United States Deputy Secretary of Energy

Deputy Secretary of Energy
Seal of the U. S. Department of Energy
Incumbent
James Danly
since June 11, 2025[1]
United States Department of Energy
Member ofU. S. Department of Energy
Reports toU. S. Secretary of Energy
SeatWashington, D.C., United States
AppointerThe president
Websitewww.energy.gov

The deputy secretary of energy is a high-ranking position within the United States Department of Energy. The deputy secretary is the second-highest-ranking official of the department and assists the secretary of energy in the supervision and direction of the department. The deputy secretary succeeds the secretary in their absence, sickness, or unavailability.

The deputy secretary is appointed by the president with the consent of the United States Senate to serve at the request of the president.

History

The position of deputy secretary of energy was formed on October 1, 1977, with the creation of the Department of Energy when President Jimmy Carter signed the Department of Energy Organization Act.[2]

Deputy secretaries of energy

The following persons served as the deputy secretary of Energy:[3]: 129 

No. Image Deputy secretary Took office Left office Refs.
1 John F. O'Leary October 21, 1977 September 30, 1979 [3]: 129 
2 John C. Sawhill October 4, 1979 October 8, 1980 [3]: 129 
Acting Lynn Coleman December 23, 1980 January 20, 1981 [3]: 129 
3 W. Kenneth Davis May 14, 1981 January 13, 1983 [3]: 129 
4 Danny Julian Boggs November 3, 1983 March 25, 1986 [3]: 129 
5 William Flynn Martin June 6, 1986 June 6, 1988 [3]: 129 
6 Joseph F. Salgado May 21, 1988 January 20, 1989 [3]: 129 
7 Henson Moore April 12, 1989 January 31, 1992 [3]: 129 
8 Linda Stuntz January 31, 1992 January 22, 1993 [3]: 129 
9 William H. White June 26, 1993 January 20, 1995 [3]: 129 
10 Charles B. Curtis February 1994 May 1997 [4]
11 Betsy Moler 1997 1998 [5]
12 T.J. Glauthier March 18, 1999 2001 [6][7]
13 Frank Blake June 1, 2001 April 2002 [8]
14 Kyle E. McSlarrow November 27, 2002 February 2005 [9]
15 Clay Sell March 17, 2005 February 29, 2008 [10]
Acting Jeffrey Kupfer
 March 1, 2008 January 20, 2009 [11]
16 Daniel Poneman May 18, 2009 October 5, 2014 [12][13]
17 Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall October 10, 2014 January 19, 2017 [14]
18 Dan Brouillette August 8, 2017 December 4, 2019 [15]
Acting Mark Menezes December 4, 2019 August 4, 2020
19 August 4, 2020 January 20, 2021 [16][17]
20 David Turk March 25, 2021 January 20, 2025 [18][19]
21 James Danly June 11, 2025 Incumbent [20]

References

  1. ^ https://x.com/SecretaryWright/status/1932788402488836520?t=L9lbocH56mSnaatEVaXmAw&s=19
  2. ^ "Origins". United States Department of Energy. Archived from the original on July 12, 2007. Retrieved July 29, 2007.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Fehner, Terrence R.; Hall, Jack M. "Department of Energy 1997-1994, a summary history" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Charles B. Curtis". John E. Moss Foundation.
  5. ^ "BRIEFS: MOLER SWORN IN AS US DEPUTY ENERGY SECRETARY". The Journal of Commerce. June 17, 1997.
  6. ^ "T.J. Glauthier - Deputy Secretary". Archived from the original on 2000-09-19.
  7. ^ "People". Natural Gas Intelligence. August 31, 1998.
  8. ^ "Francis Blake - Deputy Secretary". Archived from the original on 2002-02-13.
  9. ^ "Kyle E. McSlarrow - Deputy Secretary of Energy". Archived from the original on 2002-12-18.
  10. ^ "Clay Sell". Archived from the original on 2006-09-22.
  11. ^ "Jeff Kupfer". Archived from the original on 2008-05-25.
  12. ^ "PONEMAN, SANDALOW, SUH, AND CONNOR NOMINATIONS". U.S Senate. May 5, 2009.
  13. ^ "Daniel B. Poneman, Deputy Secretary of Energy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-01.
  14. ^ "Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall". DOE.
  15. ^ "Dan Brouillette Sworn in as Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Energy". DOE. August 8, 2017.
  16. ^ "Mark W. Menezes Confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be Deputy Secretary of Energy". DOE. August 4, 2020.
  17. ^ "Mark W. Menezes". DOE.
  18. ^ "David M. Turk Sworn In as Deputy Secretary of Energy". DOE. March 25, 2021.
  19. ^ "Former Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy". DOE.
  20. ^ "Danly confirmed as deputy energy secretary". ExchangeMonitor. May 14, 2025.


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