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    Minnesota Trade Office

    Also known as:
    Trade Division
    Active dates:1983 -
    Authority:
    Established by Governor Rudy Perpich
    Minn. Stat. 116J.966
    1987 Minn. Laws Chap. 312 Art. 1 Sec. 20
    Preceded by:
    World Trade Center Corporation Board of Directors
    History:

    Originally, the Trade Office was situated in the Department of Commerce. In 1987, the Legislature moved the office under the purview of the Department of Trade and Economic Development, which in 2003 became the Employment and Economic Development Department (DEED).

    In 1999, the Legislature transferred the work of the World Trade Center Corporation to the Trade Office (see Laws of Minn. 1999, chap. 223, art. 2, sec. 28, 66).
    Subordinate to:
    Trade and Economic Development Department
    Employment and Economic Development Department
    Agency heads:

    As of 2025, Gabrielle Gerbaud serves as the Executive Director.
    Internet resource:
    Minnesota Trade Office, Department of Employment and Economic Development
    Documents/Articles:
    News clippings and documents. Agencies Notebook Collection, 1983-2015.
    Record last updated: 02/24/2025
     

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