Phil Bredesen
| Philip Bredesen | |
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| 48th Governor of Tennessee | |
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In office January 18, 2003 – January 15, 2011 |
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| Lieutenant |
John Wilder Ron Ramsey |
| Preceded by | Don Sundquist |
| Succeeded by | Bill Haslam |
| 66th Mayor of Nashville | |
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In office September 1, 1991 – May 6, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Boner |
| Succeeded by | Bill Purcell |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Philip Norman Bredesen, Jr. November 21, 1943 Oceanport, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Cleaves (1968–1974) Andrea Conte (1974–present) |
| Children | Ben |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Profession | Healthcare entrepreneur |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Philip Norman "Phil" Bredesen, Jr. (born November 21, 1943) is an American politician who served as the 48th Governor of Tennessee from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected Governor in 2002, and was re-elected in 2006. He previously served as the fourth mayor of Nashville and Davidson County, from 1991 to 1999. Bredesen is the founder of the HealthAmerica Corporation, which he sold in 1986.
Bredesen was born in Oceanport, New Jersey. His parents were Norma Lucille (née Walborn) and Philip Norman Bredesen. His father, a captain in the U.S. Army Signal Corps, was stationed at Fort Monmouth in New Jersey at the time of Bredesen's birth. The family lived in various locations during Bredesen's early childhood, including Canandaigua, New York and Arlington, Massachusetts.
When his parents separated in 1951, Norma moved with her two sons, Phil and his younger brother, Dean (1947–2006), to her family home in Shortsville, New York, where they lived with Bredesen's maternal grandmother, a widow. Shortsville is the community Bredesen considers to be his hometown, and he lived there until he left for college. He attended the Red Jacket Central Elementary and Secondary School, located in the adjoining village of Manchester.
In 1961, Bredesen entered Harvard College, where he concentrated in physics and lived in Quincy House. He received his A.B. in 1967. After graduating, he moved to Lexington, Massachusetts, where did classified work for Itek. Bredesen married Susan Cleaves in 1968, but they divorced in 1974 and had no children.
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