# Phil Carruthers > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Phil_Carruthers > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Phil_Carruthers.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Carruthers > Source revision: 1350116947 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2011}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Phil Carruthers | image = | caption = | order = 55th | office = Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives | term_start = January 1997 | term_end = January 1999 | predecessor = [Irv Anderson](/source/Irv_Anderson) | successor = [Steve Sviggum](/source/Steve_Sviggum) | office2 = Minnesota State Representative for District 47B | term_start2 = January 1987 | term_end2 = January 2001 | predecessor2 = [Robert L. Ellingson](/source/Robert_L._Ellingson) | successor2 = [Debra Hilstrom](/source/Debra_Hilstrom) | birth_date = {{birth date and age |1953|12|08}} | birth_place = [England](/source/England) | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = [University of Minnesota](/source/University_of_Minnesota)
[University of Minnesota Law School](/source/University_of_Minnesota_Law_School) | party = [Democratic-Farmer-Labor](/source/Democratic-Farmer-Labor_Party) | spouse = | children = Alex and Rory | profession = Attorney }} '''Phil Carruthers''' (born December 8, 1953) is a former American judge and [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota) politician and former member and [Speaker](/source/List_of_Speakers_of_the_Minnesota_House_of_Representatives) of the [Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives).{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10092 |title=Minnesota Legislators Past & Present – Legislator Record – Carruthers, Phil |publisher=Leg.state.mn.us |accessdate=July 20, 2010}} He is also the former director of the Civil Division at the [Ramsey County](/source/Ramsey_County%2C_Minnesota) Attorney's Office. On September 14, 2011, Governor [Mark Dayton](/source/Mark_Dayton) appointed Carruthers as a judge to the Minnesota Fourth District Court.{{cite web|url=http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/09/14/dayton-appoints-former-house-speaker-as-judge/|title=Dayton appoints former House speaker as judge|date=September 14, 2011 |publisher=mpr.org|accessdate=December 21, 2011}} Carruthers came to Minnesota in 1961 with his parents, who were [Canadian citizens](/source/Canadian_citizens). He graduated from [St. Anthony Village High School](/source/St._Anthony_Village_High_School) and the [University of Minnesota](/source/University_of_Minnesota) before attending the [University of Minnesota Law School](/source/University_of_Minnesota_Law_School). He worked for several years as an attorney before seeking public office. He also served on the [Metropolitan Council](/source/Metropolitan_Council_(Minnesota)) from 1983 to 1986. He won election to the House in 1986 from [Brooklyn Center](/source/Brooklyn_Center%2C_MN), representing District 47B, which included portions of [Hennepin County](/source/Hennepin_County%2C_Minnesota). He also maintained a private practice and served as prosecutor for the city of [Shorewood](/source/Shorewood%2C_Minnesota) during this same time period. While in the House, Carruthers served as chair of the Metropolitan Affairs Subcommittee on Government Structure, the Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs Subcommittee on Metro Affairs, the Judiciary Subcommittee on Data Privacy, the Rules and Legislative Administration Committee, and the Rules and Legislative Administration Subcommittee on Administration. In 1993, Carruthers was chosen to be [Majority Leader](/source/Majority_Leader) when [Irv Anderson](/source/Irv_Anderson) became Speaker. He served as majority leader during the next two legislative sessions and became chair of the Rules and Legislative Administration Committee. When Anderson stepped down from the House leadership in 1997, Carruthers succeeded him as Speaker. He remained in that position until 1999, when the DFL majority was defeated by the [Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_of_Minnesota), and [Steve Sviggum](/source/Steve_Sviggum) succeeded him as Speaker. He served one more term in the House before retiring in 2001. ==References== {{reflist|colwidth=30em}} ==External links== {{MN-legdb|10092}} *[http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/09/14/dayton-appoints-former-house-speaker-as-judge/ Dayton appoints former House speaker as judge] {{s-start}} {{s-off}} {{succession box|title=[Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives](/source/List_of_Speakers_of_the_Minnesota_House_of_Representatives)|years=1997–1999|before=[Irv Anderson](/source/Irv_Anderson)|after=[Steve Sviggum](/source/Steve_Sviggum)}} {{succession box |before=[Irv Anderson](/source/Irv_Anderson) |title=[Minnesota House Majority Leader](/source/Minnesota_House_Majority_Leader) |years=1993–1997 |after=[Ted Winter](/source/Ted_Winter)}} {{s-end}} {{MNSpeakers}} {{MNHMajorityLeaders}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Carruthers, Phil}} Category:Minnesota state court judges Category:Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives Category:Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Category:1953 births Category:Living people Category:University of Minnesota Law School alumni Category:People from Shorewood, Minnesota Category:People from Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Category:21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Phil Carruthers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Carruthers) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Carruthers?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.