| Post: | Deputy Secretary of Energy |
| Insignia: | Seal of the United States Department of Energy.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 120 |
| Insigniacaption: | Seal of the U. S. Department of Energy |
| Incumbent: | David Turk |
| Incumbentsince: | March 25, 2021 |
| Department: | United States Department of Energy |
| Member Of: | U. S. Department of Energy |
| Reports To: | U. S. Secretary of Energy |
| Seat: | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Appointer: | The President |
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 direction of the Department. The Deputy Secretary succeeds the Secretary in their absence, sickness, or unavailability.
The Deputy Secretary is appointed by the President with the consent of the United States Senate to serve at the request of the President.
The current Deputy Secretary is David Turk who was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 98–2 on March 24, 2021.
The position of deputy secretary of energy was formed on October 1, 1977, with the creation of the Department of Energy when President Jimmy Carter signed the Department of Energy Organization Act.[1]
| No. | Image | Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| 3 | Lynn Coleman | |||
| 4 | W. Kenneth Davis | |||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 | William Flynn Martin | |||
| 7 | Joseph F. Salgado | |||
| 8 | ||||
| 9 | Linda Stuntz | |||
| 10 | William H. White | |||
| 11 | August 1995 | May 1997 | ||
| 12 | Betsy Moler | 1997 | 2001 | |
| 13 | Frank Blake | |||
| 14 | Kyle E. McSlarrow | |||
| 15 | Clay Sell | |||
| – | Jeffrey Kupfer Acting | |||
| 17 | Daniel Poneman | |||
| 18 | Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall | |||
| 19 | Dan Brouillette | |||
| 20 | Mark Menezes | (Acting) | (Acting) | |
| 21 | David Turk | Present | ||