Mark Wesley Menezes is an American lawyer and government official who served as the

United States Deputy Secretary of Energy The deputy secretary of energy is a high-ranking position within the United States Department of Energy. The Deputy Secretary is the second-highest-ranking official of the Department and assists the secretary of energy in the supervision and dire ...

from 2020 to 2021. Prior to his current role, he served as Under Secretary of Energy from 2017 to 2020 and was the vice president of federal relations for

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. Previously, Menezes was a partner at

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, chief counsel of the

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, and vice president and associate general counsel of

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. He is a charter member of the advisory council for LSU Energy Law Center. Secretary of Energy

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reportedly delegated many of his powers and responsibilities to Menezes. On February 13, 2020, U.S. President

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announced his intention to nominate Menezes as Deputy Secretary of Energy. The nomination was submitted to the

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on March 12, 2020. Menezes was confirmed by the Senate in a 79–16 vote on August 4, 2020.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Menezes, Mark Living people Louisiana State University alumni Louisiana State University Law Center alumni United States Deputy Secretaries of Energy Trump administration personnel Year of birth missing (living people)