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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. From 2021 until 2025, she 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.
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm and the crowd claps as Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley introduces Granholm Wednesday, March 27, 2024 inside of Discovery WorldÕs ...
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.
The current secretary of energy is Jennifer Granholm, who has served in the position since February 2021. [6] The department's headquarters are in southwestern Washington, D.C. , in the James V. Forrestal Building , with additional offices in Germantown, Maryland .
The move came after President-elect Donald J. Trump nominated Liberty’s Founder, Chairman, CEO, and Director, Chris Wright, for the position of U.S. Secretary of Energy.
Christopher Allen Wright [1] (born January 15, 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 nominee for United States secretary of energy under Donald Trump's second presidency.