Claude Brinegar
3rd United States Secretary of Transportation
In office February 2, 1973 – February 1, 1975
President	Richard Nixon Gerald Ford
Preceded by	John Volpe
Succeeded by	William Thaddeus Coleman Jr.
Personal details
Born	Claude Stout Brinegar (1926-12-16)December 16, 1926 Rockport, California, U.S.
Died	March 13, 2009(2009-03-13) (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
Unit	United States Army Air Forces

Claude Stout Brinegar (December 16, 1926 – March 13, 2009) was an American politician. He was the third United States Secretary of Transportation serving from February 2, 1973 to February 1, 1975.^[1] Brinegar had previously been an oil company executive. Brinegar was Secretary of Transportation during the 1973 oil crisis. In 1980-81, Brinegar was on Ronald Reagan's transition team.

• White House press release, December 7, 1972. Archived July 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
• Brinegar, Claude Stout Sobel, Robert (1990). Biographical directory of the United States executive branch, 1774–1989. New York: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-26593-3.. (via Google Books

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