Walter Cruickshank

Walter Cruickshank is an American government official who served as deputy director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. He served as Acting Secretary of the Interior from January 20, 2025, to February 1, 2025.

Education and career Cruickshank earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in minerals management from Pennsylvania State University.

He was named deputy director of the Minerals Management Service in April 2002, and Cruickshank served as acting director between during June–July 2007 and January–July 2009. He retired in June 2025.