Cabinet officers are nominated by the president and confirmed or rejected by the senate. Established in article ii section 2 of the constitution the cabinet s role is to advise the president on any subject he may require relating to the duties of each member s respective office.

Until the summer of 2008 obama had insisted that he was taking advice from both wall streeters and progressives from both bobs reich and rubin. The retention of gates fulfilled obama s pledge made on the campaign trail to have a republican in his cabinet. The president s appointees must be confirmed by a majority senate vote which is 51 of the 100 members of the senate. Cabinet members are chosen by the president and they do not have fixed terms.