This is a list of Lieutenant Governors of the U.S. state of Minnesota. A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... A state of the United States (a U.S. state) is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... Official language(s) None Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ...

In 1886 elections were moved from odd years to even years. Beginning with the 1962 election, the term of Lieutenant Governor increased from two to four years. Prior to the 1974 election, Governors and Lieutenant Governors were elected on separate ballots. Marlene Johnson, elected in 1982 as the running mate of Rudy Perpich, was Minnesota's first woman Lieutenant Governor. All of her successors in that office have also been women. 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... Rudy Perpich (June 27, 1928–September 21, 1995) was an American dentist and politician. ...

• 1858-1860 William Holcombe Democratic
• 1860-1863 Ignatius Donnelly Republican
• 1863-1863 Henry Adoniram Swift Republican
• 1864-1866 Charles D. Sherwood Republican
• 1866-1870 Thomas H. Armstrong Republican
• 1870-1874 William H. Yale Republican
• 1874-1876 Alphonso Barto Republican
• 1876-1880 James B. Wakefield Republican
• 1880-1887 Charles A. Gilman Republican
• 1887-1891 Albert E. Rice Republican
• 1891-1893 Gideon S. Ives Republican
• 1893-1895 David Marston Clough Republican
• 1895-1897 Frank A. Day Republican
• 1897-1899 John L. Gibbs Republican
• 1899-1903 Lyndon Ambrose Smith Republican
• 1903-1907 Ray W. Jones Republican
• 1907-1909 Adolph Olson Eberhart Republican
• 1909-1911 Edward Everett Smith Republican
• 1911-1913 Samuel Y. Gordon Republican
• 1913-1915 Joseph A. A. Burnquist Republican
• 1916-1917 George H. Sullivan Republican
• 1917-1921 Thomas Frankson Republican
• 1921-1925 Louis L. Collins Republican
• 1925-1929 William I. Nolan Republican
• 1929-1931 Charles E. Adams Republican
• 1931-1933 Henry M. Arens Farmer Labor
• 1933-1935 Konrad K. Solberg Farmer Labor
• 1935-1936 Hjalmar Petersen Farmer Labor
• 1936-1937 William B. Richardson Republican¹
• 1937-1939 Gottfrid Lindsten Farmer Labor
• 1939-1943 C. Elmer Anderson Republican
• 1943-1943 Edward John Thye Republican
• 1943-1945 Archie H. Miller Republican
• 1945-1951 C. Elmer Anderson Republican
• 1953-1953 Ancher Nelsen Republican
• 1954-1955 Donald O. Wright Republican²
• 1955-1963 Karl Rolvaag Democratic Farmer Labor
• 1963-1967 Alexander M. Keith Democratic Farmer Labor
• 1967-1971 James B. Goetz Republican
• 1971-1976 Rudy Perpich Democratic Farmer Labor
• 1976-1979 Alec G. Olson Democratic Farmer Labor³
• 1979-1983 Lou Wangberg Independent Republican
• 1983-1991 Marlene Johnson Democratic Farmer Labor
• 1991-1995 Joanell Dyrstad Independent Republican
• 1995-1999 Joanne Benson IR/Republican
• 1999-2003 Mae Schunk Reform/Independence
• 2003-____ Carol Molnau Republican

1 Richardson was actually president pro tem of the Minnesota Senate; became acting lieutenant governor when lieutenant governor Hjalmar Petersen became governor on the death of Floyd B. Olson, but Richardson was never sworn in. The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) was created on April 15, 1944 when the Minnesota Democratic Party and Farmer-Labor Party merged to create the DFL. Hubert H. Humphrey was instrumental in this merger. ... Ignatius Donnelly, American congressman, populist, and writer. ... The Republican Party of Minnesota, as its name implies, is the Minnesota branch of the United States Republican Party. ... Henry Adoniram Swift (March 23, 1823 – February 25, 1869) was an American politician who was the 3rd Governor of Minnesota. ... Gideon Sprague Ives d. ... David Marston Clough (December 27, 1846 – August 28, 1924) was an American politician. ... Adolph Olson Eberhart (June 23, 1870–December 6, 1944) was born in Sweden and became an American politician. ... Joseph Alfred Arner Burnquist (July 21, 1879–January 12, 1961) was an American politician. ... Hjalmar Petersen (January 2, 1890–March 29, 1968) was an American politician who was born in Denmark and moved to Minnesota as a child. ... Clyde Elmer Anderson (March 16, 1912–January 12, 1998), also known as C. Elmer Anderson, was an American politician. ... Edward John Thye Edward John Thye (April 26, 1896 – August 28, 1969) was an American politician for the state of Minnesota who served as a Republican. ... Clyde Elmer Anderson (March 16, 1912–January 12, 1998), also known as C. Elmer Anderson, was an American politician. ... Karl Fritjof Rolvaag (July 18, 1913–December 20, 1990) was a U.S. politician. ... Alexander M. (Sandy) Keith (Born November 22, 1928) is a former Minnesota state senator (1959-63). ... The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) was created on April 15, 1944 when the Minnesota Democratic Party and Farmer-Labor Party merged to create the DFL. Hubert H. Humphrey was instrumental in this merger. ... Rudy Perpich (June 27, 1928–September 21, 1995) was an American dentist and politician. ... Alec Gehard Olson, (September 11, 1930) a former member of the US House of Representatives from Minnesota. ... The Republican Party of Minnesota, as its name implies, is the Minnesota branch of the United States Republican Party. ... Marlene Johnson (born January 11, 1946) was the 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota and the first woman to hold that office. ... Joanell M. Dyrstad (October 15, 1942) was the 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. ... Lt. ... Mae Schunk (born on May 21, 1934, in Greenwood, Wisconsin) served as the 45th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003. ... The Independence Party of Minnesota (often abbreviated MNIP, IP or IPM), formerly the Reform Party of Minnesota, is the third largest political party in Minnesota, behind the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) and Republican Party. ... Lt. ... The Minnesota Senate is the upper house in the Minnesota Legislature. ... Floyd Björnstjerne Olson (November 13, 1891–August 22, 1936) American politician. ...

2 Wright was president pro tem of the Minnesota Senate and assumed the office of lieutenant governor in 1954 after lieutenant governor Ancher Nelsen resigned to become administrator of the Rural Electric Administration.

3 As president of the Minnesota Senate, Olson assumed office of lieutenant governor when Rudy Perpich then lieutenant governor became governor on the resignation of Wendell Anderson, who had appointed himself to the U.S. Senate on resignation of Walter Mondale who had been elected Vice President. Wendell Anderson Wendell Richard Wendy Anderson (born February 1, 1933) was the 33rd Governor of Minnesota, from January 4, 1971 to December 29, 1976. ... Walter Frederick Fritz Mondale (born January 5, 1928) is an American politician and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. ...

See also

• List of Governors of Minnesota

This is a list of Governors for Minnesota: Territorial Governors State Governors See also Governor of Minnesota Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota List of Lieutenant Governors of Minnesota References The Governors Office and History, accessed February 12, 2004. ...

References

• Minnesota Lieutenant Governors 1858- Minnesota Legislative Reference Library.
• MHS.org's list