Paul Thissen | |
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 Thissen in 2009 | |
| Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office May 14, 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Mark Dayton |
| Preceded by | David Stras |
| 59th Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives | |
| In office January 8, 2013 – January 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Kurt Zellers |
| Succeeded by | Kurt Daudt |
| Minority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives | |
| In office January 6, 2015 – January 2, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Kurt Daudt |
| Succeeded by | Melissa Hortman |
| In office January 4, 2011 – January 7, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Kurt Zellers |
| Succeeded by | Kurt Daudt |
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 61B district | |
| In office January 7, 2003 – April 20, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Gleason |
| Succeeded by | Jamie Long |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 10, 1966 Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Karen Wilson |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) University of Chicago (JD) |
Paul Thissen (born December 10, 1966) is an American politician and jurist serving as an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. He previously served as the Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives and DFL Minority Leader. Thissen was the longest-serving leader of the Minnesota House Democrats since Martin Olav Sabo in the 1970s. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 61B in south Minneapolis. First elected in 2002, Thissen was reelected every two years through 2016. On April 17, 2018, Governor Mark Dayton appointed Thissen to the Minnesota Supreme Court. He was sworn in on May 14, 2018. He is the first person to have served both as Minnesota House Speaker and on the Minnesota Supreme Court.[1]
- ^ Thissen, Paul Minnesota Legislative Reference Library