John Brandl (August 19, 1937 – August 18, 2008) was a

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economist, state legislator and dean of the

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at the

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. He also served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the

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during the Johnson Administration. Born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, he graduated from Cathedral High School in 1955. He earned an undergraduate degree in economics from St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota in 1959, followed by a master's degree and Ph.D. in economics from

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in 1963. In 1968, he returned to Minnesota to become assistant professor at the School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. He rose to be Associate Professor and its director. The school later became part of the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, where he was dean from 1997 to 2002."Former Humphrey School Dean John Brandl dies at 70" University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs

From 1977 to 1978 and from 1981 to 1986, he was a member of the

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for south

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; subsequently, he won a seat in the

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, where he served until 1990. Brandl received the Fordham Foundation Prize for Academic Excellence and the Governors Association Award for Distinguished Service to State Government. He served as regent of St. John's University and as president of the Citizens League of the Twin Cities.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brandl, John 2008 deaths Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni 1937 births Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Minnesota state senators College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University alumni University of Minnesota faculty 20th-century American legislators 20th-century Minnesota politicians