List of Department of Energy appointments by Donald Trump
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Appointments
[edit]| Office | Nominee | Assumed office | Left office | |
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 Secretary of Energy |
.jpg) Dan Brouillette |
December 11, 2019 (Confirmed December 2, 2019, 70–15)[1] |
January 20, 2021 | |
Deputy Secretary of Energy |
.jpg) Mark Menezes[2] |
December 4, 2019 | August 4, 2020 | |
| August 4, 2020 (Confirmed August 4, 2020, 79–16)[3] |
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Under Secretary of Energy (Management and Performance) |
November 6, 2017 (Confirmed November 2, 2017, voice vote) |
August 4, 2020 | ||
General Counsel of Energy |
.jpg) William Cooper[4] |
May 9, 2019 (Confirmed April 30, 2019, 68–31)[5] |
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Inspector General of Energy |
 Teri L. Donaldson[6] |
January 23, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote) |
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Chief Financial Officer of Energy |
Vacant | |||
Assistant Secretary of Energy (Energy, Efficiency, and Renewable Energy) |
.jpg) Daniel Simmons[7] |
January 17, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote) |
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Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy) |
.jpg) Rita Baranwal[8] |
July 11, 2019 (Confirmed June 20, 2019, 86–5)[9] |
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Assistant Secretary of Energy (International Affairs) |
.jpg) Theodore J. Garrish[10] |
April 12, 2018 (Confirmed April 9, 2018, voice vote) |
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Assistant Secretary of Energy (Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs) |
.jpg) Melissa F. Burnison[11] |
February 21, 2018 (Confirmed February 15, 2018, voice vote) |
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Under Secretary of Energy (Science) |
.jpg) Paul Dabbar |
November 7, 2017 (Confirmed November 2, 2017, voice vote) |
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Director of the Office of Science |
.jpg) Chris Fall[12] |
May 31, 2019 (Confirmed May 23, 2019, voice vote) |
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Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy) |
.jpg) Steven Winberg |
November 27, 2017 (Confirmed November 2, 2017, voice vote) |
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Assistant Secretary of Energy (Energy, Electricity, Delivery and Energy Reliability) |
.jpg) Bruce J. Walker |
October 16, 2017 (Confirmed October 5, 2017, voice vote) |
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Under Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Security) |
.jpg) Lisa Gordon-Hagerty[13] |
February 22, 2018 (Confirmed February 15, 2018, voice vote) |
November 6, 2020 | |
Director of the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity |
.jpg) James E Campos[14] |
April 9, 2018 (Confirmed April 9, 2018 by voice vote)[15] |
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Assistant Secretary of Energy (Environmental Management) |
Vacant | |||
Assistant Secretary of Energy (Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response) |
Vacant | |||
| Advanced Research Projects Agency | ||||
 Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency |
Lane Genatowski[16] | July 11, 2019 (Confirmed June 27, 2019, voice vote) |
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| National Nuclear Security Administration | ||||
 Principal Deputy Administrator |
.jpg) William Bookless[17] |
May 31, 2019 (Confirmed May 23, 2019, voice vote) |
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Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs |
.jpg) Charles P. Verdon[18] |
October 9, 2018 (Confirmed September 18, 2018, voice vote) |
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Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation |
.jpg) Brent K. Park[19] |
April 3, 2018 (Confirmed March 22, 2018, voice vote) |
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| Energy Information Administration | ||||
 Administrator of the Energy Information Administration |
.jpg) Linda Capuano |
January 9, 2018 (Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote) |
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 Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
.jpg) Neil Chatterjee[20] |
October 24, 2018 (Designated by the President) |
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Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
August 10, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote) |
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.jpg) Richard Glick |
November 29, 2017 (Confirmed November 2, 2017, voice vote) |
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.jpg) Bernard McNamee[8] |
December 11, 2018 (Confirmed December 6, 2018, 50–49)[21] |
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.jpg) James Danly[22] |
March 31, 2020 (Confirmed March 12, 2020, 52–40)[23] |
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Previous officeholders
[edit]| Office | Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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Secretary of Energy |
 Grace Bochenek |
January 20, 2017 | March 2, 2017 | |
 Rick Perry |
March 2, 2017 | December 1, 2019 | On October 17, 2019, Perry announced that he intended to resign at the end of the year.[24] | |
Deputy Secretary of Energy |
 Dan Brouillette |
August 7, 2017 | December 4, 2019 | Became Secretary of Energy. |
Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Energy |
Brian McCormack | March 13, 2017 | October 2019 | [24] |
Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
Neil Chatterjee |
August 10, 2017 | December 7, 2017 | [25][26] |
| October 24, 2018 | November 8, 2020 | |||
 Kevin J. McIntyre |
December 7, 2017 | October 22, 2018 | ||
Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
January 2, 2019 | Died in office.[27] | ||
.jpg) Robert Powelson |
May 8, 2017 | July 1, 2018 | Left to become the president and CEO of the National Association of Water Companies. | |
Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration |
 Lisa Gordon-Hagerty |
February 15, 2018 | November 6, 2020 | Resigned after Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette's office told her Trump no longer believed in her ability to do the job.[25] |
References
[edit]- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Dan R. Brouillette, of Texas, to be Secretary of Energy)". United States Senate. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "One Nomination Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved March 13, 2020 – via National Archives.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Mark Wesley Menezes, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy)". United States Senate. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "PN2346 – Nomination of William Cooper for Department of Energy, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. July 31, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation William Cooper, of Maryland, to be General Counsel, Department of Energy)". United States Senate. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved June 8, 2018 – via National Archives.
- ^ "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved June 15, 2018 – via National Archives.
- ^ a b "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved October 19, 2018 – via National Archives.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Rita Baranwal, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy)". United States Senate. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved February 23, 2018 – via National Archives.
- ^ "PN1248 – Nomination of Melissa F. Burnison for Department of Energy, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. December 13, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2018 – via National Archives.
- ^ "PN1325 – Nomination of Lisa Gordon-Hagerty for Department of Energy, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. December 19, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved March 2, 2018 – via National Archives.
- ^ "PN1680 — James Edward Campos — Department of Energy". United States Congress.
- ^ "Trump Announces Intent to Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2018 – via National Archives.
- ^ "Nineteen Nominations and Two Withdrawals Sent to the Senate Today". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved August 26, 2018 – via National Archives.
- ^ "Thirteen Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate Today". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved February 27, 2018 – via National Archives.
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved February 8, 2018 – via National Archives.
- ^ "Senate confirms two energy commission nominees, restoring quorum". The Hill. August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Bernard L. McNamee, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)". United States Senate. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individuals to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. September 30, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019 – via National Archives.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: James P. Danly, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)". United States Senate. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ a b LeFebvre, Ben; Kumar, Anita (October 17, 2019). "Energy Secretary Rick Perry tells Trump he plans to resign". Politico. Archived from the original on October 18, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- ^ a b Vlamis, Kelsey (November 8, 2020). "Trump dropped 3 agency heads in the days following the election, amid reports that more departures could be coming". Business Insider. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ Grandoni, Dino; Mufson, Steven (November 6, 2020). "Trump-picked head of energy panel says he was 'demoted for my independence' on climate change". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ Cunningham, Stephen (January 3, 2019). "FERC's McIntyre Dies, Leaving Second Vacancy on Energy Regulator". Bloomberg News.
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