Melanie Kenderdine

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Melanie Kenderdine

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New Mexico Secretary of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources
Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

1

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$200,000

Elections and appointments
Appointed

April 29, 2024

Melanie Kenderdine is the New Mexico Secretary of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources. Kenderdine assumed office on May 8, 2024. Kenderdine's current term ends on January 1, 2027.

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) appointed Kenderdine the New Mexico secretary of energy, minerals, and natural resources on April 29, 2024, to replace Sarah Cottrell Propst.[1]

Biography

Melanie Kenderdine’s career experience includes working as co-founder, Principal, and Executive Vice President of the Energy Futures Initiative. She also worked at the U.S. Department of Energy in the Obama and Clinton administrations.[2]

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Political offices
Preceded by
Sarah Cottrell Propst
New Mexico Secretary of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources
2024-Present
Succeeded by
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