Claude Brinegar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Claude Brinegar

American government official

Date of Birth: 16-Dec-1926

Place of Birth: Rockport, California, United States

Date of Death: 13-Mar-2009

Profession: businessperson, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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.