Cabinet of Barack Obama

Obama Cabinet
Cabinet of the United States
2009–2017
First Cabinet of President Barack Obama in the White House East Room, 2009
Date formed	January 20, 2009 (2009-01-20)
Date dissolved	January 20, 2017 (2017-01-20)
People and organizations
President	Barack Obama
President's history	Former U.S. Senator from Illinois (2005–2008)
Vice President	Joe Biden
Member party	Democratic Party
Status in legislature	Majority government (2009–2011) Divided government (2011–2017)
Opposition party	Republican Party
History
Election(s)	2008 United States presidential election 2012 United States presidential election
Legislature term(s)	111th United States Congress 112th United States Congress 113th United States Congress 114th United States Congress 115th United States Congress
Budget(s)	2009 budget 2010 budget 2011 budget 2012 budget 2013 budget 2014 budget 2015 budget 2016 budget
Advice and consent	United States Senate
Predecessor	Cabinet of George W. Bush
Successor	Cabinet of Donald Trump

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Barack Obama assumed office as President of the United States on January 20, 2009, and his term ended on January 20, 2017. The president has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet to the United States Senate for confirmation under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution.

Before confirmation and during congressional hearings a high-level career member of an executive department heads this pre-confirmed cabinet on an acting basis. The Cabinet's creation was part of the transition of power following the 2008 presidential election.

This page documents the nomination and confirmation process for cabinet nominees of Obama's administration. They are listed in order of creation of the cabinet position (also used as the basis for the presidential line of succession).