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Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota

Elected political office in Minnesota, United States

Field	Value
post	Lieutenant Governor
body	Minnesota
image	File:Peggy Flanagan and Premier Kinew (cropped).jpg
imagesize	180px
incumbent	Peggy Flanagan
incumbentsince	January 7, 2019
style
seat	Minnesota State Capitol
Saint Paul, Minnesota
appointer	General election
termlength	Four years, no term limits
formation
succession	First
inaugural	William Holcombe
salary	$82,959
constituting_instrument	Minnesota Constitution of 1858, Article V
website	Official page

Saint Paul, Minnesota

The lieutenant governor of Minnesota is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. state of Minnesota. Fifty individuals have held the office of lieutenant governor since statehood. The incumbent is Peggy Flanagan, a DFLer and the first Native American elected to a statewide executive office in Minnesota's history.

Powers and duties

The lieutenant governor assists the governor in carrying out the functions of the executive branch, as well as serving in the governor's place in the event of his or her absence or disability. The governor, as prescribed by law, may file a written order with the secretary of state to delegate to the lieutenant governor any powers, duties, responsibilities, or functions otherwise performed by the governor. As a key member of the governor's cabinet, the lieutenant governor is consulted on all major policy and budgetary decisions. Moreover, the lieutenant governor is a statutory member of the Executive Council and chairs the Advisory Committee on Capitol Area Security, the Capitol Area Architectural Planning Board, and the State Capitol Preservation Commission.

History

In 1886, elections were moved from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years. Beginning with the 1962 election, the term of the lieutenant governor increased from two to four years. Prior to the 1974 election, governors and lieutenant governors were elected on separate ballots, with the lieutenant governor having independent legislative authority as president of the senate. Since 1974, the lieutenant governor has been relieved of the duty to preside over the state senate and is elected on a joint ticket with the governor. Marlene Johnson, elected in 1982 as the running mate of Rudy Perpich, was the first female lieutenant governor of Minnesota. All eight of her successors in that office have also been women.

List

;Parties

No.	Image	Lt. Governor	Took office	Left office	Governor(s) served under	Party
1	[[File:WilliamHolcombe1858.jpg	100px]]	William Holcombe	May 24, 1858	January 2, 1860	Henry H. Sibley	Democratic
2	[[File:Hon. Ignatius Donnelly, Minn Crop.jpg	100px]]	Ignatius L. Donnelly	January 2, 1860	March 4, 1863	Alexander Ramsey	Republican
3	[[File:Portrait of Governor Henry Swift, St. Peter, Minnesota - DPLA - 9e46a5b2e82c5fe4577ded24735c33a8 (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Henry Adoniram Swift	March 4, 1863	July 10, 1863	Alexander Ramsey	Republican
Office vacant from July 10, 1863 – January 11, 1864
4	[[File:Charles D Sherwood.jpg	100px]]	Charles D. Sherwood	January 11, 1864	January 8, 1866	Stephen Miller	Republican
5	[[File:THArmstrong.jpg	100px]]	Thomas H. Armstrong	January 8, 1866	January 7, 1870	William R. Marshall	Republican
6	[[File:William Hall Yale.jpg	100px]]	William H. Yale	January 7, 1870	January 9, 1874	Horace Austin	Republican
7	[[File:Alphonso Barto.jpg	100px]]	Alphonso Barto	January 9, 1874	January 7, 1876	Cushman K. Davis	Republican
8	[[File:RepWakefield (cropped).jpg	100px]]	James Wakefield	January 7, 1876	January 10, 1880	John S. Pillsbury	Republican
9	[[File:Charles_Andrew_Gilman_(1833-1927).jpg	100px]]	Charles A. Gilman	January 10, 1880	January 4, 1887	John S. Pillsbury
Lucius F. Hubbard	Republican
10	[[File:AlE.Rice.jpg	100px]]	Albert E. Rice	January 4, 1887	January 5, 1891	Andrew R. McGill
William R. Merriam	Republican
11	[[File:Gideon_Sprague_Ives.jpg	100px]]	Gideon S. Ives	January 5, 1891	January 3, 1893	William R. Merriam
Knute Nelson	Republican
12	[[File:DavidClough.jpg	100px]]	David Marston Clough	January 3, 1893	January 31, 1895	Knute Nelson	Republican
13	[[File:Frank_Arah_Day.jpg	100px]]	Frank A. Day	January 31, 1895	January 5, 1897	David M. Clough	Republican
14	[[File:John_LaPorte_Gibbs.jpg	100px]]	John L. Gibbs	January 5, 1897	January 3, 1899	David M. Clough	Republican
15	[[File:LyndonAmbroseSmith.jpg	100px]]	Lyndon Ambrose Smith	January 3, 1899	January 5, 1903	John Lind (Democratic)
Samuel R. Van Sant (Republican)	Republican
16	[[File:Ray W. Jones The Book of Minnesota (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Ray W. Jones	January 5, 1903	January 7, 1907	Samuel R. Van Sant
John A. Johnson	Republican
17	[[File:AOEberhart-official.jpg	100px]]	Adolph Olson Eberhart	January 7, 1907	September 21, 1909	John A. Johnson (Democratic)	Republican
18	[[File:Edward_Everett_Smith.jpg	100px]]	Edward Everett Smith	September 25, 1909	January 3, 1911	Adolph O. Eberhart	Republican
19	[[File:Samuel_Y_Gordon.jpg	100px]]	Samuel Y. Gordon	January 3, 1911	January 7, 1913	Adolph O. Eberhart	Republican
20	[[File:JosephBurnquist.jpg	100px]]	Joseph A. A. Burnquist	January 7, 1913	December 30, 1915	Adolph O. Eberhart
Winfield S. Hammond	Republican
Office vacant from December 30, 1915 – October 28, 1916
21	[[File:George_Henry_Sullivan.jpg	100px]]	George H. Sullivan	October 28, 1916	January 2, 1917	J. A. A. Burnquist	Republican
22	[[File:Thomas Frankson edit.jpg	100px]]	Thomas Frankson	January 2, 1917	January 4, 1921	J. A. A. Burnquist	Republican
23	[[File:Louis L. Collins LCCN2014716089 (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Louis L. Collins	January 4, 1921	January 6, 1925	J. A. O. Preus	Republican
24	[[File:Lieutenant Governor W. I (edit) (3x4 close).jpg	100px]]	William I. Nolan	January 6, 1925	June 1929	Theodore Christianson	Republican
25	[[File:Charles_Edward_Adams.jpg	100px]]	Charles Edward Adams	June 25, 1929	January 6, 1931	Theodore Christianson	Republican
26	[[File:Henry Arens, 1934.jpg	100px]]	Henry M. Arens	January 6, 1931	January 3, 1933	Floyd B. Olson	Farmer–Labor
27	[[File:K. K. Solberg 1933 Oval Crop.png	100px]]	Konrad K. Solberg	January 3, 1933	January 8, 1935	Floyd B. Olson	Farmer–Labor
28	[[File:Hjalmar Petersen 1935 Oval Crop Edit.png	100px]]	Hjalmar Petersen	January 8, 1935	August 24, 1936	Floyd B. Olson	Farmer–Labor
*	[[File:WilliamBurdetteRichardson.jpg	100px]]	William B. Richardson1	August 24, 1936	January 1, 1937	Hjalmar Petersen	Republican
29	[[File:Gottfrid Lindsten.jpg	100px]]	Gottfrid Lindsten	January 5, 1937	January 2, 1939	Elmer A. Benson	Farmer–Labor
30	[[File:C._Elmer_Anderson.jpg	100px]]	C. Elmer Anderson	January 2, 1939	January 4, 1943	Harold Stassen	Republican
31	[[File:EdwardThye.jpg	100px]]	Edward John Thye	January 4, 1943	April 27, 1943	Harold Stassen	Republican
32		Archie H. Miller	May 6, 1943	January 2, 1945	Edward John Thye	Republican
33	[[File:C._Elmer_Anderson.jpg	100px]]	C. Elmer Anderson	January 2, 1945	September 27, 1951	Luther W. Youngdahl	Republican
Office vacant from September 27, 1951 – January 5, 1953
34	[[File:AncherNelsen2.jpg	100px]]	Ancher Nelsen	January 5, 1953	May 1, 1953	C. Elmer Anderson	Republican
Office vacant from May 1, 1953 – September 3, 1954
35		Donald O. Wright2	September 3, 1954	January 3, 1955	C. Elmer Anderson	Republican
36	[[File:Karl_Rolvaag.jpg	100px]]	Karl Rolvaag	January 3, 1955	January 8, 1963	Orville L. Freeman
Elmer L. Andersen	Democratic–Farmer–Labor
37	[[File:Sandy_Keith.jpg	100px]]	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	[[File:Rudy_Perpich.jpg	100px]]	Rudy Perpich	January 4, 1971	December 29, 1976	Wendell R. Anderson	Democratic–Farmer–Labor
40	[[File:Alec_G._Olson-89th_Congress_(1965).jpeg	100px]]	Alec G. Olson3	December 29, 1976	January 4, 1979	Rudy Perpich	Democratic–Farmer–Labor
41	[[File:Lou_Wangberg.jpg	100px]]	Lou Wangberg	January 4, 1979	January 3, 1983	Al Quie	Independent Republican
42	[[File:Marlene_Johnson.jpg	100px]]	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	[[File:Carol_Molnau.jpg	100px]]	Carol Molnau	January 6, 2003	January 3, 2011	Tim Pawlenty	Republican
47	[[File:Yvonne_Prettner_Solon.jpg	100px]]	Yvonne Prettner Solon	January 3, 2011	January 5, 2015	Mark Dayton	Democratic–Farmer–Labor
48	[[File:Tina Smith 2015.jpg	100px]]	Tina Smith	January 5, 2015	January 2, 2018	Democratic–Farmer–Labor
49	[[File:Lieutenant Governor Michelle Fischbach.jpg	100px]]	Michelle Fischbach4	January 2, 2018	January 7, 2019	Republican
50	[[File:Peggy Flanagan and Premier Kinew (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Peggy Flanagan	January 7, 2019	Incumbent	Tim Walz	Democratic–Farmer–Labor

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.

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; Anderson arranged with Perpich to be appointed to the United States Senate after the resignation of Walter Mondale, who had been elected vice president.

4 As president of the Minnesota Senate, Fischbach became lieutenant governor following the resignation of Tina Smith. Smith was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton to fill the United States Senate seat vacated by Al Franken. Fischbach resigned from the state Senate and took the oath of office for lieutenant governor on May 25, 2018.

Note on Minnesota political parties names

Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party: On April 15, 1944, the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party merged and created the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL). It is affiliated with the national Democratic Party.
Republican Party of Minnesota: From November 15, 1975, to September 23, 1995, the name of the state Republican party was the Independent Republican party (IR). The party has always been affiliated with the national Republican Party.
Independence Party of Minnesota: The party was founded under this name in 1992. In 1995 the IPM affiliated with the national Reform Party and renamed itself the Reform Party of Minnesota. In 2000 the Reform Party of Minnesota disaffiliated with the national Reform party and returned to the name Independence party.

References

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

References

(2021). "State Elected Officials' Compensation". Minnesota House Research Department.
"Chapter 4. State Executive Offices, 2020-2021 Minnesota Blue Book". Minnesota Office of the Secretary of State.
"2024 Minnesota Statutes Index: Lieutenant Governor". Office of the Revisor of Statutes of Minnesota.

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