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∙ 2012-06-03 22:43:35Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor for George W. Bush was of Chinese descent and is the first of Asian ancestry.
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∙ 2012-06-03 22:43:35FDR appointed Frances Perkins as the Secretary of Labor in 1933.
He lowered the poverty rate He appointed the first African American cabinet member. He increased median African American income.
Ronald Reagan
If someone said the cabinet is elected, it would not be true. The cabinet is appointed by the president, who first nominates them and then has to get the approval of the Senate.
Robert C. Weaver
The first male African-American member of the Cabinet was Robert C. Weaver, appointed by Lyndon Johnson to become Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The first female African- American member of the Cabinet was Patricia Harris, appointed to the same position in 1977 by Jimmy Carter.
Barack Obama
He appointed the first African American cabinet member.
US President Jimmy Carter appointed her secretary of housing and urban development in 1977. She was the first African American woman to join the Cabinet.
Frances Perkins
FDR appointed Frances Perkins as the Secretary of Labor in 1933.
He lowered the poverty rate He appointed the first African American cabinet member. He increased median African American income.
George Washington appointed people to fill the first four cabinet positions.
Ronald Reagan
Frances Perkins (April 10, 1880 - May 14, 1965), was appointed Secretary of Labor by FDR in 1933 and so became the first female cabinet secretary.
The Cabinet was created by George Washington, the first President of the United States. He appointed four Cabinet members to help him in fulfill his responsibilities and give him advice.
Lauro Cavazos was appointed in 1988 by Ronald Reagan