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The oldest living former cabinet member is W. Michael Blumenthal, Secretary of the Treasury (served 1977–1979) during the Carter Administration. The youngest living former cabinet member is John King Jr., Secretary of Education (served 2016–2017) during the Obama administration.
Several individuals have come close to this distinction; only having have missed it by months, weeks, or days. Listed below are the names of individuals who came within a year of the achievement.
SecretaryDepartmentLength Of ServicePresidenciesAgriculture15 years, 364 daysMcKinley, T. Roosevelt, TaftInterior12 years, 346 daysF. Roosevelt, TrumanTreasury12 years, 270 daysJefferson, MadisonLabor12 years, 116 daysF. Roosevelt, TrumanFeb 7, 2021 · The death of George P. Schultz on Saturday leaves twelve living former cabinet secretaries who are over the age of 90– three of them from New Jersey. Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark, 93, is the last living member of President Lyndon Johnson’s cabinet.
The Cabinet of the United States is the principal official advisory body to the president of the United States. The Cabinet meets with the president in a room adjacent to the Oval Office . The president chairs the meetings but is not formally a member of the Cabinet.
He is a member of the Hoover Institution, the Institute for International Economics, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and other groups. Since the death of William Thaddeus Coleman Jr., Shultz is the oldest living former U.S. Cabinet member.
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The oldest living former cabinet member is William Coleman, Secretary of Transportation during the Ford Administration. The youngest living former cabinet member is Timothy Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury during the Obama Administration.
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The oldest living former cabinet member is William Coleman, Secretary of Transportation during the Ford Administration. The youngest living former cabinet member is Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development during the Obama Administration.