Arkansas Cabinet

Once confirmed, all members of the Cabinet receive the title "Secretary" and serve at the pleasure of the governor.

The Cabinet is responsible for advising the governor on the operations and policies of the state government department under their purview.

The cabinet system was created by Governor Asa Hutchinson.

The Transformation and Efficiencies Act of 2019 was his signature piece of legislation, consolidating 40 state government departments into 15, with each headed by a cabinet secretary.

[1] The current Cabinet is as follows: Though the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) is a similarly-named agency, the ArDOT director reports to the Arkansas State Highway Commission, and is independent of the governor.

Governor Hutchinson with former Department of the Military Secretary Major General Mark Berry