List of Presidents of the Minnesota Senate
The President of the Minnesota Senate is the presiding officer of the Minnesota Senate. Until 1973, the Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota served as Senate President.

List of Presidents of the Minnesota Senate

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Table Section Text: The President of the Minnesota Senate is the presiding officer of the Minnesota Senate. Until 1973, the Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota served as Senate President.

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party

Alec G. Olson	1973	1976	Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Edward J. Gearty	1977	1981	Democratic-Farmer-Labor

John T. Davies	1981	1983	Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Jerome M. Hughes	1983	1987	Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Florian Chmielewski	1987	1987	Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Jerome M. Hughes	1987	1993	Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Allan H. Spear	1993	2001	Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Don Samuelson	2001	2003	Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Jim Metzen	2003	2011	Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Michelle Fischbach	2011	2013	Republican

Sandy Pappas	2013	2017	Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Michelle Fischbach	2017	20181	Republican

Jeremy Miller	2019	Incumbent	Republican

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Sandy Pappas is a former president of the Minnesota Senate.

final_sentence: Sandy Pappas is a former president of the Minnesota Senate.