Charles Duncan Jr.

Charles Duncan Jr.
2nd United States Secretary of Energy
In office August 24, 1979 – January 20, 1981
President	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	James R. Schlesinger
Succeeded by	James B. Edwards
17th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
In office January 31, 1977 – July 26, 1979
President	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Robert Ellsworth
Succeeded by	W. Graham Claytor Jr.
Personal details
Born	Charles William Duncan Jr. (1926-09-09)September 9, 1926 Houston, Texas, U.S.
Died	October 18, 2022(2022-10-18) (aged 96) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Anne Smith
Children	2
Education	Rice University (BS) University of Texas at Austin
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Unit	United States Army Air Corps
Battles/wars	World War II

Charles William Duncan Jr. (September 9, 1926 – October 18, 2022) was an American businessman, administrator, and politician best known for serving as U.S. Secretary of Energy in the Cabinet of President Jimmy Carter from 1979 to 1981. He had previously served as Carter's United States Deputy Secretary of Defense during the Iranian Revolution. Earlier, Duncan had run the family business, Duncan Coffee Company of Houston, Texas, for seven years, until the Coca-Cola Company acquired it in 1964. After seven years on the Coke board, Duncan became the corporation's president.