Minnesota Governors, 1849-Present

Compiled by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library

This list of Minnesota governors was compiled by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library from Minnesota legislative manuals and other sources, including previous library compilations and several histories of Minnesota. The table below includes links to gubernatorial vetoes, executive orders, and speeches, when available. 

The Library also has information about Minnesota Governor's Salary, 1983-Present, Minnesota Lieutenant Governors, 1858-Present, Minnesota Lieutenant Governors who Became Governor by Succession, Governor's Proposed Capital Budgets, and Governor's Proposed Biennial Operating Budgets.

While efforts have been made to verify this information in more than one source, errors are possible. Please report any errors to Library staff.