Minnesota State Treasurer

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The Minnesota State Treasurer was an elected officer under the Minnesota Constitution until 2003. Before statehood, the Minnesota Territory had the same office.

In 1886, elections were moved from odd years to even years. Beginning with the 1962 election, the term of the office increased from two to four years.

A 1998 constitutional amendment abolished the position of State Treasurer, effective January 6, 2003. Most functions of the office were transferred to the Commissioner of Finance, who is appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. Other duties were transferred to the elected Minnesota State Auditor

This is a list of Minnesota Territorial and State Treasurers.

Territory

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
Calvin A Tuttle	1849	1853
George W. Prescott	1853	1854
Charles E. Leonard	1854	1857
George W. Armstrong	1857	1858

State

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
George W. Armstrong	1858	1860
Charles Scheffer	1860	1868
Emil D. Munch	1868	1872
William Seeger	1872	1873	Republican
Edwin W. Dyke	1873	1876
William Pfaender	1876	1880
Charles Kittelson	1880	1887
Joseph Bobleter	1887	1895	Republican
August T. Koerner	1895	1901
Julius H. Block	1901	1907
Clarence C. Dinehart	1907	1910
Elias Steele Pettijohn	1910	1911
Walter J. Smith	1911	1916
Arthur C. Gooding	1916	1917
Henry Rines	1917	1925	Republican
Edward W. Stark	1925	1927	Republican
Julius A. Schmahl	1927	1937	Republican
C. A. Halverson	1937	1939	Democrat
Julius A. Schmahl	1939	1951	Republican
Kristjan Valdimar Bjornson	1951	1955	Republican
Arthur Hansen	1955	1957	Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL)
Kristjan Valdimar Bjornson	1957	1975	Republican
Jim Lord	1975	1983	Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL)
Robert W. Mattson, Jr.	1983	1987	Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL)
Michael A. McGrath	1987	1999	Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL)
Carol C. Johnson	1999	2003	Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL)

Notes on Minnesota political party names

• Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party: On April 15, 1944 the state Democratic Party and the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party merged and created the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL). It is affiliated with the national Democratic Party.
• Republican Party of Minnesota: From November 15, 1975 to September 23, 1995 the name of the state Republican party was the Independent-Republican party (I-R). The party has always been affiliated with the national Republican Party.

External links

• Past Minnesota State Treasurers