Lynn Coleman

Lynn Coleman
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)

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[edit]

Coleman 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[edit]

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.^[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.

[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.

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