Harry A. Sieben, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American politician
Date of Birth: 24-Nov-1943
Place of Birth: Hastings, Minnesota, United States
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Harry A. Sieben
- 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 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 Liberal caucus in the officially non-partisan legislature, and later as a Democrat when political parties were recognized in the legislature.
- Sieben served 14 years in the Legislature and was Speaker of the House between 1981 and 1984.
- In 1985 he rejoined his previous law firm. 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.[1] 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.
- Sieben's father, Harry Sieben Sr., was also active in Minnesota politics.
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