President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R), who he selected to lead the Department of the Interior, will also chair a newly formed National Energy Council. According to a statement by the Trump administration,

President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, his choice to head the Interior Department, will also lead a newly created National Energy Council that will seek to establish U.

President-elect Donald Trump said he will nominate Doug Burgum for Interior secretary, a role that would give the North Dakota governor significant influence over the incoming administration’s efforts to boost domestic oil and gas production.