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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]
The Energy Secretary is assisted in managing the department by a United States Deputy Secretary of Energy, also appointed by the president, who assumes the duties of the secretary in the secretary's absence. The department also has three under secretaries, each appointed by the president, who oversee the major areas of the department's work.
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.
Melanie A. Kenderdine will assume the secretary-designate position May 8, according to the Governor's Office. She succeeds former Secretary Sarah ... Governor announces new Cabinet secretary of ...
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.
But the job of energy secretary — and a new “energy czar” post, a powerful White House position to coordinate the administration’s efforts to slash regulations and ramp up oil and gas ...
United States Secretary of Energy Acting 2025–present Succeeded by. Chris Wright Nominee This page was last edited on 23 January 2025, at 05:07 (UTC). Text is ...
The crowd applauds U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm in various parts of her speech discussing the AdministrationÕs whole-of-government approach to industrial policy ...