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The Governor of Minnesota is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Minnesota, leading the state's executive branch. Thirty-eight different people have been governors of the state, 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 Republican Tim Pawlenty.
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Powers and qualifications
Like 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 vetoes, where specific provisions in bills can be stripped out while allowing the overall bill to be signed into law.
The minimum required age of a candidate for the Governor of Minnesota is 25 years (having been a Minnesota resident for one year before the election).
Since a 1958 amendment to the Minnesota Constitution governors are elected to four-year terms. Previously, they served two-year terms. There is no term limit for governor of the state.[1]
Cabinet
The governor has a cabinet consisting of the leaders of various state departments. The governor appoints these department heads, who are usually called commissioners. Cabinet-level departments include:
- Department of Administration
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Corrections
- Department of Education
- Department of Employee Relations
- Department of Employment and Economic Development
- Department of Finance
- Department of Health
- Department of Human Rights
- Department of Human Services
- Iron Range Resources (Also known as the IRRB [pronounced "eye-triple-r-b"])
- Department of Labor and Industry
- Bureau of Mediation Services
- Metropolitan Council
- Department of Military Affairs
- Minnesota Higher Education Services Office
- Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
- Department of Natural Resources
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- Department of Public Safety
- Department of Revenue
- Department of Transportation
- Department of Veterans Affairs
Residence
The Minnesota Governor's Residence is located in Saint Paul, at 1006 Summit Avenue.
Gallery
 Henry Hastings Sibley, the first Governor of Minnesota |
 Alexander Ramsey, the second Territorial Governor of Minnesota |
 Harold Stassen, the 25th Governor of Minnesota |
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Arne Carlson, the 37th Governor of Minnesota |
 Jesse Ventura, the 38th Governor of Minnesota |
 Tim Pawlenty, the 39th and current Governor of Minnesota |
See also
- List of Governors of Minnesota
- List of Minnesota gubernatorial elections
- Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
- List of Lieutenant Governors of Minnesota
- Minnesota Secretary of State
- Minnesota Attorney General
- Minnesota State Auditor
- Minnesota State Treasurer (office abolished January 6, 2003)
- Politics of Minnesota
References
- ^ "The Green Papers: Minnesota 2006 Midterm Election". Richard E. Berg-Andersson, Research and Commentary. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G06/MN.phtml. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
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