Lynn Rogers Coleman (August 17, 1939 – November 13, 2020) was an American attorney who served as the third United States deputy secretary of energy from 1980 to 1981.
Lynn Coleman | |
|---|---|
| 3rd United States Deputy Secretary of Energy | |
| In office December 23, 1980 – January 20, 1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | John C. Sawhill |
| Succeeded by | W. Kenneth Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lynn Rogers Coleman August 17, 1939 Vernon, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | November 13, 2020 (aged 81) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Abilene Christian College (BA) University of Texas at Austin (JD) |
Early life and education
editColeman was born in Vernon, Texas.[1][2] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Abilene Christian College in 1961 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law in 1964.[3]
Career
editColeman began his career as a lawyer for Vinson & Elkins in Houston. In 1973, he established the firm's Washington, D.C. office. During the 1972 United States Senate election in Texas, he was the campaign manager for Barefoot Sanders. A specialist in energy law, Coleman practiced before the Federal Power Commission and Federal Energy Administration. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter nominated Coleman to serve as general counsel of the newly-created United States Department of Energy. He served as United States deputy secretary of energy in 1980 and 1981.[4] Coleman spent the rest of his career as a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Community deaths". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ Resources, United States Congress Senate Committee on Energy and Natural (1978). Lynn R. Coleman Nomination: Hearings Before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, First Session, on the Nomination of Lynn R. Coleman to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy, November 9 and 30, 1977. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ "Department of Energy Nomination of Lynn R. Coleman To Be General Counsel. | The American Presidency Project". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ Earl, Robin. "Lynn Coleman of Hume, former deputy secretary of Department of Energy, dies at age of 81". Fauquier Times, PrinceWilliamTimes.com. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ "Opinion | Lynn Coleman changed how Washington works". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-10-15.