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:

Beginning in 1973, the Minnesota Senate began electing its own presidents. Those who have served since 1973 are:

¹Fischbach became Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota on January 3, 2018, after previous Lt. Gov. Tina Smith resigned, to be sworn in to the United States Senate. Fischbach has claimed that she can serve as Lieutenant Governor and continue to serve in the Minnesota Senate, however, this has been disputed, and afer controversial debates she resigned on May 25, 2018.

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.

References

• Minnesota Senate President and President Pro Tempore, 1849-