text: how many advisors does president bush have? my son needs to know this for school. tell your son that the president currently has 15 cabinet members who advise him on national and international affairs:  secretary of state (condoleezza rice) secretary of the treasury (john snow) secretary of defense (donald rumsfeld) attorney general (alberto gonzales) secretary of the interior (gale norton) secretary of agriculture (mike johanns) secretary of commerce (carlos gutierrez) secretary of labor (elaine chao) secretary of health and human services (mike leavitt) secretary of housing and urban development (alphonso jackson) secretary of transportation (norman mineta) secretary of energy (samuel w. bodman) secretary of education (margaret spellings) secretary of veterans affairs (james nicholson) secretary of homeland security (michael chertoff)  in addition, he has several non-cabinet level advisors such as:  vice president (richard b. cheney) white house chief of staff (andrew h. card jr.) deputy chief of staff (karl rove) administrator of the epa (stephen l. johnson) director of the office of management and budget (joshua b. bolten) director of the national drug control policy (john p. walters) u.s. trade representative (rob portman) director of the cia (porter j. goss) united states ambassador to the united nations (john r. bolton) under secretary of homeland security for emergency preparedness and response (r. david paulison - acting) white house counsel (harriet miers) small business administration (hector barreto) national security advisor (stephen hadley) director of national intelligence (john negroponte)  the following web page has this information along with links to each office and office holder that contains more detailed information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/united_states_cabinet .  hope this helps!  and sorry about all the negative comments about the president. you guys should be ashamed ... this is for a kid!!