The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Doug Burgum, the former governor of North Dakota, as President Donald Trump's interior secretary. The vote was 79 to 18. Burgum, 68, will lead an agency that guides the use of 500 million acres (202 million hectares) of federal and tribal land,

The former governor of North Dakota is promoting President Trump’s “energy dominance” agenda and wants more oil, gas and mining on public lands.

The United States Senate has confirmed former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum as Interior Secretary. Burgum was easily confirmed on a 79-18 vote, with more than half of Democrats voting yes with all Republicans. The 68-year old former tech industry executive served two terms as North Dakota’s governor.