Secretary of Agriculture
The Honorable Mike Espy
Elected to represent Mississippi in Congress in 1986. Committees: Agriculture; Budget; and Select Committee on
Hunger.
Secretary of Commerce
Mr Ronald H Brown
Appointed Chairman, Democratic National Committee in 1989. One-time spokesman for the National Urban League in the 1970s. Senator Edward Kennedy's deputy campaign manager in 1980 Presidential election campaign.
Secretary of Labor
Mr Robert Reich
Harvard lecturer in political economy. Served in Federal Trade Commission under Carter but has been an academic most of his life.
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Ms Donna Shalala
Assistant Secretary at
President, Hunter College 1980-87. Member
Chancellor of University of Wisconsin. HUD under Carter.
of American Ditchley Foundation.
Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development
Dr Henry Cisneros
Former four-term Mayor of San Antonio, Texas. Educated at Texas A & M and Harvard, has a PhD in Urban Planning.
Secretary of Energy
Ms Hazel O'Leary
Minnesota utility executive - Vice President, Nothern States Power Co. Served under Carter as Administrator of the Economic Regulatory Administration in the Energy Department.
Secretary of Transportation
The Honorable Frederico Pena Twice Mayor of Denver, and two-term representative in Colorado State legislature.
Secretary of Education
The Honorable Dick Riley
Former Governor of South Carolina (1978-87). Began his career as counsel to Senator Olim Johnston. Elected to South Carolina House of Representatives in 1963 and to the State Senate in 1967.