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Condoleezza Rice Secretary of State Serving in the Bush Administration as National Security Advisor (2001-2005), Rice later was promoted to Secretary of State. She is an expert on the former Soviet Union, a former Provost of Stanford University and has private sector experience in companies such as Chevron and Charles Schwab Corp. |
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Dick Cheney Vice President Dick Cheney is the current Vice President of the United States. A post he has held since 2000 when President Bush was elected. |
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Alberto Gonzales Former Attorney General Appointed in 2005 by Bush II, Gonzales has since faced only scandal for his role in NSA warrantless wiretapping and the firing of nine U.S. attorneys. On August 27, 2007 he announced his resignation, effective September 17. |
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Tommy Thompson Former Wisconsin governor and Secretary of Health and Human Serivces Thompson is a former Wisconsin state Assembly representative (R), a four term governor of Wisconsin, the Secretary of Health and Human Services under George W. Bush, and a former 2008 presidential contender. |
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Jeb Bush 43rd Governor of Florida |
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Elaine Chao Secretary of Labor Formerly in private banking with Citigroup and Bank of America, Chao was appointed by Bush I in 1989 to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation. In 2001 Bush II selected her to be Secretary of Labor. She is married to Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. |
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Margaret Spellings Secretary of Labor Formerly the political director for Bush I's first gubernatorial campaign in 1994 and later his senior advisor as Governor from 1995-2000, Spellings became Secretary of Education in 2005. As Secretary, she has been a strong supporter of NCLB. |
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Mike Leavitt Secretary of Health and Human Services Formerly the Governor of Utah (1993-2003), Leavitt later served as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (2003-05) before becoming Secretary of Health and Human Services in 2005. |
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Carlos Gutierrez Secretary of Commerce Formerly the Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Kellogg Company, Gutierrez, born in Cuba, became Secretary of Commerce under Bush II in 2004. |
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Henry Paulson Secretary of the Treasury Formerly chairman and Chief Executive Officer of one of the world's largest and most successful investment banks, Goldman Sachs, Paulson was appointed as Secretary of the Treasury in 2006. He's a Christian Scientist and a proponent of environmentalism. |
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Joshua Bolten White House Chief of Staff Formerly Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy (2001-03), and policy director for Bush II's 2000 campaign, Bolten became White House Chief of Staff in 2006. |
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Jim Nicholson Secretary of Veterans Affairs Though never elected to a public office, Nicholson has been active in the Republican leadership; picked as Vice-Chairman of the Republican National Committee, a position he held through 2001. He was appointed Secretary of Veterans Affairs in 2005. |
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John Walters Director of the National Drug Control Policy After serving a stint as Chief of Staff in the ONDCP (1989-91), Walters went on to serve as president of the Philanthropy Roundtable (1996-2001). He was selected by Bush II in 2001 to serve as "Drug Czar," overseeing the nation's drug policy programs. |
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Robert Gates Secretary of Defense Prior to being appointed Secretary of Defense in 2006, Gates served in the CIA and National Security Council and as the Director of Central Intelligence under Bush I. Later, he became president of Texas A&M University. |
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Robert Novak TV Personality and Columnist Robert Novak is been the host or co-host for a number of shows, including "The Capital Gang" and "Crossfire". He has been covering politics for more than 50 years. |
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Stephen Johnson Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Prior to his appointment to the EPA in 2005, Johnson was active in laboratory and bio-technology work. The first professional scientist to lead the EPA, his Senate confirmation was stalled due to his support of human testing with pesticides. |
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Susan Schwab United States Trade Representative Schwab has served as Dean of the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, College Park (1995-2003) before becoming Deputy Trade Representative (2003-2006). She was appointed Trade Representative in 2006. |
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Alphonso Jackson Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Joining the Bush administration in 2001 as the HUD's Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer, Jackson was later given the Secretary seat for the Department in 2004. |
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Mary Peters Secretary of Transportation Appointed to serve as Arizona Department of Transportation from 1998-2001, Peters left to work for the government as the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (2001-05). In 2006 Bush II appointed her to the Department of Transportation. |
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Samuel Bodman Secretary of Energy Previously the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Department, Bodman was appointed Secretary of Energy by Bush II in 2005. Of the 2007 IPCC report on global warming, he offered the view that the U.S. is not as big of a harm as other countries. |
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Michael Chertoff Secretary of Homeland Security Once a federal prosecutor, judge, and assistant U.S. Attorney General, Chertoff was appointed by Bush II in 2005 to head Homeland Security; he was approved by a unanimous Senate. There is speculation he may be a successor to Attorney General Gonzales. |
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Karl Rove Former Deputy White House Chief of Staff |
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Katherine Harris |
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George H. W. Bush 41st President George Herbert Walker Bush served for one term as the 41st President of the U.S. and two terms as vice-president under President Reagan. He is the father of President George W. Bush. |
