President Romney’s Dream Cabinet Would Feature These 14 People

Impact

A "Dream Team" cabinet for President Mitt Romney could include leaders from within the business, legal, political, and public policy worlds. The departments of commerce, energy, and transportation could be led by CEO's, marking a stark differenc from an Obama administration largely devoid of business executives.

Agriculture

Kristi Noem, Congresswoman representing South Dakota, a farmer and rancher.

Commerce

Meg Whitman, former eBay CEO, current HP CEO.

Defense

Joe Lieberman, former Senator from Connecticut, former vice-presidential candidate, Democrat, and foreign policy hawk.

Education

Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida, leading education reformer.

Energy

Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electrical, free market advocate.

Health and Human Services

Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana, policy wonk, reformist.

Homeland Security

Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of NYC, national defense hawk.

Housing and Urban Development

Ken Blackwell, former mayor of Cincinnati, former Ohio secretary of state, board member of Club for Growth.

Interior

Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Congresswoman from Washington state, family in forestry and agriculture.

Labor

Mark Mix, president of National Right to Work Committee.

State

John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, national defense hawk.

Transportation

David Neeleman, founder of three commercial airlines, including JetBlue.

Treasury

Jeff Lacker, currently president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, provided a dissenting vote on QE3.

Attorney General

Pam Bondi, attorney general for the state of Florida.