List of lieutenant governors of Minnesota

This is a list of lieutenant governors of the U.S. state of Minnesota.

In 1886 elections were moved from odd years to even 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. Marlene Johnson, elected in 1982 as the running mate of Rudy Perpich, was the first female lieutenant governor of Minnesota. All of her successors in that office have also been women.

Parties

  Democratic/Democratic Farmer Labor   Farmer Labor   Republican/Independent Republican   Reform/Independence

No. Lt. Governor Took office Left office Party
1William Holcombe May 24, 1858January 2, 1860 Democratic
2Ignatius L. DonnellyJanuary 2, 1860March 4, 1863 Republican
3Henry Adoniram SwiftMarch 4, 1863July 10, 1863 Republican
VacantJuly 10, 1863 January 11, 1864
4Charles D. SherwoodJanuary 11, 1864January 8, 1866 Republican
5Thomas H. ArmstrongJanuary 8, 1866January 7, 1870 Republican
6 William H. YaleJanuary 7, 1870January 9, 1874 Republican
7Alphonso BartoJanuary 9, 1874January 7, 1876 Republican
8James WakefieldJanuary 7, 1876January 10, 1880 Republican
9Charles A. Gilman January 10, 1880January 4, 1887 Republican
10 Albert E. RiceJanuary 4, 1887January 5, 1891 Republican
11 Gideon S. IvesJanuary 5, 1891January 3, 1893 Republican
12David Marston CloughJanuary 3, 1893January 31, 1895 Republican
13 Frank A. DayJanuary 31, 1895January 5, 1897 Republican
14 John L. GibbsJanuary 5, 1897January 3, 1899 Republican
15 Lyndon Ambrose SmithJanuary 3, 1899January 5, 1903 Republican
16 Ray W. JonesJanuary 5, 1903 January 7, 1907 Republican
17 Adolph Olson EberhartJanuary 7, 1907September 21, 1909 Republican
18 Edward Everett SmithSeptember 25, 1909January 3, 1911 Republican
19 Samuel Y. GordonJanuary 3, 1911January 7, 1913 Republican
20Joseph A. A. Burnquist January 7, 1913December 30, 1915 Republican
VacantDecember 30, 1915October 28, 1916
21 George H. SullivanOctober 28, 1916January 2, 1917 Republican
22 Thomas FranksonJanuary 2, 1917January 4, 1921 Republican
23 Louis L. CollinsJanuary 4, 1921January 6, 1925 Republican
24 William I. NolanJanuary 6, 1925June 1929 Republican
25 Charles Edward AdamsJune 25, 1929January 6, 1931 Republican
26 Henry M. ArensJanuary 6, 1931January 3, 1933 Farmer Labor
27 Konrad K. SolbergJanuary 3, 1933January 8, 1935 Farmer Labor
28 Hjalmar Petersen January 8, 1935August 24, 1936 Farmer Labor
* William B. Richardson1August 24, 1936January 1, 1937Republican
29 Gottfrid LindstenJanuary 5, 1937January 2, 1939 Farmer Labor
30 C. Elmer AndersonJanuary 2, 1939January 4, 1943 Republican
31 Edward John ThyeJanuary 4, 1943April 27, 1943 Republican
32 Archie H. MillerMay 6, 1943January 2, 1945 Republican
33 C. Elmer AndersonJanuary 2, 1945September 27, 1951 Republican
VacantSeptember 27, 1951January 5, 1953
34 Ancher Nelsen January 5, 1953May 1, 1953 Republican
VacantMay 1, 1953September 3, 1954
35 Donald O. Wright2September 3, 1954January 3, 1955Republican
36 Karl RolvaagJanuary 3, 1955January 8, 1963 Democratic Farmer Labor
37 Alexander M. KeithJanuary 8, 1963January 2, 1967 Democratic Farmer Labor
38 James B. GoetzJanuary 2, 1967January 4, 1971 Republican
39 Rudy PerpichJanuary 4, 1971December 29, 1976 Democratic Farmer Labor
40 Alec G. Olson3December 29, 1976January 4, 1979 Democratic Farmer Labor
41 Lou Wangberg January 4, 1979January 3, 1983 Independent Republican
42 Marlene JohnsonJanuary 3, 1983January 7, 1991 Democratic Farmer Labor
43 Joanell Dyrstad January 7, 1991 January 3, 1995Independent Republican
44Joanne Benson January 3, 1995 January 4, 1999IR/Republican
45 Mae Schunk January 4, 1999January 6, 2003Reform/Independence
46 Carol Molnau January 6, 2003January 3, 2011Republican
47 Yvonne Prettner Solon January 3, 2011January 5, 2015Democratic Farmer Labor
48 Tina Smith January 5, 2015PresentDemocratic 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, who had appointed himself to the U.S. Senate on resignation of Walter Mondale who had been elected vice president.

Note on Minnesota political parties names

Living former U.S. Lieutenant Governors of Minnesota

As of January 2015, there are ten former U.S. lieutenant governors of Minnesota who are currently living at this time, the oldest U.S. lieutenant governor being Alexander M. Keith (served 1963–1967, born 1928). The most recent death of a former U.S. lieutenant governor of Minnesota was that of C. Elmer Anderson (served 1939–1943 and 1945–1951, born 1912), on January 22, 1998. The most recently serving lieutenant governor to die was Rudy Perpich (1971-1976) on September 21, 1995.

Lt. GovernorLt. Gubernatorial termDate of birth (and age)
Alexander M. Keith 1963–1967 November 22, 1928
James B. Goetz 1967–1971 May 28, 1936
Alec G. Olson 1976–1979 September 11, 1930
Lou Wangberg 1979–1983 March 27, 1941
Marlene Johnson 1983–1991 January 11, 1946
Joanell Dyrstad 1991–1995 October 15, 1942
Joanne Benson 1995–1999 January 4, 1943
Mae Schunk 1999–2003 May 21, 1934
Carol Molnau 2003–2011 September 17, 1949
Yvonne Prettner Solon 2011–2015 February 3, 1946

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References

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