Mary Pawlenty

Mary Pawlenty
The Honorable
Mary Pawlenty
First Lady of the State of Minnesota
In office
January 2003 – January 2011
Preceded by Terry Ventura
Succeeded by Vacant
District Judge
Minnesota First Judicial District
In office
1994–2007
Personal details
Born Mary Anderson
1961
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Tim Pawlenty
Alma mater Bethel University
University of Minnesota Law School
Occupation Attorney, Judge
Religion Evangelical Christian[1]
Website http://www.firstlady.state.mn.us

Mary Elizabeth Anderson Pawlenty (born 1961) is a former American state court judge who served on Minnesota's First Judicial District from 1994 to 2007. The wife of Governor Tim Pawlenty, she was First Lady of Minnesota from 2003 to 2011. She previously worked as a private-practice attorney and is now a director at a medical nonprofit.

Contents

Early life and education

Mary Anderson was raised in Edina, Minnesota. In 1979, she graduated from Edina-East High School. In 1983, she graduated from Bethel University, earning a bachelor's degree in political science, summa cum laude. She received her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School—where she met Tim Pawlenty—in 1986.

Law career

Following graduation, Anderson practiced law in Houston, Texas for one year. She then returned to Minnesota to marry Tim Pawlenty. They settled in Eagan, Minnesota.

In 1994, Mary was appointed as a judge of the Dakota County District Court in Hastings, Minnesota by Governor Arne Carlson. She and her husband began raising their two daughters, Anna and Mara. The family remained at their Eagan home instead of taking the Governor's Residence after Tim Pawlenty was elected Governor of Minnesota in 2002 due to Mary's requirement to stay in her judicial district.[2] In January 2007, Judge Pawlenty announced that she was leaving the bench on February 12, 2007.[3] She began work at the National Arbitration Forum shortly thereafter as its General Counsel in charge of the National Arbitration Forum's legal affairs. However, less than a month later, she quit her position with National Arbitration Forum.[4] Mrs. Pawlenty then took a position with the Gilbert Mediation Center.[5] In January 2009, Mrs. Pawlenty left the Gilbert Mediation Center to start a new position as director of medical diplomacy at Children's HeartLink,[6] an international medical nonprofit.[7]

References

External links

Honorary titles
Preceded by
Terry Ventura
First Lady of Minnesota
2003-2011
Succeeded by
Vacant

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Tim Pawlenty — Infobox Governor name= Tim Pawlenty caption= Governor Pawlenty at the Minnesota Governor s Residence in 2006. order=39th office= Governor of Minnesota term start= January 6, 2003 term end= lieutenant= Carol Molnau predecessor= Jesse Ventura… …   Wikipedia

  • Tim Pawlenty — Mandats 39e gouverneur du Minnesota …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Tim Pawlenty — Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes añadirlas así o avisar …   Wikipedia Español

  • Church of Saint Mary's (New Trier, Minnesota) — Church of St Mary s Catholic U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia

  • T-Paw — Tim Pawlenty Tim Pawlenty 39e gouverneur du Minnesota Actuellement en fonction Depuis le 6 janvier 2003 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • List of people from Minnesota — This is a list of notable persons who were born or spent important time in the state of Minnesota. People not born in Minnesota are marked with §. Contents: Top · 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z …   Wikipedia

  • Edina High School — Infobox School2 | name = Edina High School motto = established = 1949 type = Public head name = Principal head = Dr. Bruce Locklear (aka Doc Loc) students = 1,768 mascot = Hornet free label = Colors free = Green, White, and Gold city = Edina… …   Wikipedia

  • Bethel University (Minnesota) — Infobox University name= Bethel University motto= established= 1871 type= Private affiliation= Baptist General Conference president= James (Jay) H. Barnes III, Ed.D. city= Arden Hills state= Minnesota country= USA undergrad= 2,900 postgrad= 2,696 …   Wikipedia

  • Edina, Minnesota —   City   …   Wikipedia

  • I-35W Mississippi River bridge — This article is about the bridge that collapsed in 2007. For the replacement bridge, see I 35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge. Mississippi River Bridge …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”