Douglas Domenech
Douglas William Domenech is an American government official who served as the Assistant United States Secretary of the Interior for Insular Areas in the Trump administration from 2017 to 2021. He is a former a George W. Bush administration political appointee who served in roles of Deputy Chief of Staff of the United States Department of the Interior, and Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Interior, as well as held a position on the White House Working Group on the Political Status of Puerto Rico.
Douglas Domenech | |
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| United States Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Areas | |
| In office September 18, 2017 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Esther Kia'aina |
| Succeeded by | Carmen Cantor |
| 8th Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources | |
| In office January 16, 2010 – January 11, 2014 | |
| Governor | Bob McDonnell |
| Preceded by | Preston Bryant |
| Succeeded by | Molly Joseph Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Douglas William Domenech August 5, 1955 Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jeanne Marie Schram |
| Children | Ben Domenech Emily Domenech |
| Education | Virginia Tech (BS) |
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A probe by the Interior Department's Inspector General concluded that Domenech had in 2017 misused his office for personal gain by getting the EPA to hire his son-in-law. Investigators also said that Domenech had used his office to promote another family member's business.