The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum as the 55th secretary of the Department of the Interior by a 78-18 vote.

Doug Burgum will be the point person for public land management and President Trump’s “drill, baby, drill" agenda to expand oil and gas development.

The North Dakota governor will oversee agencies that administer policy on Native American affairs, national parks and energy leases.

“We didn’t realize how lucky we were, and what we learned from Doug while we worked for him,” said Kim Peterson, a former employee of 40 years. She joined Great Plains just before Burgum ...

If confirmed as secretary of the interior, Doug Burgum would become a key player ... In 2001, he sold his company, Great Plains Software, to Microsoft for $1.1 billion. As governor, he presided ...

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, once on the short list of potential Republican Presidential running mates, has officially ...

Doug Burgum speaks during a Senate Energy and ... and worked as a management consultant before investing $250,000 in Great Plains Software in 1983, mortgaging 160 acres of farmland he inherited.

The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as Interior secretary on Thursday ... as a management consultant before investing $250,000 in Great Plains Software in 1983, mortgaging 160 acres of farmland ...