S.no. |
Governor |
Term start |
Term end |
Party |
Place |
1 |
Henry H. Sibley |
24 May 1858 |
2 January 1860 |
Democratic |
Detroit, Michigan, United States |
2 |
Alexander Ramsey |
2 January 1860 |
10 July 1863 |
Republican |
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania |
3 |
Henry A. Swift |
10 July 1863 |
11 January 1864 |
Republican |
Ravenna, Ohio, United States |
4 |
Stephen Miller |
11 January 1864 |
8 January 1866 |
Republican |
Carroll Township, Pennsylvania, U.S |
5 |
William R. Marshall |
8 January 1866 |
9 January 1870 |
Republican |
Columbia, Missouri, U.S. |
6 |
Horace Austin |
9 January 1870 |
7 January 1874 |
Republican |
Canterbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
7 |
Cushman K. Davis |
7 January 1874 |
7 January 1876 |
Republican |
Henderson, New York |
8 |
John S. Pillsbury |
7 January 1876 |
10 January 1882 |
Republican |
Sutton, New Hampshire, U.S. |
9 |
Lucius F. Hubbard |
10 January 1882 |
5 January 1887 |
Republican |
Troy, New York, U.S. |
10 |
Andrew R. McGill |
5 January 1887 |
9 January 1889 |
Republican |
Saegertown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
11 |
William R. Merriam |
9 January 1889 |
9 January 1893 |
Republican |
Wadham’s Mills, New York, U.S. |
12 |
Knute Nelson |
9 January 1893 |
31 January 1895 |
Republican |
Voss, Norway |
13 |
David M. Clough |
31 January 1895 |
2 January 1899 |
Republican |
Lyme, New Hampshire, U.S. |
14 |
John Lind |
2 January 1899 |
7 January 1901 |
Democratic |
Småland Sweden |
15 |
Samuel R. Van Sant |
7 January 1901 |
4 January 1905 |
Republican |
Rock Island, Illinois, United States |
16 |
John A. Johnson |
4 January 1905 |
21 September 1909 |
Democratic |
St. Peter, Minnesota |
17 |
Adolph O. Eberhart |
21 September 1909 |
5 January 1915 |
Republican |
Värmland, Sweden |
18 |
Winfield S. Hammond |
5 January 1915 |
30 December 1915 |
Democratic |
Southborough, Massachusetts, U.S. |
19 |
J. A. A. Burnquist |
30 December 1915 |
5 January 1921 |
Republican |
Dayton, Iowa |
20 |
J. A. O. Preus |
5 January 1921 |
6 January 1925 |
Republican |
Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States |
21 |
Theodore Christianson |
6 January 1925 |
6 January 1931 |
Republican |
Lac qui Parle Township, Minnesota |
22 |
Floyd B. Olson |
6 January 1931 |
22 August 1936 |
Farmer-Labor |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
23 |
Hjalmar Petersen |
22 August 1936 |
4 January 1937 |
Farmer-Labor |
Eskildstrup, Denmark |
24 |
Elmer A. Benson |
4 January 1937 |
2 January 1939 |
Farmer-Labor |
Appleton, Minnesota |
25 |
Harold E. Stassen |
2 January 1939 |
27 April 1943 |
Republican |
West St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
26 |
Edward J. Thye |
27 April 1943 |
8 January 1947 |
Republican |
Frederick, South Dakota |
27 |
Luther W. Youngdahl |
8 January 1947 |
27 September 1951 |
Republican |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
28 |
C. Elmer Anderson |
27 September 1951 |
5 January 1955 |
Republican |
Brainerd, Minnesota |
29 |
Orville L. Freeman |
5 January 1955 |
2 January 1961 |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
30 |
Elmer L. Andersen |
2 January 1961 |
25 March 1963 |
Republican |
Chicago, Illinois, United States |
31 |
Karl F. Rolvaag |
25 March 1963 |
2 January 1967 |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
Northfield, Minnesota |
32 |
Harold LeVander |
2 January 1967 |
4 January 1971 |
Republican |
Polk County, Nebraska |
33 |
Wendell R. Anderson |
4 January 1971 |
29 December 1976 |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
St. Paul, Minnesota |
34 |
Rudy Perpich |
29 December 1976 |
4 January 1979 |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
Carson Lake, Minnesota |
35 |
Al Quie |
4 January 1979 |
3 January 1983 |
Independent-Republican |
Dennison, Minnesota, U.S. |
36 |
Rudy Perpich |
3 January 1983 |
7 January 1991 |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
Carson Lake, Minnesota |
37 |
Arne H. Carlson |
7 January 1991 |
4 January 1999 |
Independent-Republican/ Republican |
New York City, New York, U.S. |
38 |
Jesse Ventura (James Janos)[8] |
4 January 1999 |
6 January 2003 |
Reform/Independence |
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
39 |
Tim Pawlenty |
6 January 2003 |
3 January 2011 |
Republican |
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
40 |
Mark Dayton |
3 January 2011 |
7 January 2019 |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
41 |
Tim Walz |
7 january 2019 |
Incumbent |
Democratic |
West Point, Nebraska, United States |