RICK PERRY

5/7/2018: Secretary of Energy Rick Perry addresses DOE staff at the Germantown, Maryland DOE building (DOE photo by Donica Payne)
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FULL NAME:
James Richard “Rick” Perry

BORN:
March 4, 1950,
Haskell, Texas

EDUCATION:
Texas A&M University (BS)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican (since 1989)
Democrat (before 1989)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1972-1977:
U.S. Air Force
1985-1991:
Member, Texas House of Representatives
1991-1999:
Texas Agriculture Commissioner 
1999-2000:
Lieutenant Governor of Texas
2000-2015:
Governor of Texas
2017-2019:
U.S. Secretary of Energy

RESOURCES:
Department of Energy
Wikipedia

PORTRAIT:

DOE Photo

MEDIA COVERAGE:

President Donald Trump and Secretary of Energy Rick Perry share a moment after the Unleashing American Energy event at Energy Department headquarters on June 29, 2017 (Photo Credit: Simon Edelman/ DOE)

DOE NOMINATION (12/13/2016):
New York Times
Washington Post
Wall Street Journal
Politico

DOE CONFIRMATION (3/2/2017):
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Washington Post
Wall Street Journal
Politico

DOE RESIGNATION (10/17/2019):
New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Politico