Michael R. Sieben (born June 23, 1946) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. 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 Hastings is a city mostly in Dakota County, Minnesota, of which it is the county seat, with a portion in Washington County, Minnesota. It is near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi, Vermillion, and St. Croix River (Wisconsin-M ...

. He attended Hastings High School, followed by

St. Cloud State University St. Cloud State University (SCSU) is a public university in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Founded in 1869, the university is one of the largest institutions in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. Its enrollment in 2020 was approximately ...

, 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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* * https://www.leg.state.mn.us/archive/LegDB/Articles/all6SessWeeklyProfile.pdf {{DEFAULTSORT:Sieben, Mike Living people 1946 births Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives 20th-century Minnesota politicians Minnesota lawyers United States Army reservists St. Cloud State University alumni University of Minnesota Law School alumni People from Hastings, Minnesota