Doug Burgum
Profile
Doug Burgum is an American politician and businessman currently serving as the 55th United States Secretary of the Interior since 2025. Before his federal appointment, he served as the 33rd Governor of North Dakota from 2016 to 2024. A successful software entrepreneur, he founded Great Plains Software and later held executive roles at Microsoft. As Secretary of the Interior, he has focused on expanding energy production on federal lands and promoting fossil fuel development while implementing policies to reduce wind power expansion.
Details
- Born
- August 1, 1956 · 69 years old
- Birth place
- Arthur, North Dakota
- Education
- North Dakota State University, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- Career
- Businessman, software entrepreneur, management consultant, Governor of North Dakota
