Gregg Renkes

Gregg Renkes is an American politician, attorney, and lobbyist who served as the Alaska Attorney General from 2002 to 2005.

Gregg Renkes
Director of the Department of Interior Office of Policy Analysis
Incumbent
Assumed office September 2018
President	Donald Trump
Attorney General of Alaska
In office 2002–2005
Governor	Frank Murkowski
Preceded by	Bruce Botelho
Succeeded by	David W. Márquez
Personal details
Political party	Republican
Education	Vassar College (BS) Yale University (MS) University of Colorado (JD)

Education

Renke earned a Bachelor of Science degree in environmental science from Vassar College, Master of Science from the Yale School of the Environment, and Juris Doctor from the University of Colorado Law School.[1]

Career

Prior to serving as Attorney General, Renkes worked as an attorney in Alaska and Washington, D.C.

Renkes served as Alaska Attorney General under Governor Frank Murkowski from 2002 to 2005. In 2005, Renkes resigned after receiving a formal letter of reprimand from the governor. Renkes had been accused of ethical violations while managing an international trade deal between Alaska and Taiwan while standing to profit from the deal, after it was disclosed that he had invested in KFx, Inc., a coal-processing company.[2] After Renkes resigned, United States Attorney Robert Bundy determined that Renkes' stake in KFx did not constitute an ethics violation, though Renkes had violated Alaska law by not seeking an outside opinion on his involvement in the trade deal.[3]

After resigning as Attorney General, Renkes relocated to Jackson, Wyoming, where he worked as a corporate attorney and real estate investor. In 2018, Renkes was selected to serve in the United States Department of the Interior as the Director of the Office of Policy Analysis.[4] During his tenure in the Interior Department, Renkes has specialized on issues related to Antarctica policy.[5][6]

References

1. "Former Alaska attorney general joins Interior Department ranks in Washington". Anchorage Daily News. 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
2. "Alaska's Attorney General Stepping Down". The New York Times. Associated Press. 2005-02-06. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
3. "Alaska attorney general to resign". msnbc.com. 2005-02-06. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
4. "INTERIOR: Former Alaska AG picked to lead policy office". www.eenews.net. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
5. Ruskin, Liz; Media, Alaska Public (2018-09-06). "Ex-Alaska AG leads Interior office with focus on Arctic, 'adaptation'". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
6. Ruskin, Liz; Media, Alaska Public (2019-03-29). "Interior secretary nominee faces jabs over prior lobbying work". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 2020-08-25.