Jennifer Granholm

Jennifer Granholm (born February 5, 1959) is a Canadian born American politician. Granholm was the 16th United States Secretary of Energy from 2021 to 2025 under the Joe Biden administration. She was the Governor of Michigan from 2003 to 2011. Granholm was born in Canada and raised in California. She ran for governor of Michigan in 2002, even though she had lived in the state for less than 15 years.

Jennifer Granholm
16th United States Secretary of Energy
In office February 25, 2021 – January 20, 2025
President	Joe Biden
Deputy	David Turk
Preceded by	Dan Brouillette
Succeeded by	Chris Wright
47th Governor of Michigan
In office January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011
Lieutenant	John Cherry
Preceded by	John Engler
Succeeded by	Rick Snyder
51st Attorney General of Michigan
In office January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2003
Governor	John Engler
Preceded by	Frank J. Kelley
Succeeded by	Mike Cox
Personal details
Born	(1959-02-05) February 5, 1959 (age 66) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Daniel Mulhern
Children	3
Education	University of California, Berkeley (BA) Harvard University (JD)
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On December 15, 2020, President-elect Joe Biden nominated Granholm to be Secretary of Energy.^[1][2] Her nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 25, 2021 with a 64-35 vote.^[3]