Preceded by Douglas M. Head Spouse Marjorie Clarkson Role Politician | Name Warren Spannaus Profession Attorney Succeeded by Skip Humphrey | |
Full Name Warren R. Spannaus Born December 5, 1930 (age 93) ( 1930-12-05 ) Political party Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Education University of Minnesota Law School Party Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | ||
American lawyer and politician Warren Spannaus Died at 86
Warren R. Spannaus (born December 5, 1930) is an American politician from the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) and former Attorney General of Minnesota. Spannaus graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1963. He was elected attorney general in 1970 and assumed office on January 4, 1971. Spannaus was reelected to the position twice, in 1974 and 1978, serving from 1971 to 1983. In 1982, he ran for Governor of Minnesota as the DFL-endorsed candidate but lost the primary election to former DFL Governor Rudy Perpich, who went on to win the general election. Spannaus joined the Minneapolis-based law firm of Dorsey & Whitney and is now retired. Spannaus married Marjorie Clarkson and had three children: Christine, David, and Laura. He also has seven grandchildren: Andrew, Eric, Alison, Rocco, Marco, Jack and Elizabeth.