Ronald Reagan’s Cabinet
Officials who served during the 1981–1989 administration. Years show tenure in office, including service continuing into the next administration; acting service is identified. The chief of staff and counselor are included as senior White House advisers.
President: Ronald Reagan (1981–1989)
Vice President: George H. W. Bush (1981–1989)
Secretary of State: Alexander Haig (1981–1982), George Shultz (1982–1989)
Secretary of the Treasury: Donald Regan (1981–1985), James Baker (1985–1988), M. Peter McPherson (acting) (1988–1988), Nicholas F. Brady (1988–1993)
Secretary of Defense: Caspar Weinberger (1981–1987), Frank Carlucci (1987–1989)
Attorney General: William French Smith (1981–1985), Edwin Meese (1985–1988), Dick Thornburgh (1988–1991)
Secretary of the Interior: James G. Watt (1981–1983), William P. Clark Jr. (1983–1985), Donald P. Hodel (1985–1989)
Secretary of Agriculture: John R. Block (1981–1986), Richard Lyng (1986–1989)
Secretary of Commerce: Malcolm Baldrige Jr. (1981–1987), William Verity Jr. (1987–1989)
Secretary of Labor: Raymond J. Donovan (1981–1985), Bill Brock (1985–1987), Ann Dore McLaughlin (1987–1989)
Secretary of Health and Human Services: Richard Schweiker (1981–1983), Margaret Heckler (1983–1985), Otis Bowen (1985–1989)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Samuel Pierce (1981–1989)
Secretary of Transportation: Drew Lewis (1981–1983), Elizabeth Dole (1983–1987), James H. Burnley IV (1987–1989)
Secretary of Energy: James B. Edwards (1981–1982), Donald P. Hodel (1982–1985), John S. Herrington (1985–1989)
Secretary of Education: Terrel Bell (1981–1985), Gary L. Jones (acting) (1985–1985), William Bennett (1985–1988), Lauro Cavazos (1988–1990)
Director of the Office of Management and Budget: David Stockman (1981–1985), James C. Miller III (1985–1988), Joe Wright (1988–1989)
Director of Central Intelligence: William J. Casey (1981–1987), Robert M. Gates (acting) (1986–1987), William H. Webster (1987–1991)
United States Trade Representative: Bill Brock (1981–1985), Clayton Yeutter (1985–1989)
Ambassador to the United Nations: Jeane Kirkpatrick (1981–1985), Vernon A. Walters (1985–1989)
Chief of Staff: James A. Baker III (1981–1985), Donald Regan (1985–1987), Howard H. Baker Jr. (1987–1988), Kenneth M. Duberstein (1988–1989)
Counselor to the President: Edwin Meese III (1981–1985)
