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The vice president is the only cabinet member to be elected to the position who does not require Senate confirmation, and the vice president does not serve at the pleasure of the president. There were dozens of potential running mates for Obama who received media speculation.
Pages in category "Obama administration cabinet members" The following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Three Cabinet-level officers did not require confirmation: Vice President Joe Biden, whom Obama had chosen as his running mate at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, whom Obama chose to retain from the previous administration. [29]
President Barack Obama nominated several Republicans to his Cabinet, among them then-Rep. Ray LaHood, of Illinois, as transportation secretary and Robert Gates as defense secretary.
President Barack Obama, a Democrat, appointed David Barlow, a Republican, as United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the District of Utah. President Barack Obama, a Democrat, nominated William F. Jung, a Republican, as a U.S. federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Obama administration cabinet members (3 C, 77 P) Recess appointments during the Obama administration (4 P) Pages in category "Obama administration personnel"
President Barack Obama meets with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel in the Oval Office. The White House chief of staff is the head of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, a cabinet position in the federal government of the United States.
Donald Trump’s picks for top administration posts have confounded many, but the president-elect says he has sought advice from experts. Donald Trump says he sought advice from Obama on Cabinet picks