1. Danny Ray Brouillette is an American government official, lobbyist and businessman who served as the 15th United States secretary of energy in the Donald Trump administration from 2019 to 2021.
18 Facts About Dan Brouillette
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Dan Brouillette previously served as the deputy secretary of energy from August 2017 to December 2019.
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In 2023, Brouillette was named president and chief executive officer elect of the Edison Electric Institute.
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Dan Brouillette graduated from the University of Maryland Global Campus in 1995.
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Dan Brouillette was involved in crafting provisions included in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, specifically with respect to the Department of Energy loan guarantee program and federal authorization of importation and exportation of liquid natural gas.
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From 2004 to 2006, Dan Brouillette was a vice president at Ford Motor Company and sat on Ford's North American Operating Committee.
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In 2006, Dan Brouillette became head of public policy and senior vice president at United Services Automobile Association.
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Dan Brouillette was a member of Louisiana's State Mineral and Energy Board from 2013 to 2016.
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Dan Brouillette was awarded the 2020 Distinguished Alumnus Award by the University of Maryland Global Campus Alumni Association.
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Dan Brouillette was confirmed by the US Senate on August 3,2017.
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Dan Brouillette was sworn in as the deputy secretary for energy on August 8,2017.
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On October 18,2019, President Trump announced he would nominate Dan Brouillette as United States Secretary of Energy to replace Rick Perry, who had announced he would step down by the end of the year.
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Perry formally resigned as Energy Secretary on December 1,2019, making Dan Brouillette the acting secretary as his nomination was still pending before the US Senate.
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In December 2020, as part of the recently signed Abraham-Accords, Dan Brouillette convened a "first-of-its kind" meeting between the energy minister of Israel and counterparts from several Arab nations.
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On January 7,2021, Dan Brouillette promised a seamless handover between the Trump and Biden administrations.
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Dan Brouillette was named the president of Sempra Infrastructure in July 2021 and started with the company in November of that year.
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Dan Brouillette resigned on October 28,2024, less than 10 months after taking the position, saying he wanted to focus on global energy issues.
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Dan Brouillette served in the Army from 1982 to 1987 as a tank commander in Germany in the "Fulda Gap" and as a Drill Sergeant in the Army Reserve in South Carolina.