Chris Wright
Chris Wright | |
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Official portrait, 2025 | |
| 17th United States Secretary of Energy | |
| Assumed office February 3, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | James Danly |
| Preceded by | Jennifer Granholm |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christopher Allen Wright January 15, 1965 Trotwood |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Liz Wright |
| Education | |
Christopher Allen Wright (born January 15, 1965) is an American government official, engineer, and businessman serving as the 17th United States secretary of energy since 2025. Before his appointment, he was the CEO of Liberty Energy, North America's second largest hydraulic fracturing company, and served on the boards of Oklo Inc., a nuclear technology company, and EMX Royalty Corp., a Canadian mineral rights and mining rights royalty payment company.
On November 16, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump announced Wright as his nominee for the U.S. Secretary of Energy. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to the office on February 3, 2025 by a vote of 59–38. He was sworn in later that day.