Mike Turpen | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education | |
| Assumed office 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Cheryl P. Hunter |
| 13th Attorney General of Oklahoma | |
| In office 1983–1987 | |
| Governor | George Nigh |
| Preceded by | Jan Eric Cartwright |
| Succeeded by | Robert Harlan Henry |
| District Attorney for Muskogee County, Oklahoma | |
| In office 1977–1983 | |
| Succeeded by | Drew Edmondson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 10, 1949 Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Alma mater | University of Tulsa (BS, JD) |
Michael Craig Turpen (born November 10, 1949)[1] is an American lawyer and politician from Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, Turpen served as the Chairman of the Oklahoma Democratic Party and as the Attorney General of Oklahoma from 1983 to 1987. After leaving the Attorney General's Office, Turpen entered private practice.
Turpen was appointed by Governor of Oklahoma Brad Henry in 2009 to serve as member of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. Turpen's nine-year term expired in May 2018.[needs update]
- ^ Oklahoma. State Election Board (1985). Directory of Oklahoma. State Election Board. ISSN 0095-0920. Retrieved March 24, 2015.