Doug Burgum
Burgum led Great Plains Software and later served as North Dakota governor, winning elections in 2016 and 2020.
- Current office
- Secretary of Interior
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Seat or institution
- Interior
- Research date
- October 19, 2026
Career context
Burgum led Great Plains Software and later served as North Dakota governor, winning elections in 2016 and 2020.
- Service began
- Not independently verified in this edition
- Scheduled term end
- No fixed electoral term for this appointed office
How this appointment was confirmed
On January 30, 2025, the Senate recorded: Nomination Confirmed (80-17).
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Selected public records
This is an illustrative collection across documented service, not an exhaustive career archive or a complete statement of policy positions. Missing records do not establish opposition, absence, or inaction. How the examples were selected →
| Date | Type | Documented example |
|---|---|---|
| February 3, 2025 | secretarial_orders | Signed an initial set of secretary’s orders implementing the administration’s energy and public-land priorities. |
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Sources you can check
- The Cabinet · White HouseSection: Doug BurgumResearch used an official indexed excerpt; full page text was not archived.
- Secretary Doug Burgum · U.S. Department of the InteriorSection: Secretary Doug Burgum
- Official event record
Research checked October 19, 2026. Source publication dates may be earlier. Read the coverage and limitations →