How long is the term of office for a cabinet member?

Answer 1

A Cabinet member does not serve a particular term of office like the President does. Cabinet members serve "at the pleasure of the President". This means that they can be fired by the President or any succeeding President at any time.

Answer 2

Cabinet members do not serve a fixed term. They serve at the will of the President

and appointment expires if the President leaves office, but they can be re-appointed if the President so chooses.

Answer 3

A Cabinet member does not serve a particular term of office like the President does. Cabinet members serve "at the pleasure of the President". This means that they can be asked to resign by the President or any succeeding President at any time.

Answer 4

Members of the Cabinet do not serve a fixed term, but rather serve as the convenience of their Prime Minister. In theory, once a Cabinet member is appointed, she or he can hold the post for the rest of her or his life. In practice, a member of the Cabinet serves until one of the following eventualities arises:

• The Government is defeated by a Vote of No Confidence, and opts to stand down instead of fighting a general election. This has only happened once since 1900, in 1924, when all 20 members of Stanley Baldwin's Cabinet - himself included - resigned after losing a vote of confidence in the House of Commons.
• The Prime Minister dismisses the member from the Cabinet. This is common place, particularly with junior Cabinet members and those who support prominent rivals to the Prime Minister's dominance. Often, this occurs during a reshuffle - it is highly uncommon for a minister to be relieved individually outside of a reshuffle.
• The member resigns, more often than not because the Prime Minister is threatening them with dismissal. Resignation from the Cabinet usually means never returning to it, barring exceptional circumstances (see the examples of Michael Heseltine, who resigned in 1986 and returned in 1992, and Peter Mandelson, who resigned twice and made two comebacks).
• The member is about to launch a challenge to the leadership of his or her party (this is traditionally much easier for a Conservative MP than a Labour MP), in which case resignation is again employed, but with the intention of returning to the Cabinet as Prime Minister.
• The member dies in office.
• The Government loses an election and all of its members subsequently resign.

Answer 5

A US Cabinet Secretary retains his office for as long as both he/she and the incumbent President wishes. When a new President takes office, he usually replaces the Cabinet Secretaries with his own choices. However, many have served two Presidents, and one, James Wilson, was Agriculture Secretary for three Presidents, from 1897 to 1913.

Answer 6

Once confirmed by the US Senate, he or she serves at the pleasure of the President.

Answer 7

The US president's term lasts four years . He can be elected to at most two terms.

Answer 8

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