List of governors of Minnesota
The governor of Minnesota is the head of government of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The governor is the head of the executive branch of Minnesota's state government and is charged with enforcing state laws.
There have been 41 governors of the state; one, Rudy Perpich, served non-consecutive terms. Minnesota Territory had three governors appointed by the president of the United States; the first, Alexander Ramsey, would later be state governor.
The current governor is Tim Walz, a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, who took office on January 7, 2019.
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