Alec G. Olson

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Alec Olson
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40th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
In office
December 29, 1976 –January 3, 1979
Children4
ProfessionInsurance representative, farmer
  • From statehood until 1973, the lieutenant governor served as state senate president. Starting in 1973, senate presidents were selected from the body.

Alec Gehard Olson (born September 11, 1930) is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, a former state senator, who served as the 40th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. He was born in Mamre Township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. [1]

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Biography

Olson attended public schools and graduated from Willmar High School in 1948. He farmed between 1948 and 1955, and was an insurance representative from 1955 to 1962. He was active in the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party from 1952 to 1962, serving as a district chairman for four years. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1960, 1964 and 1968. [1]

Olson served in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 3, 1963, to January 3, 1967, during the 88th and 89th Congresses. He lost his bid for re-election in 1966. [1] [2] Olson served in the Minnesota Senate from 1969 to 1976 and was Senate president from 1973 to 1976. When Wendell Anderson resigned the governorship to become a U.S. senator in 1976 and was succeeded by Lieutenant Governor Rudy Perpich, Olson became the new lieutenant governor; he served from December 29, 1976 – January 3, 1979, and was Perpich's running mate in Minnesota's 1978 gubernatorial race. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Minnesota Legislators Past & Present – Legislator Record – Olson, Alec Gehard". Leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  2. ↑ "OLSON, Alec Gehard – Biographical Information". Bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
1978 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
1976–1979		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Rudy Perpich
Lt. Gov.
 President of the Minnesota Senate
1973–1976		Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 6th congressional district
1963–1967		Succeeded by
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