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phil bredesen

philip norman `` phil '' bredesen , jr. -lrb- born november 21 , 1943 -rrb- is an american politician who served as the 48th governor of tennessee from 2003 to 2011 .
a member of the democratic party , he was first elected governor in 2002 , and was re-elected in 2006 .
he previously served as the fourth mayor of nashville and davidson county , from 1991 to 1999 .
bredesen is the founder of the healthamerica corporation , which he sold in 1986 .
