There are 15 cabinet postions today. They are State, Treasury, Interior, Agriculture, Justice, Labor, Commerce, Defense, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Energy, Education, Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security.
They now have 15.
When George Washington was President, there were four cabinet positions. As of 2002 there are fifteen:Secretary of StateSecretary of the TreasurySecretary of DefenseAttorney GeneralSecretary of the InteriorSecretary of AgricultureSecretary of CommerceSecretary of LaborSecretary of Health and Human ServicesSecretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentSecretary of TransportationSecretary of EnergySecretary of EducationSecretary of Veterans AffairsSecretary of Homeland Security
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There were 7 (Seven) delegates in his first cabinet.
There is are no such positions universally. Cabinet positions are created if needed or as are politically correct or prudent.
Not there are 15 according to today 5/2/2012
Pres Washington made 4 cabinent mebers, today there is 14
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How many positions in the president's cabinet in 1950?
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There are actually 22 cabinet rank positions. 15 of the positions are cabinet departments. The other 7 are cabinet rank officials like the White Chief of Staff and United States Trade Representative.
The cabinet positions are established by the US Congress.
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They now have 15.
George Washington appointed people to fill the first four cabinet positions.
The Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Interior, Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of Commerce, etc. are cabinet level positions in the president's cabinet. There are currently 15.
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