Claude Brinegar
Claude Brinegar | |
|---|---|
| 3rd United States Secretary of Transportation | |
| In office February 2, 1973 – February 1, 1975 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | John A. Volpe |
| Succeeded by | William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Claude Stout Brinegar December 16, 1926 Rockport, California, U.S. |
| Died | March 13, 2009 (aged 82) Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Stanford University (BA, MS, PhD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1945–1947 |
Claude Stout Brinegar (December 16, 1926 – March 13, 2009) was the third United States Secretary of Transportation, serving from February 2, 1973, to February 1, 1975. Holding a PhD from Stanford University in economic research, Brinegar had previously been an oil company executive. Brinegar was Secretary of Transportation during the 1973 oil crisis.