Cabinet Secretaries among Former Members of Congress, 1981-2011 Name Chamber and Department and President Years Served Years Served Spencer Abraham Senate Energy G.W. Bush (R-MI) (1995-2001) (2001-2005) Lamar Alexander * Senate Education G. H. Bush (R-TN) (2003-present) (1991-1993) John Ashcroft Senate Justice G. W. Bush (R-MO) (1995-2001) (2001-2005) Les Aspin House Defense Clinton (D-WI) (1971-1993) (1993-1994) Lloyd Bentsen Jr. House Treasury Clinton (D-TX) (1948-1955) (1993-1994) Senate (1971-1993) Nicholas F. Brady Senate Treasury Reagan (R-NJ) (4/27/82- (1988-1993) G. H. Bush 12/27/82)** William E. Brock III House Labor Reagan (R-TN) (1963-1971) (1985-1987) Senate (1971-1977) Richard Cheney House Defense G. H. Bush (R-WY) (1979-1989) (1989-1993) Hillary Clinton Senate State Obama (D-NY) (2001-2009) (2009-present) William Cohen House Defense Clinton (R-ME) (1973-1979) (1997-2001) Senate (1979-1997) Edward Derwinski House Veterans’ Affairs G. H. Bush (R-IL) (1959-1983) (1989-1992) Elizabeth Dole* Senate Transportation Reagan (R-NC) (2003-2009) (1983-1987) Labor G. H. Bush (1989-1990) Alphonso “Mike” House Agriculture Clinton Espy (1987-1993) (1993-1994) (D-MS) Daniel Glickman House Agriculture Clinton (D-KS) (1977-1995) (1995-2001) Margaret Heckler House Health and Human Reagan (R-MA) (1967-1983) Services (1983-1985) 1 Michael Johanns* Senate Agriculture G. W. Bush (R-NE) (2009-present) (2005-2007) Jack Kemp House Housing and G. H. Bush (R-NY) (1971-1989) Urban Development (1989-1993) Dirk Kempthorne Senate Interior G. W. Bush (R-ID) (1993-1999) (2006-2009) Raymond LaHood House Transportation Obama (R-IL) (1995-2009) (2009-present) Manuel Lujan Jr. House Interior G. H. Bush (R-NM) (1969-1989) (1989-1993) Edward R. Madigan House Agriculture G. H. Bush (R-IL) (1973-1991) (1991-1993) Lynn Morley Martin House Labor G. H. Bush (R-IL) (1981-1991) (1991-1993) Melquiades “Mel” Senate Housing and G. W. Bush Rafael Martinez Ruiz* (2005-2009) Urban (R-FL) Development (2001-2003) Norman Mineta House Commerce Clinton (D-CA) (1975-1995) (2000-2001) Transportation G. W. Bush (2001-2006) Leon Panetta House Defense Obama (D-CA) (1977-1993) (2011-present) William Richardson House Energy Clinton III (D-NM) (1983-1997) (1998-2001) Thomas Ridge House Homeland G. W. Bush (R-PA) (1983-1995) Security (2003-2005) Donald Rumsfeld House Defense G. W. Bush (R-IL) (1963-1969) (2001-2006)*** Kenneth Salazar Senate Interior Obama (D-CO) (2005-2009) (2009-present) Richard S. Schweiker House Health and Human Reagan (R-PA) (1961-1969) Services Senate (1981-1983) (1969-1981) Hilda Solis House Labor Obama (D-CA) (2001-2009) (2009-present) *One who served in Congress before joining the Cabinet. 2 ** Brady was appointed to the U.S. Senate upon the resignation of Harrison A. Williams, Jr. (R- NJ, 1959-1982), who was convicted of bribery and conspiracy in the Abscam scandal for taking bribes. Brady did not run for a full term. *** Rumsfeld also served as Secretary of Defense from 1975-1977. 3 .