Robert "Bobby" Wegener served as Oklahoma's Secretary of Energy from 2008-2011, having been appointed by
Governor of Oklahoma
The governor of Oklahoma is the head of government of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Under the Oklahoma Constitution, the governor serves as the head of the Oklahoma Executive (government), executive branch, of the government of Oklahoma. The gover ...
Brad Henry
Charles Bradford Henry (born July 10, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 26th governor of Oklahoma from 2003 to 2011. A Democrat, he previously served in the Oklahoma Senate from 1992 to 2003. As of 2025, he is the last ...
in 2008. He was Governor Henry's second Secretary of Energy, succeeding
David Fleischaker. Wegener had previously served as Henry's Deputy Secretary of Energy from 2005 to 2008.
Personal life and education
A graduate of
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, TA&M, or TAMU) is a public university, public, Land-grant university, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of ...
and the
University of Oklahoma College of Law
The University of Oklahoma College of Law is the law school of the University of Oklahoma. It is located on the University's campus in Norman, Oklahoma. The College of Law was founded in 1909 by a resolution of the OU Board of Regents.
Accordi ...
, Wegener came to state service from the Oklahoma City law firm, Clark, Stakem, Wood & Patten. Secretary Wegener’s general litigation practice included work on oil and gas, public utilities, and education law. He published regular articles in “Better Schools,” the newspaper for the Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administrators.
In 2005, Governor
Brad Henry
Charles Bradford Henry (born July 10, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 26th governor of Oklahoma from 2003 to 2011. A Democrat, he previously served in the Oklahoma Senate from 1992 to 2003. As of 2025, he is the last ...
appointed Wegener as his Deputy Secretary of Energy to serve under Henry's first Energy Secretary
David Fleischaker. As Deputy Secretary, Wegener represented Oklahoma in
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...
to help initiate economic and educational partnerships between Oklahoma and the former Soviet Republic.
Secretary of Energy
In 2008, Governor Henry appointed Wegener as his second Secretary of Energy following Fleischaker's resignation to become the President and CEO of
Jolen Operating Company. As Secretary of Energy, Wegener is responsible for overseeing various agencies of the executive branch, including the
Oklahoma Bioenergy Center,
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is the public utilities commission of the U.S state of Oklahoma run by three statewide elected commissioners. Authorized to employ more than 500 employees, it regulates oil and gas drilling, utilities and tele ...
, the
Grand River Dam Authority and the
Oklahoma Department of Mines.
Since taking office, Secretary Wegener's office focused on growing Oklahoma's extensive energy sector by furthering the success of the state's oil and natural gas industries while developing renewable and sustainable energy resources for the state. Wegener has supported continuing efforts to promote the
Oklahoma Bioenergy Center (which promotes the development of a biofuels industry in Oklahoma) and development and expansion of wind power. Secretary Wegener has also promoted
demand side management policies at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, the state's electric utility regulatory agency.
Wegener is Co-founder and Partner of Next Energy Partners.
Wegener in the news
*High-voltage transmission line may unlock Oklahoma’s potential
*EnergyWire could bring 3,000 megawatts
*Experts say wind energy key to Oklahoma economy
*Clean-energy jobs in Oklahoma climbing, Pew study shows
*Tulsa conference extols the value of all fuels
*Economic diversity grows in state
See also
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Oklahoma State Cabinet
The Cabinet of the governor of Oklahoma is a body of the most senior appointed officials of the executive branch of the government of Oklahoma. Originally an informal meeting between the governor of Oklahoma and various government officials, the go ...
References
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Living people
Texas A&M University alumni
University of Oklahoma College of Law alumni
Oklahoma lawyers
State cabinet secretaries of Oklahoma
Year of birth missing (living people)