Skip Humphrey
Skip Humphrey | |
|---|---|
Humphrey in 1985 | |
| 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. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Nancy Jeffery (m. 1963) |
| Children | 3, including Buck |
| 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 as a member of the Minnesota Senate (1973–1983). Humphrey led the Office of Older Americans as the assistant director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, 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.