Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Doug Burgum
Table of Contents
References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
Doug Burgum Burgum and Trump
Read Next
Close up of a hand placing a ballot in a ballot box. Election vote voter voting
Have Any U.S. Presidents Decided Not to Run For a Second Term?
Washington, D.C. locator map.
What State Is Washington, D.C. In?
The United States Supreme Court building, Washington, D.C.
14 Questions About Government in the United States Answered
Bar graph of the United States Death Toll during major events. Infogram chart.
U.S. Death Toll During Major Events
The Battle of New Orleans, by E. Percy Moran, c. 1910. Andrew Jackson, War of 1812.
26 Decade-Defining Events in U.S. History
Discover
The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)
New Seven Wonders of the World
Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.
Why Is Ireland Two Countries?
African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.
Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
World map. Continents. Oceans. Mendel thumb ok
Just How Many Oceans Are There?
World Data Locator Map: Australia
Is Australia an Island?
Young boys working in a thread spinning mill in Macon, Georgia, 1909. Boys are so small they have to climb onto the spinning frame to reach and fix broken threads and put back empty bobbins. Child labor. Industrial revolution
The Rise of the Machines: Pros and Cons of the Industrial Revolution
Bar graph of the United States Death Toll during major events. Infogram chart.
U.S. Death Toll During Major Events

Doug Burgum: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Doug-Burgum
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

News •

US Considers Emergency Powers to Restart Closed Coal Plants, Doug Burgum Says • Mar. 11, 2025, 7:33 AM ET (Bloomberg)

Facts

Born August 1, 1956 (age 68) • North Dakota
Title / Office governor (2016-2024), North Dakota

Photos

Doug Burgum
Burgum and Trump
See All Images →
Joseph Lane
American statesman
Deb Haaland
Deb Haaland
United States public official
Hoeven, John
John Hoeven
United States senator
Kelly Loeffler
American businesswoman and politician
Melvin Laird
American public official
Ethan Allen Hitchcock
American businessman and public official
John Connally
American politician
William S. Cohen
United States senator and secretary of defense
Paul Simon
United States senator
Phil Gramm
United States senator
Arne Duncan
American education administrator
Perry Belmont
American author and politician
James Stockdale
United States admiral
Thomas Ewing
United States government official
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
United States statesman
John A. Rawlins
United States general
Ethel Rosenberg
American spy
Edmund Gerald Brown
American politician
George Bruce Cortelyou
United States public official
Ken Salazar
American lawyer and politician