James Danly | |
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 Official portrait, 2025 | |
| 22ndUnited States Deputy Secretary of Energy | |
| Assumed office June 11, 2025[1] | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | David Turk |
| Chairman of theFederal Energy Regulatory Commission | |
| In office November 5, 2020 – January 21, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Neil Chatterjee |
| Succeeded by | Richard Glick |
| Member of theFederal Energy Regulatory Commission | |
| In office March 30, 2020 – January 3, 2024 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Kevin J. McIntyre |
| Succeeded by | Lindsay See |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Patrick Danly |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Vanderbilt University (JD) |
James Patrick Danly is an American attorney who was a member of theFederal Energy Regulatory Commission. He was nominated by President Donald Trump in 2019 and took office on March 30, 2020.[2][3] In January 2025, President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to appoint Danly asDeputy Secretary of the United States Department of Energy.
He formerly served as FERC's general counsel.[4][5] On November 5, 2020, he was named chairman of FERC.[6] After serving for only 77 days, Danly was demoted on January 21, 2021, when President Biden namedRichard Glick Chairman.[7] He stepped down at the end of the 2023-2024 congressional session when his term expired.[8]
Danly was born inBelgium, and has lived inMemphis, Tennessee,Paris, France, andLondon, England. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English fromYale University andJuris Doctor from theVanderbilt University Law School.[9] After graduating from law school, Danly worked as an attorney in the energy industry, including at the law firmSkadden.[10]
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