Phil Bredesen has built a reputation for effective leadership in the arenas of business and government.

07/01/2008 Governor Bredesen Administers Oath Of Office To Mary W. Freeman Governor Bredesen today administered the oath of office to Mary W. Freeman as a Director of the Tennessee Regulatory Authority. Freeman was appointed by Bredesen, Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey and Speaker of the House Jimmy Naifeh earlier this year. “Mary brings to her new position, first and... more 07/01/2008 Governor Bredesen Signs Three Bills Into Law Governor Bredesen signed three pieces of legislation in a ceremonial bill signing today, including a bill that establishes a Council on Children’s Mental Health Care (SB 2582/ HB 2502), a bill revising the provisions of Tennessee law governing state social workers (SB 2932/ HB3802), and a bill th... more 06/26/2008 Bredesen Names New Children's Care Director Governor Phil Bredesen today named Bob Duncan as Director of the Governor’s Office of Children’s Care Coordination. He replaces Tom Catron, who has served as director for three years and will return to Vanderbilt University at the end of this month. As Children’s Care Director, Duncan will ove... more 06/17/2008 Governor Signs Long-Term Care Legislation Governor Phil Bredesen this week joins legislators and long-term care advocates for a series of ceremonial bill signing events across the state to mark the passage of the Long-Term Care Community Choices Act of 2008. Bredesen proposed the legislation in his State of the State address in January t... more To view the documents in PDF format on this page, you will need to download and install Adobe Reader. Tourism In Tennessee 06/25/2008 One of my favorite things about being Governor is having the opportunity to visit people and communities across our great state. Tennessee is blessed with some of the most beautiful and fruitful la... more