Phil Murphy
| Phil Murphy | |
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Governor of New Jersey Elect |
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Taking office January 16, 2018 |
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| Lieutenant | Sheila Oliver (elect) |
| Succeeding | Chris Christie |
| United States Ambassador to Germany | |
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In office September 3, 2009 – August 26, 2013 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | William R. Timken |
| Succeeded by | John B. Emerson |
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Philip Dunton Murphy August 16, 1957 Needham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Tammy Snyder |
| Children | 4 |
| Education |
Harvard University (BA) University of Pennsylvania (MBA) |
Philip Dunton Murphy (born August 16, 1957) is an American financier, diplomat, and politician who is the Governor-elect of New Jersey. Murphy, a Democrat, defeated incumbent Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno in the 2017 gubernatorial election. While planning to run for governor, Murphy launched New Way for New Jersey, a liberal organization intended to increase his political visibility in the state.
Murphy was the United States Ambassador to Germany from 2009 to 2013 during which time he dealt with fallout from the United States diplomatic cables leak matter. He served as finance chairman for the Democratic National Committee in the mid-late 2000s under Howard Dean. Prior to that Murphy had a 23-year career at Goldman Sachs, during which he held several high-level positions and accumulated considerable wealth, before retiring from there in 2006. He is additionally involved in many civic organizations and philanthropic pursuits.
Murphy was born in Needham, Massachusetts, and was raised in both Needham and nearby Newton, Massachusetts, the son of Dorothy Louise (Dunton) and Walter F. Murphy. According to Murphy, his family was "middle class on a good day." The family was of Irish American heritage, with Phil being third generation. By his recollection his mother, a secretary, and father, a high-school dropout who took any job he could (including those of a manager of a liquor store and of a for-pay pall bearer), lived paycheck to paycheck. At age 13 Murphy began working "under the table" as a dishwasher to augment the family income.
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