List of presidents of the Minnesota Senate
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The following have served as Presidents of the Minnesota Senate.
From statehood until 1973, the Lieutenant Governor served as president. Not all Lieutenant Governors served at the same time as the Senate was in session. Those who served as President were:
| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Holcombe | 1858 | 1860 | Democratic |
| Ignatius L. Donnelly | 1860 | 1863 | Republican |
| Charles D. Sherwood | 1864 | 1866 | Republican |
| Thomas H. Armstrong | 1866 | 1870 | Republican |
| William H. Yale | 1870 | 1874 | Republican |
| Alphonso Barto | 1874 | 1876 | Republican |
| James Wakefield | 1876 | 1880 | Republican |
| Charles A. Gilman | 1880 | 1887 | Republican |
| Albert E. Rice | 1887 | 1891 | Republican |
| Gideon S. Ives | 1891 | 1893 | Republican |
| David Marston Clough | 1893 | 1895 | Republican |
| Frank A. Day | 1895 | 1897 | Republican |
| John L. Gibbs | 1897 | 1899 | Republican |
| Lyndon Ambrose Smith | 1899 | 1903 | Republican |
| Ray W. Jones | 1903 | 1907 | Republican |
| Adolph Olson Eberhart | 1907 | 1909 | Republican |
| Edward Everett Smith | 1909 | 1911 | Republican |
| Samuel Y. Gordon | 1911 | 1913 | Republican |
| Joseph A. A. Burnquist | 1913 | 1915 | Republican |
| George H. Sullivan | 1916 | 1917 | Republican |
| Thomas Frankson | 1917 | 1921 | Republican |
| Louis L. Collins | 1921 | 1925 | Republican |
| William I. Nolan | 1925 | 1929 | Republican |
| Charles Edward Adams | 1929 | 1931 | Republican |
| Henry M. Arens | 1931 | 1933 | Farmer Labor |
| Konrad K. Solberg | 1933 | 1935 | Farmer Labor |
| Hjalmar Petersen | 1935 | 1936 | Farmer Labor |
| Gottfrid Lindsten | 1937 | 1939 | Farmer Labor |
| C. Elmer Anderson | 1939 | 1943 | Republican |
| Edward John Thye | 1943 | 1943 | Republican |
| Archie H. Miller | 1943 | 1945 | Republican |
| C. Elmer Anderson | 1945 | 1951 | Republican |
| Ancher Nelsen | 1953 | 1953 | Republican |
| Karl Rolvaag | 1955 | 1963 | Democratic Farmer Labor |
| Alexander M. Keith | 1963 | 1967 | Democratic Farmer Labor |
| James B. Goetz | 1967 | 1971 | Republican |
| Rudy Perpich | 1971 | 1973 | Democratic Farmer Labor |
Beginning in 1973, the Minnesota Senate began electing its own presidents. Those who have served since 1973 are:
| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alec G. Olson | 1973 | 1976 | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Edward J. Gearty | 1977 | 1981 | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| John T. Davies | 1981 | 1983 | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Jerome M. Hughes | 1983 | 1987 | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Florian Chmielewski | 1987 | 1987 | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Jerome M. Hughes | 1987 | 1993 | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Allan H. Spear | 1993 | 2001 | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Don Samuelson | 2001 | 2003 | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| James Metzen | 2003 | 2011 | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Michelle Fischbach | 2011 | 2013 | Republican |
| Sandy Pappas | 2013 | Present | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
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.