Ever since Blondel’s (1991) seminal work, post-cabinet careers have not received much scholarly attention. This is not for lack of relevance but might rather be a consequence of the manifold methodological challenges entailed in such a study. In our paper, we compare the post-cabinet careers of British and US cabinet members. As expected we reveal many differences yet also a few similarities in British and US career trajectories. Moreover, by studying two very different cases, this paper also contributes to the long-neglected development of a conceptual framework for the comparative study post-ministerial careers
