How many cabinet members does the president have?

Cabinet meetings can perform useful functions, both for the president and for cabinet members. They can enable the president to: 1) engender team spirit - especially at the beginning of his administration. 2) look collegial and consultative. 3) give information to all cabinet members. read more

In addition, 6 other non-department administrative agency heads have cabinet level rank, including the Vice President of the United States, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Trade Representative, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Director of National Drug Control Policy, amd the White House Chief of Staff. read more

The President can also unilaterally designate senior White House staffers, heads of other federal agencies and the Ambassador to the United Nations as members of the Cabinet, although this is a symbolic status marker and does not, apart from attending Cabinet meetings, confer any additional powers. read more