WBPC North Dakota 2026

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Doug Burgum

Doug Burgum
Secretary of the Interior
U.S. Department of the Interior


Doug Burgum is the Chairman of the National Energy Dominance Council and 55th Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior.  Raised in Arthur, North Dakota, Burgum literally “bet the farm” to provide seed capital for a software startup called Great Plains. Doug led Great Plains through a successful IPO and grew the company to over 2,000 employees before its acquisition by Microsoft. In 2016, Burgum was elected to serve as North Dakota’s 33rd Governor. Burgum has three adult children. He is married to Kathryn Burgum, a nationally recognized advocate for addiction recovery.

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