List of Governors of Minnesota
State governors
Table:
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Governor
Took office
Left office
Party
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death
Lieutenant governor(s)
Term

1

Henry H. Sibley

May 24, 1858

January 2, 1860

Democratic

February 20, 1811

Michigan

February 18, 1891

William Holcombe

1

2

Alexander Ramsey

January 2, 1860

July 10, 1863[2]

Republican

September 8, 1815

Pennsylvania

April 22, 1903

Ignatius L. Donnelly

2

Henry A. Swift[3]

3

3

Henry A. Swift

July 10, 1863[3]

January 11, 1864

March 23, 1823

Ohio

February 25, 1869

vacant

4

Stephen Miller

January 11, 1864

January 8, 1866

January 7, 1816

Pennsylvania

August 18, 1881

Charles D. Sherwood

4

5

William R. Marshall

January 8, 1866

January 9, 1870

October 17, 1825

Missouri

January 8, 1896

Thomas H. Armstrong

5

6

6

Horace Austin

January 9, 1870

January 7, 1874

October 15, 1831

Connecticut

November 2, 1905

William H. Yale

7

8

7

Cushman K. Davis

January 7, 1874

January 7, 1876

June 16, 1838

New York

November 27, 1900

Alphonso Barto

9

8

John S. Pillsbury

January 7, 1876

January 10, 1882

July 29, 1827

New Hampshire

October 18, 1901

James B. Wakefield

10

11

Charles A. Gilman

12

9

Lucius F. Hubbard

January 10, 1882

January 5, 1887

January 26, 1836

New York

February 5, 1913

13

14

10

Andrew R. McGill

January 5, 1887

January 9, 1889

February 19, 1840

Pennsylvania

October 31, 1905

Albert E. Rice

15

11

William R. Merriam

January 9, 1889

January 9, 1893

July 26, 1849

New York

February 18, 1931

16

Gideon S. Ives

17

12

Knute Nelson

January 9, 1893

January 31, 1895[2]

February 2, 1843

Norway

April 28, 1923

David M. Clough

18

13

David M. Clough

January 31, 1895[3]

January 2, 1899

December 27, 1846

New Hampshire

August 28, 1924

Frank A. Day

19

John L. Gibbs

20

14

John Lind

January 2, 1899

January 7, 1901

Democratic[4]

March 25, 1854

Sweden

September 18, 1930

Lyndon A. Smith

21

15

Samuel R. Van Sant

January 7, 1901

January 4, 1905

Republican

May 11, 1844

Illinois

October 3, 1936

22

Ray W. Jones

23

16

John A. Johnson

January 4, 1905

September 21, 1909[5]

Democratic

July 28, 1861

Minnesota

September 21, 1909

24

Adolph O. Eberhart

25

17

Adolph O. Eberhart

September 21, 1909[3]

January 5, 1915

Republican

June 23, 1870

Sweden

December 6, 1944

Edward E. Smith[3]

26

Samuel Y. Gordon

27

J. A. A. Burnquist

28

18

Winfield S. Hammond

January 5, 1915

December 30, 1915[5]

Democratic

November 17, 1863

Massachusetts

December 30, 1915

29

19

J. A. A. Burnquist

December 30, 1915[3]

January 5, 1921

Republican

July 21, 1879

Iowa

January 12, 1961

George H. Sullivan[3]

29

Thomas Frankson

30

31

20

J. A. O. Preus

January 5, 1921

January 6, 1925

August 28, 1883

Wisconsin

May 24, 1961

Louis L. Collins

32

33

21

Theodore Christianson

January 6, 1925

January 6, 1931

September 12, 1883

Minnesota

December 9, 1948

William I. Nolan

34

35

Charles Edward Adams[3]

36

22

Floyd B. Olson

January 6, 1931

August 22, 1936[5]

Farmer-Labor

November 13, 1891

Minnesota

August 22, 1936

Henry M. Arens

37

Konrad K. Solberg

38

Hjalmar Petersen

39

23

Hjalmar Petersen

August 22, 1936[3]

January 4, 1937

January 2, 1890

Denmark

March 29, 1968

William B. Richardson (acting)[6]

24

Elmer A. Benson

January 4, 1937

January 2, 1939

September 22, 1895

Minnesota

March 13, 1985

Gottfrid T. Lindsten

40

25

Harold E. Stassen

January 2, 1939

April 27, 1943[2]

Republican

April 13, 1907

Minnesota

March 4, 2001

C. Elmer Anderson

41

42

Edward J. Thye

43

26

Edward J. Thye

April 27, 1943

January 8, 1947

April 26, 1896

South Dakota

August 28, 1969

Archie H. Miller

C. Elmer Anderson

44

27

Luther W. Youngdahl

January 8, 1947

September 27, 1951[2]

May 29, 1896

Minnesota

June 21, 1978

45

46

47

28

C. Elmer Anderson

September 27, 1951[3]

January 5, 1955

March 16, 1912

Minnesota

January 22, 1998

vacant

Ancher Nelsen

48

Donald O. Wright

29

Orville L. Freeman

January 5, 1955

January 2, 1961

Democratic-Farmer-Labor

May 9, 1918

Minnesota

February 20, 2003

Karl F. Rolvaag

49

50

51

30

Elmer L. Andersen

January 2, 1961

March 25, 1963[7]

Republican

June 17, 1909

Illinois

November 15, 2004

52

31

Karl F. Rolvaag

March 25, 1963[7]

January 2, 1967

Democratic-Farmer-Labor

July 18, 1913

Minnesota

December 20, 1990

Sandy Keith

53

32

Harold LeVander

January 2, 1967

January 4, 1971

Republican

October 10, 1910

Nebraska

March 30, 1992

James B. Goetz

54

33

Wendell R. Anderson

January 4, 1971

December 29, 1976[2]

Democratic-Farmer-Labor

February 1, 1933

Minnesota

July 17, 2016

Rudy Perpich

55

56

34

Rudy Perpich

December 29, 1976[3]

January 4, 1979

June 27, 1928

Minnesota

September 21, 1995

Alec G. Olson[3]

35

Al Quie

January 4, 1979

January 3, 1983

Independent-Republican

September 18, 1923

Minnesota

Lou Wangberg

57

36

Rudy Perpich

January 3, 1983

January 7, 1991

Democratic-Farmer-Labor

June 27, 1928

Minnesota

September 21, 1995

Marlene Johnson

58

59

37

Arne H. Carlson

January 7, 1991

January 4, 1999

Independent-Republican/
Republican

September 24, 1934

New York

Joanell M. Dyrstad

60

Joanne Benson

61

38

Jesse Ventura[8]

January 4, 1999

January 6, 2003

Reform/Independence

July 15, 1951

Minnesota

Mae A. Schunk

62

39

Tim Pawlenty

January 6, 2003

January 3, 2011

Republican

November 27, 1960

Minnesota

Carol Molnau

63

64

40

Mark Dayton

January 3, 2011

January 7, 2019

Democratic-Farmer-Labor

January 26, 1947

Minnesota

Yvonne Prettner Solon

65

Tina Smith

66

Michelle Fischbach

41

Tim Walz

January 7, 2019

Incumbent

April 6, 1964

Nebraska

Peggy Flanagan

67

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