George W. Bush, 42nd President
Explore the Bush administration (2001–2005). View events, executive orders, leadership positions, court cases, and key policy decisions that shaped American governance.
Executive
Cabinet
Mike Johanns
Secretary of Agriculture
Agriculture
R. James Nicholson
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Affairs
Michael Chertoff
Secretary of Homeland Security
Homeland Security
Michael O. Leavitt
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Health and Human Services
Carlos M. Gutierrez
Secretary of Commerce
Commerce
Samuel W. Bodman
Secretary of Energy
Energy
Alberto Gonzales
Attorney General
Justice
Margaret Spellings
Secretary of Education
Education
Condoleezza Rice
Secretary of State
State
Alphonso Jackson
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Housing and Urban Development
John W. Snow
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Tom Ridge
Secretary of Homeland Security
Homeland Security
Rod Paige
Secretary of Education
Education
Anthony Principi
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Affairs
Colin L. Powell
Secretary of State
State
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Secretary of Defense
Defense
John Ashcroft
Attorney General
Justice
Paul H. O'Neill
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Gale Norton
Secretary of the Interior
Interior
Ann M. Veneman
Secretary of Agriculture
Agriculture
Don Evans
Secretary of Commerce
Commerce
Elaine Chao
Secretary of Labor
Labor
Tommy G. Thompson
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Health and Human Services
Melquiades Martinez
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Housing and Urban Development
Norman Y. Mineta
Secretary of Transportation
Transportation
Spencer Abraham
Secretary of Energy
Energy
Mike Johanns
Secretary of Agriculture
Agriculture
R. James Nicholson
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Affairs
Michael Chertoff
Secretary of Homeland Security
Homeland Security
Michael O. Leavitt
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Health and Human Services
Carlos M. Gutierrez
Secretary of Commerce
Commerce
Samuel W. Bodman
Secretary of Energy
Energy
Alberto Gonzales
Attorney General
Justice
Margaret Spellings
Secretary of Education
Education
Condoleezza Rice
Secretary of State
State
Alphonso Jackson
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Housing and Urban Development
John W. Snow
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Tom Ridge
Secretary of Homeland Security
Homeland Security
Rod Paige
Secretary of Education
Education
Anthony Principi
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Affairs
Colin L. Powell
Secretary of State
State
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Secretary of Defense
Defense
John Ashcroft
Attorney General
Justice
Paul H. O'Neill
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Gale Norton
Secretary of the Interior
Interior
Ann M. Veneman
Secretary of Agriculture
Agriculture
Don Evans
Secretary of Commerce
Commerce
Elaine Chao
Secretary of Labor
Labor
Tommy G. Thompson
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Health and Human Services
Melquiades Martinez
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Housing and Urban Development
Norman Y. Mineta
Secretary of Transportation
Transportation
Spencer Abraham
Secretary of Energy
Energy
