On June 26, 1972, North Carolina Governor
Robert W. Scott created the "Executive Cabinet," an advisory body consisting of the members of the
North Carolina Council of State, the appointed secretaries of the state's executive departments, and miscellaneous members appointed by the governor. The Cabinet's size decreased by two on Jan. 1, 2012, when three Cabinet-level agencies, the
North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, the
North Carolina Department of Correction and the
North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, were merged to become the
North Carolina Department of Public Safety. Then the Cabinet increased by one in 2022, with the creation of the new Department of Adult Correction. In 2025, Governor Josh Stein announced a Cabinet of 13 members, including the directors of the Office of State Human Resources and the Office of State Budget and Management. ==Current members==