Rick Perry
James Richard "Rick" Perry (born March 4, 1950) is an American former politician. He was the 14th United States Secretary of Energy from March 2, 2017 through December 1, 2019. He was the Governor of Texas from 2000 to 2015. He is a Republican.  He became governor when George W. Bush became President, and has been elected three more times. Perry was the longest governor in the United States for 14 years.