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Phil Murphy
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56th governor of New Jersey since 2018
Key facts
- Lieutenant
- Sheila Oliver , Tahesha Way
- Preceded by
- Chris Christie
- Succeeded by
- Mikie Sherrill
- President
- Barack Obama
- Born
- Philip Dunton Murphy , ( 1957-08-16 ) August 16, 1957 (age 68) , Boston , Massachusetts , U.S.
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Tammy Snyder ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1993 )
- Education
- Harvard University ( BA ) University of Pennsylvania ( MBA )
- Website
- Campaign website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Murphy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Needham
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Governor of New Jersey
- Employer
- Goldman Sachs
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- American English
- Academic degree
- Master of Business Administration
- Eye colour
- blue
- Official website
- murphy4nj.com
- Image
- Philip D. Murphy.jpg
- Height
- 1.93
- Number of children
- 4
- Work location
- Trenton
- Residence
- Monmouth County
- Significant event
- COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey
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- Atlantik-Brücke
- Commons category
- Phil Murphy
- date of birth
- 1957-08-16
- name in native language
- Phil Murphy
- birth name
- Philip Dunton Murphy
- owner of
- Gotham FC
- social media followers
- 441728
- writing language
- American English
- candidacy in election
- 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election
- P10632
- Phil Murphy
- National Governors Association biography URL
- www.nga.org/governor/phil-murphy
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Encyclopedic overview
Philip Dunton Murphy (born August 16, 1957) is an American politician, financier, and former diplomat who served from 2018 to 2026 as the 56th governor of New Jersey. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2017 and narrowly reelected in 2021. From 2009 to 2013, Murphy was the U.S. ambassador to Germany.
Born and raised in Massachusetts, Murphy has degrees from Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. He had a 23-year career at Goldman Sachs, where he held several high-level positions and accumulated considerable wealth before retiring in 2006. He then became active in politics. He was finance chairman for the Democratic National Committee in the mid-late 2000s under Howard Dean.
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