List of presidents of the University of Minnesota

President of University of Minnesota
Incumbent Rebecca Cunningham since 2023
Appointer	University of Minnesota Board of Regents
Formation	1851
First holder	William Watts Folwell, 1869-1884
Website	Office of the President

This list of presidents and principals of University of Minnesota includes all who have served as president of University of Minnesota. ^[1]

Presidents

No.	Image	Name	Term start	Term end	Refs.
1		William Watts Folwell	1869	1884
2		Cyrus Northrop	1884	1911
3		George Edgar Vincent	1911	1917
4		Marion Burton	1917	1920
5		Lotus D. Coffman	1920	1938
6		Guy Stanton Ford	1938	1941
7		Walter Coffey	1941	1945
8		James Morrill	1945	1960
9		O. Meredith Wilson	1960	1967
10		Malcolm Moos	1967	1974
11		C. Peter Magrath	1974	1984
12		Kenneth H. Keller	1985	1988
13		Nils Hasselmo	1988	1997
14		Mark G. Yudof	July 1, 1997	July 31, 2002
interim		Robert H. Bruininks	August 1, 2002	November 8, 2002
15			November 8, 2002	June 30, 2011
16		Eric W. Kaler	July 1, 2011	June 30, 2019	[2]
17		Joan Gabel	July 1, 2019	June 9, 2023	[3]
interim		Jeff Ettinger	June 10, 2023	June 30, 2024	[4]
18		Rebecca Cunningham	July 1, 2024	Present	[5] [6]

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References

1. "University of Minnesota - Presidential History". University of Minnesota . Retrieved August 1, 2024.
2. "Chemical engineering alumnus Eric Kaler named 16th president of University of Minnesota". UMN. November 18, 2010.
3. "Joan T.A. Gabel appointed 17th University of Minnesota President". UMN. December 18, 2018.
4. "Jeff Ettinger selected as interim president of the U of M". UMN. May 8, 2023.
5. "Rebecca Cunningham selected as next president of the University of Minnesota". University of Minnesota. February 26, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
6. "Rebecca Cunningham named University of Minnesota president". University of Michigan. March 8, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
7. "University Presidents". University of Minnesota.