Dan Brouillette | |
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 Official portrait, 2017 | |
| 15thUnited States Secretary of Energy | |
| In office December 1, 2019 – January 20, 2021 Acting: December 1, 2019 – December 4, 2019 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Mark Menezes |
| Preceded by | Rick Perry |
| Succeeded by | Jennifer Granholm |
| 19thUnited States Deputy Secretary of Energy | |
| In office August 8, 2017 – December 4, 2019 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall |
| Succeeded by | Mark Menezes |
| Assistant Secretary of Energy for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs | |
| In office August 1, 2001 – October 3, 2003 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | John Angell |
| Succeeded by | Rick Dearborn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Danny Ray Brouillette (1962-08-18)August 18, 1962 (age 63) |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Adrienne |
| Children | 9 |
| Education | University of Maryland, University College (BA) |
Danny Ray Brouillette[1] (/bruːˈjɛt/ born August 18, 1962) is an American government official, lobbyist and businessman who served as the 15thUnited States Secretary of Energy in theDonald Trump administration from 2019 to 2021.[2] He previously served as theUnited States Deputy Secretary of Energy from August 2017 to December 2019. In 2023, Brouillette was named president and chief executive officer elect of theEdison Electric Institute.[3]
Brouillette was born inPaincourtville, Louisiana. He graduated from theUniversity of Maryland Global Campus in 1995.[4]
Following his service in theUnited States Army, Brouillette was U.S. representativeBilly Tauzin's legislative director from 1989 to 1997.[4] From 1997 to 2000, he was Senior Vice President of R. Duffy Wall & Associates,[5] a DC-based lobbying firm.[6] Brouillette was Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs in theUnited States Department of Energy from 2001 to 2003 under PresidentGeorge W. Bush.[7][8]
He was chief of staff under Rep. Billy Tauzin and was also staff director for theUnited States House Committee on Energy and Commerce from 2003 to 2004, when Tauzin chaired the committee.[9][10] Brouillette was involved in crafting provisions included in theEnergy 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.[9]
From 2004 to 2006, Brouillette was a vice president atFord Motor Company and sat on Ford's North American Operating Committee.[9] In 2006, Brouillette became head of public policy and senior vice president atUnited Services Automobile Association.[11]
Brouillette was a member of Louisiana's State Mineral and Energy Board from 2013 to 2016.[10] He was awarded the 2020 Distinguished Alumnus Award by theUniversity of Maryland Global CampusAlumni Association.[12] In 2021, he joined theAmerican Council for Capital Formation's board of advisors.[13][14]
On April 3, 2017, President Donald Trump announced he would nominate Brouillette asUnited States Deputy Secretary of Energy in the United States Department of Energy.[7] Brouillette was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 3, 2017. He was sworn in as the Deputy Secretary of Energy on August 8, 2017.[15]
On October 18, 2019, President Trump announced he would nominate Brouillette asUnited States Secretary of Energy to replaceRick Perry, who had announced he would step down by the end of the year.[16] On November 7, 2019, President Trump sent his nomination to theSenate.[17]
Perry formally resigned as Energy Secretary on December 1, 2019, making Brouillette the acting secretary, as his nomination was still pending before the U.S. Senate. On December 2, 2019, the Senate confirmed his nomination by a vote of 70–15.[18] Brouillette was formally sworn in on December 11, 2019.[19] Then-Under Secretary of EnergyMark Menezes served as Acting Deputy Secretary of Energy until he was confirmed as Deputy Secretary on August 4, 2020.[20]
In December 2020, as part of the recently signedAbraham Accords, Brouillette convened a "first-of-its kind" meeting between the energy minister of Israel and counterparts from several Arab nations.[21]
On January 7, 2021, Brouillette promised a seamless handover between theTrump andBiden administrations.[22]
Brouillette was named the president ofSempra Infrastructure in July 2021 and started with the company in November of that year.[23] During his time with Sempra, Brouillette oversaw the Port ArthurLNG project in Texas[24] and a heads of agreement deal with TotalEnergies, Mitsui, Mitsubishi and NYK for Cameron LNG Phase 2.[25]
On August 16, 2023, theEdison Electric Institute, theinterest group for United Statesinvestor-ownedelectric utilities, named Brouillette its president and chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2024.[26] He resigned on October 28, 2024, less than 10 months after taking the position, saying he wanted to focus on global energy issues.[27]
Brouillette and his wife, Adrienne, are U.S. Army veterans and the parents of nine children, all of whom the couple homeschooled.[28] They reside inMaryland.[7] He served in the Army from 1982 to 1987 as a tank commander in Germany in the "Fulda Gap" and as aDrill Sergeant in theArmy Reserve in South Carolina.
On Wednesday, December 11, 2019, President Donald J. Trump presided over the swearing in of Dan Brouillette to serve as the 15th U.S. Secretary of Energy. Vice President Mike Pence administered the oath of office.
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