First Administration Inauguration: January 20, 2000; The Capitol, Washington, D.C. Vice President: Richard B. Cheney Secretary of State: Colin L. Powell Secretary of the Treasury: Paul H. O’Neill; John W. Snow (from February 3, 2003) Secretary of Defense: Donald H. Rumsfeld Attorney General: John Ashcroft Secretary of the Interior: Gale Norton Secretary of Agriculture: Ann M. Veneman Secretary of Commerce: Don Evans Secretary of Labor: Elaine Chao Secretary of Health and Human Services: Tommy G. Thompson Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Melquiades Martinez; Alphonso Jackson (from March 31, 2004) Secretary of Transportation: Norman Y. Mineta Secretary of Energy: Spencer Abraham Secretary of Education: Rod Paige Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Anthony Principi Supreme Court Appointments: John G. Roberts, Jr. (2005); Samuel A. Alito, Jr. (2006) Congress #109 (January 3, 2005-January 3, 2007): Senate: 44 Democrats; 55 Republicans; 1 Other House: 201 Democrats; 232 Republicans; 1 Other Congress #110 (January 3, 2007-January 3,2009): Senate: 49 Republicans; 49 Democrats; 2 Other House: 202 Republicans; 233 Democrats
| Election of 2000 | | Candidates | Electoral Vote | | Popular Vote | George W. Bush
(Republican) | 271 | | 50,456,002 | Al Gore
(Democrat) | 266 | | 50,999,897 |
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