Doug Burgum is a former software entrepreneur and billionaire who served as the 32nd governor of North Dakota for two terms between 2016 to 2024. He previously served as the senior vice president at Microsoft, founder of real estate company Kilbourne Group ...

Former President Donald Trump has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to head the Interior Department. Some things to know about the two-term Republican governor of a sparsely populated state: Burgum, 68, grew up in tiny Arthur, North Dakota. Arthur's population is 328.

The former North Dakota governor told senators at his confirmation hearing that he saw limits on energy production as a national security threat.

President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team named outgoing North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the agency that manages the nation’s natural and cultural resources.

According to the agreement, Burgum agreed to divest his interests in Microsoft, Apple, Google’s parent company Alphabet, ONEOK, and Xcel Energy, among others.

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Thursday, seeking confirmation as the secretary of the interior.

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum's nomination to lead a presidential Cabinet agency was advanced by a U.S. Senate committee on Thursday.

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, nominated for secretary of the Interior, questioned during Senate hearing

Doug Burgum, Donald Trump's pick for Interior secretary, promised to boost domestic energy through oil and gas leasing on federal land.

Who: Doug Burgum Nominated for: Secretary of the Interior You might ... More about Burgum: He sold his software company to Microsoft in 2001 for $1.1 billion. He is a big booster of oil and gas drilling. He pledged for North Dakota to be carbon neutral ...

Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee ... He previously served as the senior vice president at Microsoft, founder of real estate company Kilbourne Group and co-founder of regional ...

During his confirmation hearing last week before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Burgum portrayed the Interior Department as key to geopolitical power struggles.