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Since taking office in 2001, [[Governor]] '''Ruth Ann Minner''' has worked to get things done in [[Delaware]] by improving schools, preserving and protecting the environment, improving health care and fighting cancer, and creating and keeping jobs.
Beginning her political career in 1974, Governor Minner served four terms in the state House of Representatives (1974-1982), and served three terms in the state Senate (1982-1993). She served as Delaware’s Lieutenant Governor from 1993 until 2001. Governor Minner became the first female Governor of the state of Delaware on January 3, 2001.
Governor Minner lives on a farm near Milford and enjoys spending time with her three sons and their wives, her seven grandchildren, and her great-granddaughter, great-grandson and two step-great-grandsons.<ref>[http://governor.delaware.gov/biography.shtml Ruth Ann Minner 's Biography]</ref>
==References==
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==External Links==
*[http://governor.delaware.gov/ State of North Dakota - Governor Ruth Ann Minner Official Website]
*[http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=1674 Project Vote Smart - Governor Ruth Ann Minner]
[[Category: United States Governors]]
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