Dan Brouillette

Dan Brouillette
Official portrait, 2017
15th United States Secretary of Energy
In office
December 4, 2019 – January 20, 2021
(Acting: December 1, 2019 – December 4, 2019)
PresidentDonald Trump
DeputyMark Menezes
Preceded byRick Perry
Succeeded byJennifer Granholm
19th United States Deputy Secretary of Energy
In office
August 8, 2017 – December 4, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byElizabeth Sherwood-Randall
Succeeded byMark Menezes
Assistant Secretary of Energy for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs
In office
August 1, 2001 – October 3, 2003
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJohn Angell[1]
Succeeded byRick Dearborn
Personal details
Born
Danny Ray Brouillette

(1962-08-18) August 18, 1962 (age 62)
Paincourtville, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAdrienne
Children9
EducationUniversity of Maryland Global Campus (BA)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army

Danny Ray Brouillette[2] (/brˈjɛt/ born August 18, 1962) is an American government official, lobbyist and businessman who served as the United States Secretary of Energy in the Donald Trump administration from 2019 to 2021.[3] He previously served as the deputy secretary of energy from August 2017 to December 2019. In 2023, Brouillette was named president and chief executive officer elect of the Edison Electric Institute.[4]

  1. ^ "PN576 — Dan R. Brouillette — Department of Energy". United States Congress. August 1, 2001. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Danny Ray Brouillette". Propublica. November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "Brouillette Sworn in as 15th Energy Secretary - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1". December 6, 2019.
  4. ^ Institute, Edison Electric. "EEI Board Names Dan Brouillette President and Chief Executive Officer Elect". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved August 16, 2023.