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The first Cabinet formed by the first president, George Washington, included some of Washington's political opponents, but later presidents adopted the practice of filling their Cabinets with members of the president's party. [1] Appointments across party lines are uncommon.
Political appointees are required to take an ethics pledge not to accept gifts from lobbyists. This is because of Executive Order 13490. Under Section 102 of Executive Order 12674, political appointees who are appointed by the president are not allowed to receive any income from outside employment or activities. [16] Exceptions to the gift rule ...
Denotes appointees who have left office or offices which have been disbanded. Denotes nominees who were withdrawn prior to being confirmed or assuming office. Executive Office of the President
As of December 2020, there are 7,935 political appointments across the executive and legislative branches of the U.S. federal government. Many of these positions must be filled by the incoming president every four years while others are career appointments that outlast presidential administrations.
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The move comes after former Conservative prime minister Boris Johnson’s appointments to Parliament’s upper house were met with criticism. Political parties now required to justify House of ...
List of United States political appointments across party lines; G. Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States This page was last ...
Appointees are people, and when a person "crosses party lines" it means that the person changed political parties, voted with a different party, or otherwise left the party. This list is not about people who did any of these things. I propose an alternative name: List of United States political appointments across party lines.