List of Department of Energy appointments by Donald Trump

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Appointments (first administration)

OfficeNomineeAssumed officeLeft office
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Secretary of Energy 		Dan Brouillette official photo (cropped).jpg
Dan Brouillette 		December 11, 2019
(Confirmed December 2, 2019, 70–15) [1] 		January 20, 2021
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Deputy Secretary of Energy 		Mark Menezes official photo (cropped).jpg
Mark Menezes [2] 		December 4, 2019August 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
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General Counsel of Energy		 William S. Cooper III official photo (cropped).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.jpg
Teri L. Donaldson [6] 		January 23, 2019
(Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote)
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Chief Financial Officer of Energy		Vacant
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Assistant Secretary of Energy
(Energy, Efficiency, and Renewable Energy) 		Daniel Simmons official photo (cropped).jpg
Daniel Simmons [7] 		January 17, 2019
(Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote)
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Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy) 		Rita Baranwal official photo (cropped).jpg
Rita Baranwal [8] 		July 11, 2019
(Confirmed June 20, 2019, 86–5) [9]
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Assistant Secretary of Energy
(International Affairs)		 Ted Garrish official portrait (cropped).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)		 Melissa F. Burnison (cropped).jpg
Melissa F. Burnison [11] 		February 21, 2018
(Confirmed February 15, 2018, voice vote)
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Under Secretary of Energy
(Science) 		Paul M. Dabbar (cropped).jpg
Paul Dabbar 		November 7, 2017
(Confirmed November 2, 2017, voice vote)
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Director of the Office of Science 		Christopher P. Fall official photo (cropped).jpg
Chris Fall [12] 		May 31, 2019
(Confirmed May 23, 2019, voice vote)
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Assistant Secretary of Energy
(Fossil Energy) 		Steven Winberg official portrait (cropped).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) 		Bruce J. Walker official photo (cropped).jpg
Bruce J. Walker 		October 16, 2017
(Confirmed October 5, 2017, voice vote)
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Under Secretary of Energy
(Nuclear Security) 		Lisa E. Gordon-Hagerty (cropped).jpg
Lisa Gordon-Hagerty [13] 		February 22, 2018
(Confirmed February 15, 2018, voice vote)		November 6, 2020
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Director of the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity		 James E. Campos official photo (cropped).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
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Assistant Secretary of Energy
(Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response)		Vacant
Advanced Research Projects Agency
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Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency		Lane Genatowski [16] July 11, 2019
(Confirmed June 27, 2019, voice vote)
National Nuclear Security Administration
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Principal Deputy Administrator		 William Bookless official photo (cropped).jpg
William Bookless [17] 		May 31, 2019
(Confirmed May 23, 2019, voice vote)
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Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs		 Charles P. Verdon (cropped).jpg
Charles P. Verdon [18] 		October 9, 2018
(Confirmed September 18, 2018, voice vote)
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Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation		 Brent K. Park official photo (cropped).jpg
Brent K. Park [19] 		April 3, 2018
(Confirmed March 22, 2018, voice vote)
Energy Information Administration
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Administrator of the Energy Information Administration		 Linda Capuano official photo (cropped).jpg
Linda Capuano		January 9, 2018
(Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission		 Neil Chatterjee official portrait (cropped).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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Richard Glick 		November 29, 2017
(Confirmed November 2, 2017, voice vote)
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Bernard McNamee [8] 		December 11, 2018
(Confirmed December 6, 2018, 50–49) [21]
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James Danly [22] 		March 31, 2020
(Confirmed March 12, 2020, 52–40) [23]

Previous officeholders (first administration)

OfficeNameTook officeLeft officeNotes
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Secretary of Energy 		Grace Bochenek.jpg
Grace Bochenek 		January 20, 2017March 2, 2017
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Rick Perry 		March 2, 2017December 1, 2019On October 17, 2019, Perry announced that he intended to resign at the end of the year. [24]
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Deputy Secretary of Energy 		Dan Brouillette official photo.jpg
Dan Brouillette 		August 7, 2017December 4, 2019Became Secretary of Energy.
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Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Energy		Brian McCormackMarch 13, 2017October 2019 [24]
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Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 		Neil Chatterjee official portrait (cropped).jpg
Neil Chatterjee 		August 10, 2017December 7, 2017 [25] [26]
October 24, 2018November 8, 2020
Kevin J. McIntyre official photo.jpg
Kevin J. McIntyre 		December 7, 2017October 22, 2018
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Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission		January 2, 2019Died in office. [27]
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Robert Powelson 		May 8, 2017July 1, 2018Left to become the president and CEO of the National Association of Water Companies.
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Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security
Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration 		Lisa E. Gordon-Hagerty.jpg
Lisa Gordon-Hagerty 		February 15, 2018November 6, 2020Resigned after Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette's office told her Trump no longer believed in her ability to do the job. [25]

Appointments (second administration)

OfficeNomineeAssumed officeLeft office
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Secretary of Energy 		Chris Wright by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Chris Wright [28] 		Awaiting Senate Confirmation

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This is a list of political appointments of current officeholders made by the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump.

The core White House staff appointments, and most Executive Office of the President officials generally, are not required to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, with a handful of exceptions. There are about 4,000 positions in the Executive Office of the President.

References

  1. ↑ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Dan R. Brouillette, of Texas, to be Secretary of Energy)". United States Senate. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "One Nomination Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov . Retrieved March 13, 2020– via National Archives.
  3. ↑ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Mark Wesley Menezes, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy)". United States Senate. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "PN2346 – Nomination of William Cooper for Department of Energy, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. July 31, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ "On the Nomination (Confirmation William Cooper, of Maryland, to be General Counsel, Department of Energy)". United States Senate. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov . Retrieved June 8, 2018– via National Archives.
  7. ↑ "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov . Retrieved June 15, 2018– via National Archives.
  8. 1 2 "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov . Retrieved October 19, 2018– via National Archives.
  9. ↑ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Rita Baranwal, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy)". United States Senate. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov . Retrieved February 23, 2018– via National Archives.
  11. ↑ "PN1248 – Nomination of Melissa F. Burnison for Department of Energy, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. December 13, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov . Retrieved May 18, 2018– via National Archives.
  13. ↑ "PN1325 – Nomination of Lisa Gordon-Hagerty for Department of Energy, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. December 19, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov . Retrieved March 2, 2018– via National Archives.
  15. ↑ "PN1680 — James Edward Campos — Department of Energy". United States Congress.
  16. ↑ "Trump Announces Intent to Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov . Retrieved December 16, 2018– via National Archives.
  17. ↑ "Nineteen Nominations and Two Withdrawals Sent to the Senate Today". whitehouse.gov . Retrieved August 26, 2018– via National Archives.
  18. ↑ "Thirteen Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate Today". whitehouse.gov . Retrieved February 27, 2018– via National Archives.
  19. ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov . Retrieved February 8, 2018– via National Archives.
  20. ↑ "Senate confirms two energy commission nominees, restoring quorum". The Hill . August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  21. ↑ "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.
  22. ↑ "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.
  23. ↑ "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.
  24. 1 2 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.
  25. 1 2 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.
  26. ↑ 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.
  27. ↑ Cunningham, Stephen (January 3, 2019). "FERC's McIntyre Dies, Leaving Second Vacancy on Energy Regulator". Bloomberg News .
  28. ↑ "Trump taps Chris Wright as Energy secretary" . Retrieved November 16, 2024.
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