Governor of Minnesota
| Governor of Minnesota | |
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| Style | The Honorable |
| Residence | Minnesota Governor's Residence |
| Term length | Four years, no term limit |
| Inaugural holder | Henry H. Sibley |
| Formation | May 24, 1858 |
| Deputy | Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota |
| Salary | $127,629 |
| Website | Official website  |
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The Governor of Minnesota is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Minnesota, leading the state's executive branch. Thirty-nine different people have been governor of the state. State governors are elected to office by popular vote. The current governor of Minnesota is Democratic Tim Walz.
Cabinet
[change | change source]The governor has a cabinet consisting of the leaders of various state departments. The governor appoints these department heads, who are usually called commissioners. Cabinet-level departments include:
- Department of Administration
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Corrections
- Department of Education
- Department of Employee Relations
- Department of Employment and Economic Development
- Department of Finance
- Department of Health
- Department of Human Rights
- Department of Human Services
- Iron Range Resources (Also known as the IRRB [pronounced "eye-triple-r-b"])
- Department of Labor and Industry
- Bureau of Mediation Services
- Metropolitan Council
- Department of Military Affairs
- Minnesota Higher Education Services Office
- Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
- Department of Natural Resources
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- Department of Public Safety
- Department of Revenue
- Department of Transportation
- Department of Veterans Affairs
Residence
[change | change source]The Minnesota Governor's Residence is located in Saint Paul, at 1006 Summit Avenue.
Gallery
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Henry Hastings Sibley, the first Governor of Minnesota -
Alexander Ramsey, the second Governor of Minnesota -
Harold Stassen, the 25th Governor of Minnesota -
Arne Carlson, the 37th Governor of Minnesota -
Jesse Ventura, the 38th Governor of Minnesota -
Tim Pawlenty, the 39th Governor of Minnesota -
Mark Dayton, the 40th Governor of Minnesota -
Tim Walz, the 41st and current Governor of Minnesota
References
[change | change source]Other websites
[change | change source]- Website of the governor and lieutenant governor Archived 2020-06-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Minnesota Constitution, Article V Archived 2010-07-29 at the Wayback Machine