Trump announces choice of Perry as Energy secretary Prison Planet.com Posted on December 14, 2016 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with U.S. News The Hill | President-elect Donald Trump early Wednesday announced plans to nominate former Texas Gov. Rick Perry as Energy secretary. Share this:Share Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email