Lieutenant Governors of Minnesota A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... State nickname: North Star State Other U.S. States Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty Official languages None Area 225,365 km² (12th)  - Land 206,375 km²  - Water 18,990 km² (8. ...

• 1858-1860 William Holcombe Dem
• 1860-1863 Ignatius Donnelly Dem
• 1863-1864 Henry Adoniram Swift Rep
• 1864-1866 Charles D. Sherwood Rep
• 1866-1870 Thomas H. Armstrong Rep
• 1870-1874 William H. Yale Rep
• 1874-1876 Alphonso Barto Rep
• 1876-1880 James B. Wakefield Rep
• 1880-1887 Charles A. Gilman Rep
• 1887-1891 Albert E. Rice Rep
• 1891-1893 Gideon S. Ives R
• 1893-1895 David Marston Clough Rep
• 1895-1897 Frank A. Day Rep
• 1897-1899 John L. Gibbs Rep
• 1899-1903 Lyndon Ambrose Smith Rep
• 1903-1907 Ray W. Jones Rep
• 1907-1909 Adolph Olson Eberhart Rep
• 1909-1911 Edward Everett Smith
• 1911-1913 Samuel Y. Gordon Rep
• 1913-1916 Joseph Alfred Arner Burnquist Rep
• 1916-1917 George H. Sullivan Rep
• 1917-1921 Thomas Frankson Rep
• 1921-1925 Louis L. Collins
• 1925-1929 William Ignatius Nolan Rep
• 1929-1931 Charles E. Adams R
• 1931-1933 Henry M. Arens FL
• 1933-1935 Konrad K. Solberg
• 1935-1936 Hjalmar Petersen FL
• 1936-1937 William B. Richardson

Richardson was actually president pro tem of 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. Ignatius Donnelly (also spelled Ignatius Donelly) (November 3, 1831 - January 1, 1901) was an American congressman who is noted primarily for his theories on the history of Atlantis and Shakespearean authorship. ... 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. ...

• 1937-1939 Gottfrid Lindsten FL
• 1939-1943 Clyde Elmer Anderson R
• 1943-1943 Edward John Thye R
• 1943-1945 Archie H. Miller
• 1945-1953 Clyde Elmer Anderson R
• 1953-1954 Ancher Nelsen R
• 1954-1955 Donald O. Wright R
• 1955-1963 Karl Rolvaag DFL
• 1963-1967 Alexander McKenzie Keith DFL
• 1967-1971 James B. Goetz R
• 1971-1976 Rudy Perpich DFL
• 1976-1979 Alec G. Olson DFL

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) 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. ... Rudolph George “Rudy” Perpich (June 27, 1928–September 21, 1995) was an American dentist and politician. ...

• 1979-1983 Lou Wangberg IR
• 1983-1991 Marlene Johnson DFL
• 1991-1995 Joanell Dyrstad IR
• 1995-1999 Joanne E. Benson R
• 1999-2003 Mae Schunk Reform/IPM
• 2003-____ Carol Molnau R

Joanne E. Benson (born January 4, 1943) was the 44th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota from January 3, 1995 to January 4, 1999. ... Mae Schunk served as Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003. ... Categories: 1949 births | Lieutenant Governors of Minnesota | People stubs ...

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- (http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/mngov/ltgov.asp) Minnesota Legislative Reference Library.