Merrill Q. Sharpe (born January 11, 1888 in Marysville, Kansas; died January 22, 1962 in Kennebec) succeeded Harlan J. Bushfield as the seventeenth Governor of South Dakota, serving between January 5, 1943 and January 7, 1947. Following the end of Sharpe's term as Governor, George Theodore Mickelson (born July 23, 1903 in Selby, South Dakota; died February 28, 1965 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota) became the eighteenth Governor of South Dakota, serving between January 7, 1947 and January 2, 1951.
Frank L. Farrar (born April 2, 1929 in Britton, Marshall County, South Dakota) succeeded Nils Boe as the twenty-third Governor of South Dakota, serving between January 7, 1969 and January 5, 1971, including the whole of 1970.
George S. Mickelson (born January 31, 1941 in Mobridge, South Dakota; died April 19, 1993 in Dubuque, Iowa) succeeded William J. Janklow as the twenty-eighth Governor of South Dakota, serving between January 6, 1987 and his death, including the whole of 1990.
South Dakota Governor's Residence was created in 2005.
George Theodore Mickelson (born July 23, 1903 in Selby, South Dakota; died February 28, 1965 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota) succeeded Merrill Q. Sharpe as the eighteenth Governor of South Dakota, serving between January 7, 1947 and January 2, 1951, including the whole of 1948.
George Theodore Mickelson (born July 23, 1903 in Selby, South Dakota; died February 28, 1965 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota) succeeded Merrill Q. Sharpe as the eighteenth Governor of South Dakota, serving between January 7, 1947 and January 2, 1951, including the whole of 1949.
George Theodore Mickelson (born July 23, 1903 in Selby, South Dakota; died February 28, 1965 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota) succeeded Merrill Q. Sharpe as the eighteenth Governor of South Dakota, serving between January 7, 1947 and January 2, 1951, including the whole of 1950.
George Theodore Mickelson (born July 23, 1903 in Selby, South Dakota; died February 28, 1965 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota) succeeded Merrill Q. Sharpe as the eighteenth Governor of South Dakota, serving between January 7, 1947 and January 2, 1951. Following the end of Mickelson's term as Governor, Sigurd Anderson (born January 22, 1904 in Arendal, Norway; died December 21, 1990 in Webster, South Dakota) became the nineteenth Governor of South Dakota, serving between January 2, 1951 and January 4, 1955.
Frank Farrar was the Governor of South Dakota from January 1969 until January 1971.
The State Capitol Building is in Pierre, South Dakota. That is where Governor Dennis Daugaard lives and works.
The Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota is the presiding officer of the South Dakota State Senate.
Harlan J. Bushfield (born August 6, 1882 in Atlantic, Iowa; died September 27, 1948 in Miller, South Dakota) succeeded Leslie Jensen as the sixteenth Governor of South Dakota, serving between January 3, 1939 and January 5, 1943. Following the end of Bushfield's term as Governor, Merrill Q. Sharpe (born January 11, 1888 in Marysville, Kansas; died January 22, 1962 in Kennebec) became the seventeenth Governor of South Dakota, serving between January 5, 1943 and January 7, 1947.
In 2002 the governor's salary was $95,389. Source: http://www.city-data.com/states/South-Dakota-State-government.html
Dennis Daugaard is the 32nd and current governor of South Dakota. He was elected in 2010 and reelected in 2014. He is a member of the Republican Party. The Governor in South Dakota serves a four year term with a limitation of two consecutive terms. Dennis Daugaard's term as Governor will end on January 8, 2019.
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