Lynn Coleman

Lynn Coleman
3rd United States Deputy Secretary of Energy
In office
December 23, 1980 – January 20, 1981
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byJohn C. Sawhill
Succeeded byW. Kenneth Davis
Personal details
BornLynn Rogers Coleman
August 17, 1939
Vernon, Texas, U.S.
DiedNovember 13, 2020 (aged 81)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
PartyDemocratic
EducationAbilene Christian College (BA)
University of Texas at Austin (JD)

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.

Early life and education

Coleman was born in Vernon, Texas. 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.

Career

Coleman 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. Coleman spent the rest of his career as a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

References

  1. ↑ "Community deaths". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Department of Energy Nomination of Lynn R. Coleman To Be General Counsel. | The American Presidency Project". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Opinion | Lynn Coleman changed how Washington works". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-10-15.