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.
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 ![]() |
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
The Minnesota Governor's Residence is located in Saint Paul, at 1006 Summit Avenue.
- 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
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