President Obama Cabinet
The tradition of the cabinet dates back to the beginnings of the presidency itself.
President obama cabinet. 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. President obama s honorary kitchen cabinet 03 06 2014 05 22 pm et updated may 06 2014 i sent a couple of contributions quite modest actually to president obama in response to his outreach for financial support. Jack lew 2010 2012 edit orszag resigned effective from july 30 2010.
Obama cabinet news and opinion. The president s cabinet is composed of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of government. The presidency of barack obama began at noon est 17 00 utc on january 20 2009 when barack obama was inaugurated as the 44th president of the united states and ended on january 20 2017 obama a democrat from illinois took office following a decisive victory over republican nominee john mccain in the 2008 presidential election four years later in the 2012 election he defeated republican.
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. As president obama has said the change we seek will take longer than one term or one presidency. Cabinet officers are nominated by the president and confirmed or rejected by the senate.
Three months after being sworn in to a second term president barack obama has nearly completed his cabinet overhaul. President obama s tenure was from 2009 to 2017 and he was the 44th president of the united states. A cabinet is authorized in article 2 of the u s.
Real change big change takes many years and requires each generation to embrace the obligations and opportunities that come with the title of citizen. The president s appointees must be confirmed by a majority senate vote which is 51 of the 100 members of the senate.
