James Danly | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2020 | |
22nd United States Deputy Secretary of Energy | |
Assumed office June 11, 2025 [1] | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | David Turk |
Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | |
In office November 5,2020 –January 21,2021 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Neil Chatterjee |
Succeeded by | Richard Glick |
Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | |
In office March 30,2020 –January 3,2024 | |
President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Kevin J. McIntyre |
Succeeded by | Lindsay See |
Personal details | |
Born | James Patrick Danly Nashville,Tennessee |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Yale University (BA) Vanderbilt University (JD) |
James Patrick Danly is an American attorney who was a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He was nominated by President Donald Trump in 2019 and took office on March 30,2020. [2] [3] In January 2025,President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to appoint Danly as Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Energy.
He formerly served as FERC's general counsel. [4] [5] On November 5,2020,he was named chairman of FERC. [6] After serving for only 77 days,Danly was demoted on January 21,2021,when President Biden named Richard Glick Chairman. [7] He stepped down at the end of the 2023-2024 congressional session when his term expired. [8]
Danly was born in Belgium,and has lived in Memphis,Tennessee,Paris,France,and London,England. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Yale University and Juris Doctor from the Vanderbilt University Law School. [9] After graduating from law school,Danly worked as an attorney in the energy industry,including at the law firm Skadden. [10]