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{{Short description|Head of government of the U.S. state of Minnesota}}
{{For|a list|List of governors of Minnesota}}
{{Infobox Political post
| post = Governor
| body = Minnesota
| insignia = Seal of Minnesota.svg
| insigniasize = 125px
| insigniacaption = [[Great Seal of the State of Minnesota]]
| flag = Flag of Minnesota.svg
| flagsize = 145px
| flagalt = 
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| flagcaption = [[Flag of Minnesota]]
| image = TimWalz2025.jpg
| inaugural = [[Henry Hastings Sibley|Henry H. Sibley]]
| incumbent = [[Tim Walz]]
| incumbentsince = January 7, 2019
| department = [[Government of Minnesota]]
| style = The Honorable
| residence = [[Minnesota Governor's Residence]]
| termlength = Four years, no term limit
| formation = May 24, 1858
| succession = [[Gubernatorial_lines_of_succession_in_the_United_States#Minnesota|Line of succession]]
| deputy = [[Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota]]
| salary = $127,629 (2022)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bookofthestates.org/tables/selected-state-administrative-officials-annual-salaries/ |title=Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries |publisher=The Council of State Governments |access-date=August 7, 2024}}</ref>
| website = {{Official_website}}
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{{Politics of Minnesota}}

The '''governor of Minnesota''' is the [[head of government]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Minnesota]], leading the state's [[Executive (government)|executive branch]]. Forty people have been governor of Minnesota, though historically there were also three governors of [[Minnesota Territory]]. [[Alexander Ramsey]], the first territorial governor, also served as state governor several years later.  State governors are elected to office by popular vote, but territorial governors were appointed to the office by the [[United States president]]. The current governor of Minnesota is [[Tim Walz]] of the [[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party]] (DFL), affiliated with the national [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]].

==Powers and qualifications==
Similar to the [[U.S. president]], the governor has [[veto]] power over bills passed by the [[Minnesota State Legislature]].  As in most states, but unlike the U.S. president, the governor can also make [[line-item veto]]es, where specific provisions in bills can be stripped out while allowing the overall bill to be signed into law.

The governor of Minnesota must be 25 years old upon assuming office, and must have been a Minnesota resident for one year before the election.

Since a 1958 amendment{{efn|effective in 1962<ref>{{cite web |title=1957 Session Laws |url=https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/1957/0/Session+Law/Chapter/813/pdf/ |website=Office of the Revisor of Statutes |access-date=24 July 2024}}</ref>}} to the [[Minnesota Constitution]], governors are elected to four-year terms, with [[term limits in the United States|no limits]] on the number of terms they may serve.<ref>{{cite web| title = The Green Papers: Minnesota 2006 Midterm Election| publisher = Richard E. Berg-Andersson, Research and Commentary| url = http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G06/MN.phtml| access-date =2008-09-05}}</ref>

==Cabinet==

The governor has a [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet]] consisting of the leaders of various state departments.  The governor appoints these department heads, who, other than the head of the Department of Military Affairs and the chairs of the Metropolitan Council and the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission, are called [[commissioner]]s.  Cabinet members include:<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://mn.gov/governor/administration/|title=Governor's Cabinet |access-date=2023-04-06 |archive-date= |archive-url= |url-status= }}</ref>

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|data-sort-value="Administration" |[[Minnesota Department of Administration|Commissioner of Administration]]
|data-sort-value="Gronvall, Tamar" align="center" |[[Tamar Gronvall]]
|data-sort-value="20231009" |Oct. 9, 2023<ref name="Gronvall">[https://mn.gov/governor/newsroom/press-releases/?id=1055-514810 Governor Walz Selects Tamar Gronvall to Serve as Commissioner of Administration], 18 Sept, 2023 press release. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Agriculture" |[[Minnesota Department of Agriculture|Commissioner of Agriculture]]
|data-sort-value="Petersen, Thom" align="center" |[[Thom Petersen (farmer)|Thom Petersen]]
|data-sort-value="20190107" |Jan. 7, 2019
|-
|data-sort-value="Children" |[[Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families|Commissioner of Children, Youth and Families]]
|data-sort-value="Brown, Tikki" align="center" |[[Tikki Brown]]
|data-sort-value="20240701" |July 1, 2024<ref name="Tikki">Alex Perez, [https://imprintnews.org/top-stories/minnesota-names-tikki-brown-its-first-commissioner-for-children-youth-and-families/249112 Minnesota Names Tikki Brown its First Commissioner for Children, Youth and Families], 1 May 2024, The Imprint. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Commerce" |[[Minnesota Department of Commerce|Commissioner of Commerce]]
|data-sort-value="Arnold, Grace" align="center" |[[Grace Arnold (politician)|Grace Arnold]]
|data-sort-value="20200911" |Sept. 11, 2020<ref name="Grace1">[https://mn.gov/commerce/about/leadership/ Minnesota Commerce Department, Leadership Team] Accessed 8 Nov. 2024</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Corrections" |[[Minnesota Department of Corrections|Commissioner of Corrections]]
|data-sort-value="Schnell, Paul" align="center" |Paul Schnell
|data-sort-value="20190107" |Jan. 7, 2019<ref name="Schnell">[https://mn.gov/doc/about/agency-background-history/organization/ DOC Executive Leadership Team] Accessed 8 Nov. 2024</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Education" |[[Minnesota Department of Education|Commissioner of Education]]
|data-sort-value="Jett, Willie" align="center" |Willie Jett
|data-sort-value="20230102" |Jan. 2, 2023
|-
|data-sort-value="Employment" |[[Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development|Commissioner of Employment and Economic Development]]
|data-sort-value="Varilek, Matt" align="center" |Matt Varilek
|data-sort-value="20230620" |June 20, 2023<ref name="Varilek">[https://mn.gov/deed/about/who-we-are/commissioner.jsp Minnesota Dept. of Emplopyment and Economic Development, Matt Varilek.] Accessed 8 Nov. 2024</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Health" |[[Minnesota Department of Health|Commissioner of Health]]
|data-sort-value="Cunningham, Brooke" align="center" |Brooke Cunningham
|data-sort-value="20230102" |Jan. 2, 2023<ref name="Brooke">{{Cite web |title=Commissioner Brooke Cunningham - MN Dept. of Health |url=https://www.health.state.mn.us/about/org/eo/cunningham.html |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=www.health.state.mn.us}}</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Higher Education" |[[Minnesota Office of Higher Education|Commissioner of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education]]
|data-sort-value="Olsen, Dennis" align="center" |[[Dennis Olsen (academic)|Dennis Olsen]]
| data-sort-value="20190107"|Jan. 7, 2019<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commissioner's Office |url=https://www.ohe.state.mn.us/mPg.cfm?pageID=2571 |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=Minnesota Office of Higher Education}}</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Housing Finance" |[[Minnesota Housing Finance Agency|Commissioner of Minnesota Housing Finance Agency]]
|data-sort-value="Ho, Jennifer" align="center" |[[Jennifer Ho|Jennifer Lemaile Ho]]
|data-sort-value="20190107" |Jan. 7, 2019
|-
|data-sort-value="Human Rights" |[[Minnesota Department of Human Rights|Commissioner of Human Rights]]
|data-sort-value="Lucero, Rebecca" align="center" |Rebecca Lucero
|data-sort-value="20190107" |Jan. 7, 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mn.gov/mdhr/about/commissioner.jsp|title=commissioner|website=Minnesota.gov|access-date=2020-03-17|archive-date=2020-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412210134/https://mn.gov/mdhr/about/commissioner.jsp|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
|-
|data-sort-value="Human Services" |[[Minnesota Department of Human Services|Commissioner of Human Services]]
|data-sort-value="Harpstead, Jodi" align="center" |Shireen Ghandi (interim)
|data-sort-value="20190812" |Feb. 2, 2025<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=http://validate.perfdrive.com/d5bd5333eafe8b0ccd6023ba818d1aa6/?ssa=d8688dbf-2c24-47d3-ab35-1268f4b03295&ssb=15656242294&ssc=https%3A%2F%2Fmn.gov%2Fgovernor%2Fnewsroom%2Fpress-releases%2F%3Fid%3D1055-667752&ssi=fb48f64d-bf56-4291-b7c9-9295095e4988&ssk=support@shieldsquare.com&ssm=00574152087571382101325847997316&ssn=7e0ab289e24175ed111c0d235563bf884a40a143bced-f85f-400a-b77162&sso=a52bd5fe-9ae6ff6b0b536eb452d0ad54430758705c90fec1955aa685&ssp=45623693461744973401174494060685030&ssq=54677439949159953741999491728262521930507&ssr=MjA4LjgwLjE1NS4xMTg=&sst=Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/110.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 Citoid/WMF (mailto:noc@wikimedia.org)&ssu=&ssv=&ssw=&ssx=W10= |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=validate.perfdrive.com}}</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Iron Range Resources" |[[Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board|Commissioner of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board]]
|data-sort-value="Rukavina, Ida" align="center" |Ida Rukavina
|data-sort-value="20230102" |Jan. 2, 2023
|-
|data-sort-value="IT Services" |[[Minnesota IT Services|Commissioner and Chief Information Officer of MN.IT Services]]
|data-sort-value="Tomes, Tarek" align="center" |Tarek Tomes
|data-sort-value="20190416" |April 16, 2019
|-
|data-sort-value="Labor" |[[Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry|Commissioner of Labor and Industry]]
|data-sort-value="Blissenbach, Nicole" align="center" |Nicole Blissenbach
|data-sort-value="20230102" |Jan. 2, 2023
|-
|data-sort-value="Management and Budget" |[[Minnesota Department of Management and Budget|Commissioner of Management and Budget]]
|data-sort-value="Campbell, Erin" align="center" |Erin Campbell
|data-sort-value="20230815" |Aug.15, 2023<ref>[Governor Walz Congratulates Departing Commissioner Jim Schowalter, Selects Deputy Commissioner Erin Campbell to Serve as Commissioner of Management and Budget https://mn.gov/governor/newsroom/press-releases/index.jsp?id=1055-584395], July 12, 2023 press release</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Mediation Services" |[[Minnesota Bureau of Mediation Services|Commissioner of Minnesota Bureau of Mediation Services]]
|data-sort-value="Villareal, Johnny" align="center" |Johnny Villareal
|data-sort-value="20211222" |Dec. 22, 2021<ref name="Villareal">[https://mn.gov/governor/newsroom/press-releases/?id=1055-513685 Governor Walz Appoints Johnny Villarreal to be Commissioner of the Bureau of Mediation Services], Dec. 20, 2021 press release.  Accessed 8 Nov. 2024</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Metropolitan Council" |[[Metropolitan Council (Minnesota)|Chairperson of the Metropolitan Council]]
|data-sort-value="Zelle, Charlie" align="center" |Charlie Zelle
|data-sort-value="20200106" |Jan. 6, 2020<ref name="Zelle">[https://metc1new.metctest.state.mn.us/News-Events/Council-News/Newsletters/Charlie-Zelle-named-Met-Council-Chair-Dec-2019.aspx Charlie Zelle named Metropolitan Council Chair]. 23 Dec. 2019 press release. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Military Affairs" |[[Minnesota National Guard|Adjutant General]]
|data-sort-value="Manke, Shawn" align="center" |Maj. Gen. Shawn Manke
|data-sort-value="20200812" |Aug. 12, 2020<ref>[https://www.hometownsource.com/county_news_review/free/cambridge-native-named-new-leader-of-the-minnesota-national-guard/article_ac376bb6-dccc-11ea-b745-63f9b00eed8d.html Cambridge native named new leader of the Minnesota National Guard], 12 Aug. 2020. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Natural Resources" |[[Minnesota Department of Natural Resources|Commissioner of Natural Resources]]
|data-sort-value="Strommen, Sarah" align="center" |Sarah Strommen
|data-sort-value="20190107" |Jan. 7, 2019
|-
|data-sort-value="Pollution Control" |[[Minnesota Pollution Control Agency|Commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency]]
|data-sort-value="Kessler, Katrina" align="center" |Katrina Kessler
|data-sort-value="20211101" |Nov. 1, 2021<ref name="Kessler">[https://www.pca.state.mn.us/about-mpca/commissioners-office Minnesota Pollution Control agency — Katrina Kessler, Commissioner.] Accessed 8 Nov. 2024</ref> 
|-
|data-sort-value="Public Safety" |[[Minnesota Department of Public Safety|Commissioner of Public Safety]]
|data-sort-value="Jacobson, Bob" align="center" |Bob Jacobson
|data-sort-value="20230102" |Jan. 2, 2023
|-
|data-sort-value="Revenue" |[[Minnesota Department of Revenue|Commissioner of Revenue]]
|data-sort-value="Marquart, Paul" align="center" |[[Paul Marquart]]
|data-sort-value="20230102" |Jan. 2, 2023
|-
|data-sort-value="Transportation" |[[Minnesota Department of Transportation|Commissioner of Transportation]]
|data-sort-value="Daubenberger, Nancy" align="center" |[[Nancy Daubenberger]]
|data-sort-value="20190107" |Jan. 7, 2019<ref name="Daubenberger">Alex Chhith, [https://www.startribune.com/gov-tim-walz-appoints-nancy-daubenberger-new-mndot-commissioner/600175881 Gov. Tim Walz appoints Nancy Daubenberger new MnDOT commissioner], 23 May 2022, ''[[Minnesota Star Tribune]]'', accessed 8 Nov. 2024</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Veterans Affairs" |[[Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs|Commissioner of Veterans Affairs]]
|data-sort-value="Lindsay, Brad" align="center" |Brad Lindsay
|data-sort-value="20230923" |Sept. 23, 2023<ref name="Lindsay">[https://mn.gov/governor/newsroom/press-releases/?id=591720 Governor Walz Thanks Retiring Commissioner Herke, Opens Selection Process for Cabinet Vacancy], 12 Sept. 2023 press release. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024</ref>
|-
|}

==Residence==
{{Main|Minnesota Governor's Residence}}
The Minnesota Governor's Residence is located in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]], at 1006 [[Summit Avenue (St. Paul)|Summit Avenue]].

==Succession==
{{main|Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States#Minnesota}}
The line of succession for the Governor is established by Article V, Section 5 of the [[Minnesota Constitution]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.revisor.mn.gov/constitution/#article_5|title=Constitution of the State of Minnesota: Article V|work=Office of the Revisor of Statutes|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> and Minnesota Statute 4.06.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/4.06|title=Constitutional Offices and Duties, Chapter 4: 4.06|work=Office of the Revisor of Statutes|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>

==Traditions==
===Minnesota Governor's Fishing Opener===
The Minnesota Governor's Fishing Opener is a tradition that dates back to 1948.<ref>[https://www.mngovernorsopener.com/ 2023 Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener May 12-13, 2023] Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, viewed June 21, 2023</ref> The event was designed to promote the development of Minnesota's recreation industry.<ref>Marshall, Brandon - [https://www.kaaltv.com/archive/mankato-to-host-2023-minnesota-governors-fishing-opener/ Mankato to host 2023 Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener]. Rochester KAAL ABC 6, August 8, 2022</ref><ref>[https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/mankato-governors-fishing-opener-tim-walz/89-711fe64e-2ced-4e54-ba0b-f05446274d9b Mankato and Madison Lake hosting Governor’s 2023 Fishing Opener, without Gov. Walz]. KARE 11, May 9, 2023</ref> The Governor goes to a selected lake in Minnesota to fish on the opening weekend of the fishing season.<ref>[https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fishing/index.html Fishing in Minnesota] Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Viewed June 21, 2023</ref>

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==See also==
*[[List of governors of Minnesota]]
*[[List of Minnesota gubernatorial elections]]
*[[List of lieutenant governors of Minnesota]]
*[[Minnesota Secretary of State]]
*[[Attorney General of Minnesota|Minnesota Attorney General]]
*[[Minnesota State Auditor]]
*[[Minnesota State Treasurer]] (office abolished January 6, 2003)
*[[Politics of Minnesota]]
*[https://mn.gov/governor/administration/ Governor's Cabinet]

== Notes ==
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.governor.state.mn.us/ Website of the governor and lieutenant governor]
*[https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/constitution/#article_5 Minnesota Constitution, Article V] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630010307/https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/constitution/#article_5 |date=2016-06-30 }}
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