Doug Burgum
Governor · North Dakota · R
Born: 1956-08-01
Cabinet positions
1 position
Secretary of the Interior
Nominated by President Donald Trump
InteriorJan 2025 — PresentCurrent
confirmedNovember 12, 2024
51 Yes44 No5 Not voting
Statistics
Current positions
1
Total positions held
1
Senate confirmations
0/1
News mentions
11
Topics & Events
In the spotlight
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Trump directs EPA and Army Corps to revise wetland and water permitting rules
Each rule change will require a separate rulemaking process taking 12 to 36 months
Events (12)
May 7, 2026 · disaster_policy_change
Trump FEMA council recommends shifting disaster costs to states
Apr 29, 2026 · legislative
USGS receives $526 million cut (37% reduction), Fish and Wildlife loses $526 million
Apr 29, 2026 · legislative
BLM faces $480 million cut, administration proposes transferring Forest Service fire management to Interior
Apr 29, 2026 · legislative
Senate hears Burgum defend $10 billion mandatory fund for D.C. beautification, lawmakers skeptical
Apr 29, 2026 · legislative
National Park Service faces $1.06 billion cut including 26% reduction in operations funding