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The United States Secretary of Energy is the head of the United States Department of Energy, a member of the President's Cabinet, and fifteenth in the Presidential line of succession. The post was created with the formation of the Department of Energy on October 1, 1977 by President Jimmy Carter's signing of the Department of Energy Organization Act. The position was originally developed to focus on energy production and regulation. During the 1980s, the emphasis shifted to development of... full article at wikipedia

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officeholder	appointed by (if position is appointed)	from	to
Bill Richardson	Bill Clinton	Aug 18, 1998	Jan 20, 2001
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