Department of Energy appointments by Donald Trump

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Appointments[]

Office	Nominee	Assumed office	Left office
Secretary of Energy	Dan Brouillette	December 4, 2019 (Confirmed December 2, 2019, 70–15)
Deputy Secretary of Energy	Mark Menezes^[1]	December 4, 2019	August 4, 2020
Deputy Secretary of Energy		August 4, 2020 (Confirmed August 4, 2020, 79–16)
Under Secretary of Energy (Management and Performance)		November 6, 2017 (Confirmed November 2, 2017, voice vote)	August 4, 2020
General Counsel of Energy	^[2]	May 9, 2019 (Confirmed April 30, 2019, 68–31)
Inspector General of Energy	^[3]	January 23, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote)
Chief Financial Officer of Energy	Vacant
Assistant Secretary of Energy (Energy, Efficiency, and Renewable Energy)	^[4]	January 17, 2019 (Confirmed January 2, 2019, voice vote)
Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy)	Rita Baranwal^[5]	July 11, 2019 (Confirmed June 20, 2019, 86–5)
Assistant Secretary of Energy (International Affairs)	Theodore J. Garrish^[6]	April 12, 2018 (Confirmed April 9, 2018, voice vote)
Assistant Secretary of Energy (Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs)	^[7]	February 21, 2018 (Confirmed February 15, 2018, voice vote)
Under Secretary of Energy (Science)	Paul Dabbar	November 7, 2017 (Confirmed November 2, 2017, voice vote)
Director of the Office of Science	^[8]	May 31, 2019 (Confirmed May 23, 2019, voice vote)
Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy)	Steven Winberg	November 27, 2017 (Confirmed November 2, 2017, voice vote)
Assistant Secretary of Energy (Energy, Electricity, Delivery and Energy Reliability)	Bruce J. Walker	October 16, 2017 (Confirmed October 5, 2017, voice vote)
Under Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Security)	Lisa Gordon-Hagerty^[9]	February 22, 2018 (Confirmed February 15, 2018, voice vote)	November 6, 2020
Director of the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity	James E Campos^[10]	April 9, 2018 (Confirmed April 9, 2018, 98–2)^[11]
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	^[12]	July 11, 2019 (Confirmed June 27, 2019, voice vote)
National Nuclear Security Administration
Principal Deputy Administrator	William Bookless^[13]	May 31, 2019 (Confirmed May 23, 2019, voice vote)
Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs	^[14]	October 9, 2018 (Confirmed September 18, 2018, voice vote)
Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation	^[15]	April 3, 2018 (Confirmed March 22, 2018, voice vote)
Energy Information Administration
Administrator of the Energy Information Administration		January 9, 2018 (Confirmed December 21, 2017, voice vote)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	Neil Chatterjee^[16]	October 24, 2018 (Designated by the President)
Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	Neil Chatterjee^[16]	August 10, 2017 (Confirmed August 3, 2017, voice vote)
	Richard Glick	November 29, 2017 (Confirmed November 2, 2017, voice vote)
	Bernard McNamee^[5]	December 11, 2018 (Confirmed December 6, 2018, 50–49)
	James Danly^[17]	March 31, 2020 (Confirmed March 12, 2020, 52–40)

Previous officeholders[]

Office	Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Secretary of Energy	Grace Bochenek	January 20, 2017	March 2, 2017
Secretary of Energy	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.^[18]
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	^[18]
Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	Neil Chatterjee	August 10, 2017	December 7, 2017	^[19]^[20]
	Neil Chatterjee	October 24, 2018	November 8, 2020	^[19]^[20]
	Kevin J. McIntyre	December 7, 2017	October 22, 2018
Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	Kevin J. McIntyre	December 7, 2017	January 2, 2019	Died in office.^[21]
Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	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.^[19]

References[]

^ "One Nomination Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved March 13, 2020 – via National Archives.
^ "PN2346 – Nomination of William Cooper for Department of Energy, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. July 31, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
^ "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.
^ "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". TheHill. August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
^ "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.
^ ^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.

[1] "One Nomination Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved March 13, 2020 – via National Archives.

[2] "PN2346 – Nomination of William Cooper for Department of Energy, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. July 31, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.

[Nomination_10-3] "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_June_14,_2018-4] "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved June 15, 2018 – via National Archives.

[Trump_Announces_Intent_to_Nominate_Personnel_to_Key_Administration_Posts_10/3/2018-5] "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved October 19, 2018 – via National Archives.

[whitehouseappointments2232018-6] "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved February 23, 2018 – via National Archives.

[7] "PN1248 – Nomination of Melissa F. Burnison for Department of Energy, 115th Congress (2017–2018)". www.congress.gov. December 13, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.

[8] "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2018 – via National Archives.

[9] "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_03/02/2018-10] "Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved March 2, 2018 – via National Archives.

[11] "PN1680 — James Edward Campos — Department of Energy". United States Congress.

[Trump_Announces_Intent_to_Appoint_Personnel_to_Key_Administration_Posts_7/10/18-12] "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_8/16/2018-13] "Nineteen Nominations and Two Withdrawals Sent to the Senate Today". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved August 26, 2018 – via National Archives.

[14] "Thirteen Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate Today". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved February 27, 2018 – via National Archives.

[whitehousenominations2818-15] "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved February 8, 2018 – via National Archives.

[FERCconfirmed8/3/2017-16] "Senate confirms two energy commission nominees, restoring quorum". TheHill. August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.

[September_30,_2019-17] "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.

[perry-18] 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.

[BI-20201108-3-Agency-Heads-19] 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.

[20] 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.

[21] Cunningham, Stephen (January 3, 2019). "FERC's McIntyre Dies, Leaving Second Vacancy on Energy Regulator". Bloomberg News.

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