The Cabinet is the group of unelected heads of the executive departments of North Carolina, which form part of the top executives in the government of the state. It is separate from the North Carolina Council of State, which is elected state-wide, and which makes up the rest of the executive leadership of the government. All are appointed by the Governor, who is Beverly Perdue (D) as of January 2009.

Current members

• Secretary of Administration Britt Cobb
• Secretary of Commerce Keith Crisco
• Secretary of Correction Alvin Keller
• Secretary of Crime Control & Public Safety Reuben Young
• Secretary of Cultural Resources Linda Carlisle
• Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources Dee Freeman
• Secretary of Health and Human Services Lanier Cansler
• Secretary of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Linda Wheeler Hayes
• Secretary of Revenue Kenneth Lay
• Secretary of Transportation Gene Conti

In addition, the President of the state Community College System, currently Scott Ralls, is sometimes considered a member of the Governor's Cabinet. The President, however, is appointed not by the Governor, but by the state Board of Community Colleges.

References

• News & Observer: Who serves in the governor's cabinet?
• News & Observer: Get to know the cabinet