Harry A. Sieben

Harry A. Sieben


48th Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office January 1981 – January 1985
Preceded by	Fred C. Norton
Succeeded by	David M. Jennings
Minnesota State Representative
In office January 1971 – January 1985
Personal details
Born	(1943-11-24) November 24, 1943 Hastings, Minnesota
Political party	DFL
Spouse(s)	Mary
Children	Jeffrey, Thomas, Christopher and Rebecca
Residence	Hastings, Minnesota
Alma mater	Winona State College University of Minnesota
Profession	Attorney, Air National Guard
Religion	Roman Catholic

Harry A. "Tex" Sieben, Jr. (born November 24, 1943) is an American politician from the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) and a former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He is currently a founding partner of personal injury law firm SiebenCarey and is a retired Major General in the Minnesota Air National Guard.

Sieben was born in Hastings, Minnesota and attended Hastings High School. He earned his B.A. in business administration from Winona State College (now Winona State University) in 1965, and J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1968. He joined the law firm of Grose, Von Holtum and Sieben (now SiebenCarey) until he was elected to the Minnesota House in 1970 as a member of the Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus, but later joined the DFL. He served 14 years in the Legislature, serving as Speaker of the House between 1981–84. In 1985 he rejoined his previous law firm and works in private practice.

In 1968, Sieben joined the United States Army Reserve, where he served seven years with the Military Intelligence Branch working as a Morse code intercept operator and platoon leader. He then received a direct commission in the Minnesota Air National Guard in April 1975. He served in the Judge Advocate General's Corps for the 133rd Airlift Wing, 148th Fighter Wing and Headquarters Minnesota Air National Guard. In 1990, he was appointed as the state judge advocate for the Minnesota National Guard. In 1997 he was promoted to Brigadier General and assistant adjutant general in the Minnesota Air National Guard, and later as acting Adjutant General for the State of Minnesota. He was promoted to Major General in 2003. After retiring from the military, Sieben became a Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army for Minnesota on October 27, 2006.

Sieben is married to wife, Virginia, and has two children and two stepchildren. Both his brother, Michael Sieben, and niece, Katie Sieben, have served in the Minnesota State Legislature.

References

Minnesota Legislators Past and Present: Sieben, Jr., Harry A. "Tex"
Brigadier General Harry A. Sieben, Jr., National Guard Bureau
Harry A. Sieben, Jr., Sieben, Grose, Von Holtum & Carey, LTD.

External links

Harry A. Sieben at Minnesota Legislators Past & Present

Political offices
Preceded by Fred C. Norton	Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives 1981–1985	Succeeded by David M. Jennings

Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives

Territorial (1849–1858)	Furber Ames Ludden Day Taylor Norris Gardner Furber Watrous

State (since 1858)	Bradley Coggswell Benson Sherwood Benson Armstrong Wakefield Farmer Davidson J. Merriam Hall Kinyon Gibbs Gilman Fletcher Gibbs W. Merriam Graves Champlin Lee Van Sant Jones Dare Dowling Babcock Clague L. Johnson Rockne Dunn Rines Flowers Parker Nolan J. Johnson Swenson Munn G. Johnson Barker Hall Hartle A. Johnson Chilgren Duxbury Dirlam Sabo Searle Norton Sieben Jennings Norton Vanasek Long Anderson Carruthers Sviggum Anderson Kelliher Zellers Thissen Daudt

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