First Ladies and Gentlemen of Minnesota

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The Minnesota Governor's Mansion typically also is the residence of the First Spouse

The spouse of the Governor of Minnesota is given an honorary position, styled as First Lady or First Gentleman of the State of Minnesota. To date there have been no female governors of the State of Minnesota, and all First Spouses have been First Ladies. [1]

Governor of Minnesota head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Minnesota

The Governor of Minnesota is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Minnesota, leading the state's executive branch. Forty people have been governor of Minnesota, though historically there were also three governors of Minnesota Territory. Alexander Ramsey, the first territorial governor, also served as state governor several years later. State governors are elected to office by popular vote, but territorial governors were appointed to the office by the United States president. The current governor of Minnesota is Tim Walz of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL).

Minnesota State of the United States of America

Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwest and northern regions of the United States. Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd U.S. state on May 11, 1858, created from the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory. The state has a large number of lakes, and is known by the slogan the "Land of 10,000 Lakes". Its official motto is L'Étoile du Nord.

The current First Lady is Gwen Walz, spouse of Governor, Tim Walz.

Tim Walz 41st Governor of Minnesota, former U.S. Representative from Minnesotas 1st district

Timothy James Walz is an American politician who is the 41st governor of Minnesota, serving since January 2019. A member of the Democratic Farmer-Labor Party, he served as the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 1st congressional district from 2007 to 2019. The district comprises the state's southern end, running along the entire border with Iowa; it includes Rochester, Austin, Winona and Mankato.

NameImageTerm in OfficeBirth-DeathSpouse OfNotes
Sarah Jane Steele Sibley1858-18601823-1869 Henry Sibley
Anna Earl Jenks Ramsey1860-18631826-1884 Alexander Ramsey
Ruth Livingston Swift1863-18641827-1881 Henry Swift
Margaret Funk Miller1864-18661816-1879 Stephen Miller
Abby Langford Marshall1866-18701826-1893 William Marshall
Mary Angelina "Lena" Morrill Austin1870-18741835-1910 Horace Austin
Laura Bowman Davis1874-1876c.1839-Unknown Cushman Davis
Mahala Fisk Pillsbury1876-18821832-1910 John S. Pillsbury
Amelia Thomas Hubbard1882-18871843-1923 Lucius Hubbard Born in Canada
Mary Elizabeth Wilson McGill1887-18891853-1932 Andrew McGill
Laura Hancock Merriam1889-18931850-1943 William Merriam
Nicolina Jacobsen Nelson1893-18951846-1922 Knute Nelson Born in Norway
Addie Barton Clough1895-18991850-1929 D.M. Clough
Alice Shepard Lind1899-19011859-1942 John Lind
Ruth Hall Van Sant1901-19051848-1928 Samuel Van Sant
Elinore "Nora" Preston Johnson1905-1909c.1874-1955 John Johnson
Adele O. M. Koke Eberhart1909-19151874-1945 A.O. Eberhart First First Lady born in Minnesota.
Vacant1915-1915 Winfield Scott Hammond Governor Hammond was not married.
Mary Louise Cross Burnquist1915-19211880-1966 J.A.A. Burnquist
Idelle Louise Haugen Preus1921-19251884-1968 J.A.O. Preus
Ruth E. Donaldson Christianson1925-19311886-1944 Theodore Christianson
Ada A. Krejci Olson1931-19361893-1969 Floyd B. Olson
Medora B. Grandprey Petersen1936-19371896-1997 Hjalmar Petersen
Frances Lillian Miller Benson1937-19391896-1990 Elmer Benson
Esther G. Glewwe Stassen1939-19431906-2000 Harold Stassen worked as a secretary in a downtown St. Paul law office
Myrtle Ennor Oliver Thye1943-19471895-1972 Edward Thye
Irene Annet Engdahl Youngdahl1947-19511896-1992 Luther Youngdahl
Lillian Otterstad Anderson1951-19551913-1998 C. Elmer Anderson
Jane C. Shields Freeman1955-19611921-2018 Orville Freeman
Eleanor A. Johnson Andersen1961-19631911-2011 Elmer Andersen
Florence Boedeker Rolvaag1963-19671921-1983 Karl Rolvaag worked as a secretary at the literary journal "Southwestern Review"and taught at a business school
Iantha Powrie LeVander1967-19711913-2009 Harold LeVander
Mary Christine McKee Anderson1971-19761939-2018 Wendell Anderson Architect
Delores "Lola" Helen Simich Perpich1976-19791931- Rudy Perpich
Gretchen Marie Hansen Quie 1979-19831927-2015 Al Quie
Delores "Lola" Helen Simich Perpich1983-19911931- Rudy Perpich
Susan Shepard Carlson1991-19991949- Arne Carlson
Theresa "Terry" Masters Janos "Ventura"1999-20031955- Jesse Ventura
Mary Anderson Pawlenty 2003-20111961- Tim Pawlenty state court judge
Vacant2011-2019 Mark Dayton Governor Dayton was unmarried while governor
Gwen Whipple Walz2019-present1966- Tim Walz

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References

  1. ↑ "Governors of Minnesota: First Ladies". Minnesota Historical Society . Retrieved 24 December 2018.
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