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The United States secretary of energy is the head of the United States Department of Energy, a member of the Cabinet of the United States, and fifteenth in the presidential line of succession. The position was created on October 1, 1977, when President Jimmy Carter signed the Department of Energy Organization Act, establishing the department. [2]
Jennifer Mulhern Granholm (born February 5, 1959) is a Canadian-born American politician. Since 2021, she has served as the 16th United States Secretary of Energy.A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the Attorney General of Michigan from 1999 to 2003 and as the 47th Governor of Michigan from 2003 to 2011, as the first woman to hold each office.
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Energy by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States.As of June 21, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 17 nominees have been confirmed, 0 nominees are being considered by the Senate, and 9 positions do not have nominees.
Christopher Allen Wright [1] (born June 25, 1965) is an American engineer and businessman who is the CEO of Liberty Energy, North America's second largest hydraulic fracturing company. He is the presumptive nominee for United States secretary of energy under Donald Trump's second presidency.
President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday he has chosen the founder and CEO of Denver-based fossil fuel company Liberty Energy Chris Wright to lead the Department of Energy as secretary.
David G. Huizenga is an American civil servant who serves as the associate principal deputy administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, and was the acting United States secretary of energy.
Another contender for one of the top energy jobs is Dan Brouillette, the same two sources said, confirming reporting in The New York Times. He served as Trump’s energy secretary from 2019 to 2021.
The new panel will seek to establish U.S. “energy dominance” around the world, Trump said. Thomas Pyle, president of the American Energy Alliance, a conservative group that supports fossil fuels, said Wright would be “an excellent choice” for energy secretary. Pyle led Trump’s Energy Department’s transition team in 2016.