Burgum, 67, grew up in tiny Arthur, North Dakota, population 328. He earned a bachelor's degree from North Dakota State University and his master’s of business administration from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday that North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, a wealthy former software company executive, will be his pick for interior secretary. "He's going to head the Department of Interior,

President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he plans to name North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Department of Interior. “We’re going to do things with energy and with land, Interior that is going to be incredible,

A governor from a sparsely populated and oil-rich state has been nominated to be the next U.S. Department of the Interior secretary, but it’s North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum getting the nod rather than Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy who was rumored as a possible choice.

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's background is in business Burgum,

President-elect Donald Trump has decided to nominate North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to become the secretary of the Interior in his second administration. Burgm will replace outgoing Interior Secretary Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo),

President-elect Donald Trump announced at a gala that he'd selected North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum for Interior secretary as he rounds out his Cabinet.

President-elect DonaldTrump on Thursday announced North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) as his choice to lead the Interior Department, an agency responsible for managing 500 million acres of federal land ― roughly one-fifth of the United States — including 63 national parks.

Burgum was a staunch support of President-elect Donald Trump after the governor dropped out of the presidential race.