Commissioner, appointed by the governor: N.J. Holmberg, 1919-1931; Rollef A. Trovatten, 1931-1950; Myron W. Clark, 1950-1955; Byron Allen, 1955-1961; Duane A. Wilson, 1961-1964; Russell G. Schwandt, 1964-1969; Robert W. Carlson, 1969-1971; John Wefald, 1971-1977; William Walker, 1977-1978; Mark Seetin, 1978-1982; Jim Nichols, 1982-1990; Elton Redalen, 1990-1995; Gene Hugoson, 1995-2011; Dave Frederickson, 2011-2019; Thom Petersen, 2019-