Incoming US president Donald Trump has picked Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department, incorporating a czar-like role to oversee – among other things – pushing federal government initiatives to encourage more energy production.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to head the Interior Department. Some things to know about the two-term Republican governor of a sparsely populated state:

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum will lead the Department of the Interior in the Trump administration, the president-elect announced.