Phil Murphy (politician)
| Phil Murphy | |
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| 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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| Born |
August 16, 1957 Needham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Tammy Snyder |
| Children | 4 |
| Education |
Harvard University (BA) University of Pennsylvania (MBA) |
Philip D. Murphy (born August 16, 1957) is an American financier, diplomat, and politician who is the Democratic Party nominee for Governor of New Jersey in the 2017 gubernatorial election. While planning to run for governor, Murphy launched New Way for New Jersey, a progressive 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.
Phil Murphy was born and raised in the Boston metropolitan area, in particular growing up in Needham, Massachusetts and also in Newton, Massachusetts. This growing up took place within a family socio-economic context that he later often characterized as "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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