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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, [2] establishing the department ...
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government that oversees U.S. national energy policy and energy production, the research and development of nuclear power, the military's nuclear weapons program, nuclear reactor production for the United States Navy, energy-related research, and energy conservation.
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.
The staff of the Office serves as the immediate staff to the Secretary. The Office has a very limited staff: three full-time employees including the Secretary. As of 2010, the following are the authorized positions within the Office: Secretary of Energy; Deputy Secretary of Energy; Special Assistant and Legislative Liaison
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate confirmed Chris Wright Monday as President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Energy. Wright, a Colorado native, received yes votes from both U ...
President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he has nominated Chris Wright, an executive of a fracking company who has fiercely criticized the existence of a climate crisis and the ...
Jennifer Mulhern Granholm (born February 5, 1959) is a Canadian-born American politician who was the 16th United States secretary of energy from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the 47th governor of Michigan from 2003 to 2011 and as the 51st attorney general of Michigan from 1999 to 2003, the first woman to hold either office.
Chris Wright, chief executive officer of Liberty Energy Inc. and U.S. energy secretary nominee, speaks during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D ...