{{Short description|American politician}} {{BLP refimprove|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder |name=Mike Sieben |image= |office=Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives |term_start= January 2, 1973 |term_end= January 3, 1983 |birth_date= {{birth date and age |mf=yes|1946|6|23}} |birth_place= Hastings, Minnesota |education = St. Cloud State University (BS)<br>University of Minnesota (JD) |party=DFL |relations = Harry Sieben (brother)<br>Katie Sieben (daughter) }}
'''Michael R. Sieben''' (born June 23, 1946) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives.<ref name="Library">{{Cite web |title=Sieben, Michael R. "Mike" |url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?id=10613 |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library}}</ref>
A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented Washington county in District 51B from 1973 until 1983.
==Early life and education== Sieben was born on June 23, 1946, and grew up in Hastings, Minnesota. He attended Hastings High School, followed by St. Cloud State University, where he graduated with a B.S. in Social Studies with Honors in 1968. Sieben attended law school at the University of Minnesota, graduating with a J.D. in 1972.
==Career and Minnesota legislature== After law school, Sieben served six years in the United States Army Reserve. He also served on the Minnesota Constitutional Study Commission as a researcher and on the Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority.
Sieben was first elected to the House in 1973, and was re-elected in 1975, 1977, 1979 and 1981. During his time in the Legislature, Sieben served on many committees, including: Appropriations (Chair), Commerce and Economic Development, Judiciary, Metropolitan and Urban Affairs and Rules and Legislative Administration.
Sieben was also a practicing attorney, having served as a partner at Sieben Polk, based in Hastings, Minnesota.
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==External links== *{{cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10613|title=Sieben, Michael R. "Mike" - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present|website=leg.state.mn.us|accessdate=2017-08-28}} * https://www.leg.state.mn.us/archive/LegDB/Articles/all6SessWeeklyProfile.pdf
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