Skip Humphrey | |
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27th Attorney General of Minnesota | |
In office January 3, 1983 – January 4, 1999 | |
Governor | Rudy Perpich Arne Carlson |
Preceded by | Warren Spannaus |
Succeeded by | Mike Hatch |
Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 44th district | |
In office January 2, 1973 – January 3, 1983 | |
Preceded by | John C. Chenoweth |
Succeeded by | Phyllis W. McQuaid |
Personal details | |
Born | Hubert Horatio Humphrey III June 26, 1942 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Nancy Jeffery (m. 1963) |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | Hubert Humphrey Muriel Humphrey |
Education | American University (BA) University of Minnesota (JD) |
Hubert Horatio "Skip" Humphrey III (born June 26, 1942) is an American retired politician who served as attorney general of the state of Minnesota (1983–1999) and State Senator (1973–1983). Humphrey led the Office of Older Americans as the assistant director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
A Democrat, Humphrey is a son of Vice President Hubert Humphrey and U.S. Senator Muriel Humphrey. He was the Democratic nominee for governor in the hotly contested three-way election of 1998.