Phil Carruthers was born on December 8,1953 and is an American judge and former Minnesota politician and former member and Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
12 Facts About Phil Carruthers
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Phil Carruthers is the former director of the Civil Division at the Ramsey County Attorney's Office.
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Phil Carruthers came to Minnesota in 1961 with his parents, who were Canadian citizens.
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Phil Carruthers graduated from St Anthony Village High School and the University of Minnesota before attending the University of Minnesota Law School.
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Phil Carruthers worked for several years as an attorney before seeking public office.
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Phil Carruthers served on the Metropolitan Council from 1983 to 1986.
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Phil Carruthers won election to the House in 1986 from Brooklyn Center, representing District 47B, which included portions of Hennepin County.
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Phil Carruthers maintained a private practice and served as prosecutor for the city of Shorewood during this same time period.
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In 1993, Phil Carruthers was chosen to be Majority Leader when Irv Anderson became Speaker.
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Phil Carruthers served as majority leader during the next two legislative sessions and became chair of the Rules and Legislative Administration Committee.
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Phil Carruthers remained in that position until 1999, when the DFL majority was defeated by the Republican Party, and Steve Sviggum succeeded him as Speaker.
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Phil Carruthers served one more term in the House before retiring in 2001.