National Governors Association
  • COVID-19 Updates
    • COVID-19 Homepage
    • COVID-19 Vaccine Resources
      • NGA COVID-19 Vaccine Policy & Guidance
      • COVID-19 Vaccine Communications Resources
      • NGA Partner Resources – COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Communications Plans
    • State Needs & Resource Matching
    • Policy And Guidance Documents
      • Policy and Guidance by Topic
      • NGA Policy and Guidance Documents
  • Home
  • Governors
    • NGA Leadership
    • Current Governors
    • Current Governors’ Spouses
    • Former Governors
    • Council of Governors
    • Governors’ Office Functions
    • Governors’ Powers & Authority
  • NGA Center
    • NGA Center for Best Practices
    • Projects
      • Broadband
      • Child and Family Well-Being Learning Cohort
      • Educate For Opportunity
      • Governors Homeland Security Advisors Council
      • Governors Roadmap To Preventing Targeted Violence
      • Outdoor Recreation Learning Network
      • Reforming Child Welfare Through A Three-Branch Approach
      • Reskilling and Recovery Network
      • Rural Prosperity Through the Arts & Creative Sector
      • Scaling Work-Based Learning
      • State Energy Toolkit
      • State Resilience Assessment and Planning Tool
      • State Resource Center on Energy Security
      • The States’ Role in Higher Education Quality Assurance
      • The States’ Role in National Defense
      • Virtual Resource Center for Public Health Emergency Preparedness
      • Workforce Innovation Network
    • Publications
    • Webinars
    • Meeting Materials
  • Government Relations
    • Government Relations Homepage
    • Advocacy Communications
    • NGA Committees & Task Forces
    • NGA Leadership
  • News
    • Press Releases
    • Videos
    • Subscribe
  • Membership
  • About
    • NGA Issue Library
    • NGA Meetings
    • NGA Partners
    • Staff Directory
    • Careers
    • Contact
    • FAQ
National Governors Association
  • COVID-19 Updates
    • COVID-19 Homepage
    • COVID-19 Vaccine Resources
      • NGA COVID-19 Vaccine Policy & Guidance
      • COVID-19 Vaccine Communications Resources
      • NGA Partner Resources – COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Communications Plans
    • State Needs & Resource Matching
    • Policy And Guidance Documents
      • Policy and Guidance by Topic
      • NGA Policy and Guidance Documents
  • Home
  • Governors
    • NGA Leadership
    • Current Governors
    • Current Governors’ Spouses
    • Former Governors
    • Council of Governors
    • Governors’ Office Functions
    • Governors’ Powers & Authority
  • NGA Center
    • NGA Center for Best Practices
    • Projects
      • Broadband
      • Child and Family Well-Being Learning Cohort
      • Educate For Opportunity
      • Governors Homeland Security Advisors Council
      • Governors Roadmap To Preventing Targeted Violence
      • Outdoor Recreation Learning Network
      • Reforming Child Welfare Through A Three-Branch Approach
      • Reskilling and Recovery Network
      • Rural Prosperity Through the Arts & Creative Sector
      • Scaling Work-Based Learning
      • State Energy Toolkit
      • State Resilience Assessment and Planning Tool
      • State Resource Center on Energy Security
      • The States’ Role in Higher Education Quality Assurance
      • The States’ Role in National Defense
      • Virtual Resource Center for Public Health Emergency Preparedness
      • Workforce Innovation Network
    • Publications
    • Webinars
    • Meeting Materials
  • Government Relations
    • Government Relations Homepage
    • Advocacy Communications
    • NGA Committees & Task Forces
    • NGA Leadership
  • News
    • Press Releases
    • Videos
    • Subscribe
  • Membership
  • About
    • NGA Issue Library
    • NGA Meetings
    • NGA Partners
    • Staff Directory
    • Careers
    • Contact
    • FAQ
27 Sep 2019

Gwen Walz

Gwen Walz is an English teacher at Mankato West Senior High School. Throughout her career, Gwen has taught in public, alternative, and migrant schools. For more than two decades, Gwen served as…

wpengine
27 Sep 2019

Tim Walz

Tim Walz is Minnesota’s 41st Governor. His career has been defined by public service, from serving our country in the military to serving our students as a high-school teacher and…

Clay Carpenter
05 Nov 2018

Henry Hastings Sibley

HENRY H. SIBLEY, the first governor of Minnesota, was born in Detroit, Michigan on February 20, 1811. His education was attained through private tutors, and later he attended the Detroit…

National Governors Association
05 Nov 2018

Alexander Ramsey

ALEXANDER RAMSEY, the second governor of Minnesota, was born in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania on September 8, 1815. His early education was attained in the common schools of his native state, and…

National Governors Association
05 Nov 2018

Henry Adoniram Swift

HENRY A. SWIFT, the third governor of Minnesota, was born in Ravenna, Ohio on March 23, 1823. His education was attained at Western Reserve College, where he graduated in 1842…

National Governors Association
05 Nov 2018

Stephen Miller

STEPHEN MILLER, the fourth governor of Minnesota, was born in Carroll, Pennsylvania on January 7, 1816. His education was limited and attained in the common schools of his native state.…

National Governors Association
05 Nov 2018

William Rainey Marshall

WILLIAM R. MARSHALL, the fifth governor of Minnesota, was born in Boone County, Missouri on October 17, 1825. His education was limited and attained in the common schools of Illinois.…

National Governors Association
05 Nov 2018

Lucius Frederick Hubbard

LUCIUS F. HUBBARD, the ninth governor of Minnesota, was born in Troy, New York on January 26, 1836. When Hubbard was ten years old, he became an orphan and consequently…

National Governors Association
05 Nov 2018

Andrew Ryan McGill

ANDREW R. MCGILL, the tenth governor of Minnesota, was born in Sagerstown, Pennsylvania on February 19, 1840. His education was attained in the public schools of his native state. He…

National Governors Association
05 Nov 2018

William Rush Merriam

WILLIAM R. MERRIAM, the eleventh governor of Minnesota, was born in Wadham's Mills, New York on July 26, 1849. His education was attained at Racine College, where he graduated in…

National Governors Association
05 Nov 2018

Knute Nelson

KNUTE NELSON, the twelfth governor of Minnesota, was born in Voss, Norway on February 2, 1843. In 1849, he immigrated with his mother to the United States, settling first in…

National Governors Association
05 Nov 2018

David Marston Clough

DAVID M. CLOUGH, the thirteenth governor of Minnesota, was born in Lyme, New Hampshire on December 27, 1846. His education was limited and attained in the common schools of his…

National Governors Association
Previous
We state solutions

© 2021 NGA. All rights reserved.