Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Energy
The Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Energy is the head of the Office of Nuclear Energy within the United States Department of Energy. The assistant secretary is responsible for the department's nuclear technology research and the development and management of the department's nuclear technology infrastructure. The assistant secretary executes a budget totaling $870 million in fiscal year 2011.
Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Energy of Office of Nuclear Energy | |
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United States Department of Energy | |
Appointer | President of the United States |
Formation | April 3, 2006 |
First holder | Dennis Spurgeon |
The assistant secretary is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The current assistant secretary is Dr. Rita Baranwal.
List of Assistant Secretaries of Energy for Nuclear Energy
Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | President(s) | |
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George W. Cunningham[1] | 1979 | 1981 | Jimmy Carter | ||
Shelby Brewer[2] | 1981 | 1984 | Ronald Reagan | ||
A. David Rossin[3] | 1986 | 1987 | |||
William H. Young[4] | 1989 | 1993 | George H. W. Bush | ||
Dennis Spurgeon | April 3, 2006 | 2009 | George Bush | ||
Pete Miller | 2009 | November 2010[5] | Barack Obama | ||
Peter Lyons[6] | April 14, 2011 | June 30, 2015[7] | |||
Rita Baranwal | July 11, 2019[8] | Incumbent | Donald Trump |
References
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- "Brewer, Shelby T." The Wall Street Transcript. 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- "A. David Rossin -- ANS / About / Presidents". www.ans.org. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- "William H. Young - Bio | NAS". www.nas.org. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- "Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy: Who is Peter Lyons?". Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- "Official Biography". Archived from the original on September 15, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
- "Peter Lyons". Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- "Rita Baranwal Sworn in as U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy". Retrieved August 7, 2019.
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