Governors of Minnesota
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A list of governors from the state of Minnesota.[1][2]
Territorial Governors of Minnesota
| Name | Party | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Ramsey | Whig | 1849-1853 |
| Willis Arnold Gorman | Democrat | 1853-1857 |
| Samuel Medary | Democrat | 1857-1858 |
State Governors of Minnesota
| Name | Party | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Henry H. Sibley | Democrat | 1858-1860 |
| Alexander Ramsey | Republican | 1860-1863 |
| Henry A. Swift | Republican | 1863-1864 |
| Stephen Miller | Republican | 1864-1866 |
| William R. Marshall | Republican | 1866-1870 |
| Horace Austin | Republican | 1870-1874 |
| Cushman K. Davis | Republican | 1874-1876 |
| John S. Pillsbury | Republican | 1876-1882 |
| Lucius F. Hubbard | Republican | 1882-1887 |
| Andrew R. McGill | Republican | 1887-1889 |
| William R. Merriam | Republican | 1889-1893 |
| Knute Nelson | Republican | 1893-1895 |
| David M. Clough | Republican | 1895-1899 |
| John Lind | Populist Democrat/Silver Republican | 1899-1901 |
| Samuel R. Van Sant | Republican | 1901-1905 |
| John A. Johnson | Democrat | 1905-1909 |
| Adolph O. Eberhart | Republican | 1909-1915 |
| Winfield S. Hammond | Democrat | 1915 |
| J. A. A. Burnquist | Republican | 1915-1921 |
| J. A. O. Preus | Republican | 1921-1925 |
| Theodore Christienson | Republican | 1925-1931 |
| Floyd B. Olson | Farmer-Labor | 1931-1936 |
| Hjalmar Petersen | Farmer-Labor | 1936-1937 |
| Elmer A. Benson | Farmer-Labor | 1937-1939 |
| Harold Stassen | Republican | 1939-1943 |
| Edward J. Thye | Republican | 1943-1947 |
| Luther W. Youngdahl | Republican | 1947-1951 |
| C. Elmer Anderson | Republican | 1951-1955 |
| Orville L. Freeman | Democrat/Farmer-Labor | 1955-1961 |
| Elmer L. Andersen | Republican | 1961-1963 |
| Karl F. Rolvaag | Democrat/Farmer-Labor | 1963-1967 |
| Harold LeVander | Republican | 1967-1971 |
| Wendell R. Anderson | Democrat/Farmer-Labor | 1971-1976 |
| Rudy Perpich | Democrat/Farmer-Labor | 1976-1979, 1983-1991 |
| Al Quie | Republican | 1979-1983 |
| Arne H. Carlson | Republican | 1991-1999 |
| Jesse Ventura | Independent | 1999-2003 |
| Tim Pawlenty | Republican | 2003-2011 |
| Mark Dayton | Democrat | 2011–2019 |
| Tim Walz | Democrat | 2019-present |
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