Governor of Minnesota
The Governor of Minnesota is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Minnesota, leading the state's executive branch. Thirty-eight different people have been governors of the state. State governors are elected to office by popular vote. The current governor of Minnesota is Democratic Mark Dayton.
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Cabinet [change]
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]
The Minnesota Governor's Residence is located in Saint Paul, at 1006 Summit Avenue.
Gallery [change]
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Henry Hastings Sibley, the first Governor of Minnesota
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Alexander Ramsey, the second Territorial Governor of Minnesota
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Jesse Ventura, the 38th Governor of Minnesota
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Tim Pawlenty, the 39th Governor of Minnesota
