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
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
William Cooper[2]		 May 9, 2019
(Confirmed April 30, 2019, 68–31)

Inspector General of Energy		 Teri L. Donaldson[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)
Daniel Simmons[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)
Melissa F. Burnison[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
Chris Fall[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		 Lane Genatowski[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
Charles P. Verdon[14]		 October 9, 2018
(Confirmed September 18, 2018, voice vote)

Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
Brent K. Park[15]		 April 3, 2018
(Confirmed March 22, 2018, voice vote)
Energy Information Administration

Administrator of the Energy Information Administration
Linda Capuano		 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		 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

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 2, 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]
October 24, 2018 November 8, 2020

Kevin J. McIntyre		 December 7, 2017 October 22, 2018

Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission		 January 2, 2019 Died in office.[21]

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]

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