List of lieutenant governors of Minnesota
List
Table:
No.
Lt. Governor
Took office
Left office
Governor(s) served under
Party

1
William Holcombe
May 24, 1858
January 2, 1860
Henry H. Sibley
Democratic

2
Ignatius L. Donnelly
January 2, 1860
March 4, 1863
Alexander Ramsey
Republican

3
Henry Adoniram Swift
March 4, 1863
July 10, 1863
Alexander Ramsey
Republican

Vacant
July 10, 1863
January 11, 1864
Alexander Ramsey

4
Charles D. Sherwood
January 11, 1864
January 8, 1866
Stephen Miller
Republican

5
Thomas H. Armstrong
January 8, 1866
January 7, 1870
William R. Marshall
Republican

6
William H. Yale
January 7, 1870
January 9, 1874
Horace Austin
Republican

7
Alphonso Barto
January 9, 1874
January 7, 1876
Cushman K. Davis
Republican

8
James Wakefield
January 7, 1876
January 10, 1880
John S. Pillsbury
Republican

9
Charles A. Gilman
January 10, 1880
January 4, 1887
John S. Pillsbury
Lucius F. Hubbard
Republican

10
Albert E. Rice
January 4, 1887
January 5, 1891
Andrew R. McGill
William R. Merriam
Republican

11
Gideon S. Ives
January 5, 1891
January 3, 1893
William R. Merriam
Knute Nelson
Republican

12
David Marston Clough
January 3, 1893
January 31, 1895
Knute Nelson
Republican

13
Frank A. Day
January 31, 1895
January 5, 1897
David M. Clough
Republican

14
John L. Gibbs
January 5, 1897
January 3, 1899
David M. Clough
Republican

15
Lyndon Ambrose Smith
January 3, 1899
January 5, 1903
John Lind (Democratic)
Samuel R. Van Sant (Republican)
Republican

16
Ray W. Jones
January 5, 1903
January 7, 1907
Samuel R. Van Sant
John A. Johnson
Republican

17
Adolph Olson Eberhart
January 7, 1907
September 21, 1909
John A. Johnson (Democratic)
Adolph O. Eberhart (Republican)
Republican

18
Edward Everett Smith
September 25, 1909
January 3, 1911
Adolph O. Eberhart
Republican

19
Samuel Y. Gordon
January 3, 1911
January 7, 1913
Adolph O. Eberhart
Republican

20
Joseph A. A. Burnquist
January 7, 1913
December 30, 1915
Adolph O. Eberhart
Winfield S. Hammond
Republican

Vacant
December 30, 1915
October 28, 1916
J. A. A. Burnquist

21
George H. Sullivan
October 28, 1916
January 2, 1917
J. A. A. Burnquist
Republican

22
Thomas Frankson
January 2, 1917
January 4, 1921
J. A. A. Burnquist
Republican

23
Louis L. Collins
January 4, 1921
January 6, 1925
J. A. O. Preus
Republican

24
William I. Nolan
January 6, 1925
June 1929
Theodore Christianson
Republican

25
Charles Edward Adams
June 25, 1929
January 6, 1931
Theodore Christianson
Republican

26
Henry M. Arens
January 6, 1931
January 3, 1933
Floyd B. Olson
Farmer Labor

27
Konrad K. Solberg
January 3, 1933
January 8, 1935
Floyd B. Olson
Farmer Labor

28
Hjalmar Petersen
January 8, 1935
August 24, 1936
Floyd B. Olson
Farmer Labor

*
William B. Richardson1
August 24, 1936
January 1, 1937
Hjalmar Petersen
Republican

29
Gottfrid Lindsten
January 5, 1937
January 2, 1939
Elmer A. Benson
Farmer Labor

30
C. Elmer Anderson
January 2, 1939
January 4, 1943
Harold E. Stassen
Republican

31
Edward John Thye
January 4, 1943
April 27, 1943
Harold E. Stassen
Republican

32
Archie H. Miller
May 6, 1943
January 2, 1945
Edward John Thye
Republican

33
C. Elmer Anderson
January 2, 1945
September 27, 1951
Luther W. Youngdahl
Republican

Vacant
September 27, 1951
January 5, 1953
C. Elmer Anderson

34
Ancher Nelsen
January 5, 1953
May 1, 1953
C. Elmer Anderson
Republican

Vacant
May 1, 1953
September 3, 1954
C. Elmer Anderson

35
Donald O. Wright2
September 3, 1954
January 3, 1955
C. Elmer Anderson
Republican

36
Karl Rolvaag
January 3, 1955
January 8, 1963
Orville L. Freeman
Elmer L. Andersen
Democratic Farmer Labor

37
Alexander M. Keith
January 8, 1963
January 2, 1967
Elmer L. Andersen
Karl F. Rolvaag
Democratic Farmer Labor

38
James B. Goetz
January 2, 1967
January 4, 1971
Harold LeVander
Republican

39
Rudy Perpich
January 4, 1971
December 29, 1976
Wendell R. Anderson
Democratic Farmer Labor

40
Alec G. Olson3
December 29, 1976
January 4, 1979
Rudy Perpich
Democratic Farmer Labor

41
Lou Wangberg
January 4, 1979
January 3, 1983
Al Quie
Independent Republican

42
Marlene Johnson
January 3, 1983
January 7, 1991
Rudy Perpich
Democratic Farmer Labor

43
Joanell Dyrstad
January 7, 1991
January 3, 1995
Arne H. Carlson
Independent Republican

44
Joanne Benson
January 3, 1995
January 4, 1999
Arne H. Carlson
IR/Republican

45
Mae Schunk
January 4, 1999
January 6, 2003
Jesse Ventura
Reform/Independence

46
Carol Molnau
January 6, 2003
January 3, 2011
Tim Pawlenty
Republican

47
Yvonne Prettner Solon
January 3, 2011
January 5, 2015
Mark Dayton
Democratic Farmer Labor

48
Tina Smith
January 5, 2015
January 2, 2018
Democratic Farmer Labor

49
Michelle Fischbach4
January 2, 2018
January 7, 2019
Republican

50
Peggy Flanagan
January 7, 2019
Incumbent
Tim Walz
Democratic Farmer Labor

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