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Melanie Kenderdine
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New Mexico Secretary of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources
Successor: Erin Taylor
Predecessor: Sarah Cottrell Propst
Melanie Kenderdine was the New Mexico Secretary of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources. Kenderdine assumed office on May 8, 2024. Kenderdine left office on December 5, 2025.
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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Footnotes
- ↑ Office of the Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, "Governor appoints Melanie A. Kenderdine as Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department secretary," April 29, 2024
- ↑ Office of the Governor, "Governor appoints Melanie A. Kenderdine as Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department secretary," April 11, 2025
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New Mexico Secretary of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources 2024-2025 |
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