United States Secretary of Energy

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The United States Secretary of Energy is the head of the U.S. Department of Energy, responsible for national energy policy, nuclear security, and overseeing the country’s energy research and development efforts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal executive position
cabinet-level position
abbreviation SecEnergy
appointedBy President of the United States
appointmentRequires advice and consent of the United States Senate
canBeRemovedBy President of the United States
country United States of America
firstHolder James R. Schlesinger
firstHolderStartDate 1977-10-01
formationDate 1977-10-01
formedBy Department of Energy Organization Act
hasJurisdictionOver National Nuclear Security Administration
U.S. Department of Energy
surface form: Office of Nuclear Energy

Office of Science
surface form: Office of Science (U.S. Department of Energy)

U.S. Department of Energy
surface form: United States Department of Energy
heads U.S. Department of Energy
surface form: United States Department of Energy
includedIn line of succession to the presidency of the United States
isResponsibleTo President of the United States
legalBasis Title 42 of the United States Code
surface form: United States Code, Title 42
lineOfSuccessionPosition 14th in the United States presidential line of succession (as of 2024)
locatedIn District of Columbia
memberOf Cabinet of the United States
surface form: United States Cabinet
nativeName United States Secretary of Energy self-linksurface differs
surface form: Secretary of Energy of the United States
nominatedBy President of the United States
oversees United States energy technology development programs
United States nuclear weapons complex
surface form: United States nuclear weapons program

national laboratories of the United States Department of Energy
participatesIn National Security Council of the United States
surface form: National Security Council (when relevant)
partOf Cabinet of the United States
precededByOffice Director of the Energy Research and Development Administration
Federal Energy Administration
surface form: Federal Energy Administrator

United States Secretary of the Interior
surface form: United States Secretary of the Interior (energy-related functions)
reportsTo President of the United States
residesIn Washington, D.C.
responsibleFor coordination of federal energy research funding
energy conservation policy in the United States
energy efficiency programs in the United States
energy emergency response coordination at the federal level
energy research and development in the United States
management of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
national energy policy of the United States
nuclear security of the United States
policy on civilian nuclear power in the United States
promotion of renewable energy technologies in the United States
radioactive waste management policy in the United States
seat James V. Forrestal Building
style The Honorable
termLength no fixed term
website https://www.energy.gov/office-secretary-energy

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Department of Energy Organization Act createdCabinetPosition United States Secretary of Energy
this entity surface form: Secretary of Energy
Department of Energy Organization Act definesRoleOf United States Secretary of Energy
this entity surface form: Secretary of Energy
Presidential Succession Act definesSuccessionPosition United States Secretary of Energy
SecEnergy fullForm United States Secretary of Energy
Office of the Secretary of Energy hasOfficeholder United States Secretary of Energy
Office of the Secretary of Energy headedBy United States Secretary of Energy
SecEnergy nativeLanguageName United States Secretary of Energy
United States Secretary of Energy nativeName United States Secretary of Energy self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Secretary of Energy of the United States
U.S. Department of Energy officeHeldByHeadOfGovernmentOrganization United States Secretary of Energy
Bill Richardson positionHeld United States Secretary of Energy
James R. Schlesinger positionHeld United States Secretary of Energy
Assistant Secretaries of Energy reportsTo United States Secretary of Energy
subject surface form: Assistant Secretary of Energy
this entity surface form: Secretary of Energy
Under Secretary of Energy reportsTo United States Secretary of Energy
this entity surface form: Secretary of Energy
SecEnergy shortName United States Secretary of Energy
this entity surface form: Sec. of Energy
National Security Council of the United States statutoryMember United States Secretary of Energy
this entity surface form: Secretary of Energy of the United States
National Nuclear Security Administration subordinateTo United States Secretary of Energy
Madam Secretary usedForOffice United States Secretary of Energy