Walter Cruickshank
Walter Cruickshank | |
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 Official portrait, 2011 | |
| Acting U.S. Secretary of the Interior | |
| In office January 20, 2025 – February 1, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Deb Haaland |
| Succeeded by | Doug Burgum |
| Acting Director of the Minerals Management Service | |
| In office January 2009 – July 2009 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Randall Luthi |
| Succeeded by | S. Elizabeth Birnbaum |
| In office June 2007 – July 2007 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Johnnie Burton |
| Succeeded by | Randall Luthi |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Cornell University (BS) Pennsylvania State University (MS, PhD) |
Walter Cruickshank is an American government official serving as Deputy Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. He served as Acting Secretary of the Interior from January 20, 2025 to February 1, 2025.
Education and career
[edit]Cruickshank earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in minerals management from Pennsylvania State University.[1][2]
He was named Deputy Director of the Minerals Management Service in April 2002, and Cruickshank served as Acting Director between during June–July 2007 and January–July 2009.[1][2]
In 2011, the Minerals Management Service was broken up into three agencies, including the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, of which Cruickshank became Deputy Director at its inception. Cruickshank served as its Acting Director from May 2014 to January 2015, and again from January 2017 to February 2021.[1][2] He also served as Acting Secretary of the Interior from January 20, 2025 to February 1, 2025.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Magill, Bobby (January 20, 2025). "Trump Names Cruickshank, Payne Acting Heads at Interior, EPA". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Walter Cruickshank, Ph.D." Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
- ^ "Here's who is leading federal agencies as Trump nominees await confirmation". Government Executive. January 20, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
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