Critics said that she failed to establish herself as energy minister.

She joined the government in 2003 as energy minister.

Earlier this year, the energy minister resigned in the face of a corruption inquiry.

Brian Wilson, the energy minister, said studies had shown there is enough wind to provide electricity for the whole country.

This was hailed as a success by the Energy Minister.

Most recently, he served for 13 months in the Fox administration, first as the head of a development bank and then as energy minister.

The lines were repaired after the local energy minister sent a team of its best engineers and technicians.

Perhaps there should be another test, called the "toaster principle", for energy ministers.

The board includes a former energy minister, according to Nelson's Web site.

Norway's energy minister said he hoped Russia would make deeper cuts for next year.

The Energy Minister stopped in the middle of his presentation, blinked several times.

The Energy Minister denied that the government had broken promises.

The renewable obligation scheme was introduced in 2002, since when four energy ministers have come and gone.

As Energy Minister he did nothing about high energy prices.

Venezuela's Energy Minister has resigned, the official news agency reported.

Indeed in Mexico City today, the energy minister announced that the country would raise production by 150,000 barrels a day.

We have tried very hard to proceed rapidly in the time available so as to be on time for the Council of energy ministers.

Mr. Mikhailov, the energy minister, in a sign of status, has eight on his desk, seven white and one red.

A lawyer and an economist by profession, he resigned as energy minister in 2004 to pursue his presidential ambitions.

He won a seat during the 1979 provincial election and was appointed energy minister in Peckford's cabinet.

The UK government has just appointed a new pro-nuclear energy minister.

He was eventually hired by energy minister, Robert Macaulay becoming his executive assistant.

He confronted the economic planning and energy ministers on a live program with uncensored questions phoned in by viewers.

His only supporter now is the energy minister, George Fergus, who wills him to succeed.

I have had a long telephone conversation with the Ukrainian Energy Minister.

Except as energy secretary in the last government he didn't say much at all.

As energy secretary, he plunged into issues vital to Western interests.

"But my main responsibility is to try to fix the problem and be a good energy secretary.

Although the energy secretary's action clearly delighted Connecticut officials, there was anger across the water.

Energy Secretary Klein asked the question that was on everyone's mind.

What I can do as energy secretary is promote research into energy efficiency.

What would you like from the new Energy Secretary?

He was the energy secretary (energy's kind of vital).

But a new Energy Secretary would adopt neither of these recommendations.

So has the former energy secretary, got qualities to inspire and communicate that his brother lacks?

It has not unfolded the way the Energy Secretary had hoped.

Households are being urged by the energy secretary to fight back against suppliers who increases their prices.

Past energy secretaries are not remembered for major achievements.

"But if there are any safety questions, the Energy Secretary won't order restart."

Their own energy secretary got caught, if I might use a Texas phrase, sleeping at the switch.

Mr. Graham's proposal would allow the energy secretary to decide what was clean enough.

The Energy Secretary will tell the police he cannot remember what he was doing on that evening.

Even the federal energy secretary, Spencer Abraham, got caught up in the excitement.

Bill Richardson, the energy secretary, has long opposed creation of the agency within the department, saying it would undercut his authority.

Q: You were energy secretary, but you didn't take on the energy companies.

As Energy Secretary, she should be concerned with energy policy and not her image."

He, in turn, knows Washington and the relevant issues well enough to make a solid Energy Secretary.

One name being mentioned is Luis Tellez, the current energy secretary.

Energy Secretary Bill Richardson said the decision was made for economic reasons, not environmental ones.

You'd think I was their energy secretary.