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FACTBOX-Obama's 15-member Cabinet finally filled

Published 04/29/2009, 11:13 AM
Updated 04/29/2009, 11:16 AM

April 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama marked his 100th day in office on Wednesday, finally with his full 15-member Cabinet of top advisers in place.

The last one, Kathleen Sebelius, took office late on Tuesday after being confirmed by the Senate as health secretary. The two-term Kansas governor was approved, 65-31.

Cabinet nominees are often confirmed within days, if not hours, of a new president taking office. But Obama's efforts were complicated and delayed by the withdrawal of a few nominees because of tax, legal or political concerns. In some cases, Republicans forced postponements.

Here is a look at the rest of Obama's Cabinet.

* Former Washington state Governor Gary Locke was confirmed on a voice vote on March 24 as commerce secretary.

* Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, a former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, was confirmed on Feb. 24, 80-17.

* Eric Holder, U.S. attorney general, faced questions about his service in the Clinton administration. But he was confirmed 75-21 on Feb. 2.

* Timothy Geithner was confirmed as treasury secretary by a vote of 60-34 on Jan. 26. Geithner, who faced questions about late payment of some taxes, previously served as head of the New York Federal Reserve Bank.

* Hillary Clinton, a former senator and U.S. first lady who narrowly lost the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination to Obama, was confirmed as secretary of state on Jan. 21 on a 94-2 vote.

* Janet Napolitano was confirmed unanimously as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on Jan. 20, the day Obama took office. She previously served as Arizona governor.

* Arne Duncan, who previously served as Chicago school superintendent, was unanimously confirmed as secretary of the Department of Education on Jan. 20.

* Steven Chu was confirmed unanimously as secretary of the Energy Department on Jan. 20. A physics Nobel laureate, Chu previously headed Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

* Tom Vilsack won unanimous approval as secretary of the Agriculture Department on Jan. 20. He is a former Iowa governor.

* Retired Army General Eric Shinseki was confirmed unanimously as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs on Jan. 20.

* Ken Salazar was confirmed unanimously on Jan. 20 as secretary of the Interior Department. He previously served as a Democratic senator from Colorado.

* Shaun Donovan was unanimously confirmed as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development on Jan. 22. He is a former New York City housing commissioner.

* Former Republican U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood of Illinois was unanimously confirmed on Jan. 22 as secretary of the Transportation Department.

* Defense Secretary Robert Gates held the job in the Bush administration and Obama kept him in the post.

(Compiled in Washington by Thomas Ferraro and Deborah Charles; editing by Will Dunham)

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