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The Minnesota Attorney General is the state Attorney General of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The Attorney General is the state's chief legal officer and is an executive position elected by the voters for a four-year term.
The Office of the Minnesota Attorney General represents and provides legal advice to over 100 agencies, boards, and commissions of the government of Minnesota. The Office represents the state in state and federal court, as well as in administrative adjudication and rulemaking hearings. The Office handles felony criminal appeals, advises local prosecutors in the conduct of criminal trials and handles cases at the request of local prosecutors. In addition, the Office issues formal opinions interpreting statutes for the agencies and political subdivisions of the state.
The Minnesota Attorney General is a member of the Minnesota Executive Council, the Minnesota Board of Investment, the Minnesota Board of Pardons, and the Minnesota Land Exchange Board.
The current Attorney General is Lori Swanson.
List of Minnesota Attorneys General
Name Took office Left office Party Lorenzo A. Babcock 1849 1853 Lafayette Emmett 1853 1858 In 1886, elections were moved from odd years to even years. Beginning with the 1962 election, the term of the office increased from two to four years.
After becoming a U.S. state:
Name Took Office Left Office Party Charles H. Berry 1858 1860 Gordon E. Cole 1860 1866 William J. Colvill 1866 1868 Francis R. E. Cornell 1868 1874 George P. Wilson 1874 1880 Charles M. Start 1880 1881 William J. Hahn 1881 1887 Moses E. Clapp 1887 1893 Republican Henry W. Childs 1893 1899 Wallace B. Douglas 1899 1904 William J. Donahower 1904 1905 Edward T. Young 1905 1909 George T. Simpson 1909 1912 Lyndon A. Smith 1912 1918 Republican Clifford L. Hilton 1918 1927 Albert F. Pratt 1927 1928 G. Aaron Youngquist 1928 1929 Republican Henry N. Benson 1929 1933 Harry H. Peterson 1933 1936 William S. Ervin 1936 1939 Joseph A. A. Burnquist 1939 1955 Republican Miles W. Lord 1955 1960 DFL (Democrat) Walter Mondale 1960 1964 DFL Robert W. Mattson, Sr. 1964 1967 DFL Douglas M. Head 1967 1971 Republican Warren Spannaus 1971 1983 DFL Hubert H. Humphrey, III 1983 1999 DFL Mike Hatch 1999 2007 DFL Lori Swanson 2007 present DFL 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.
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Categories:- Government of Minnesota
- Lists of Minnesota officeholders
- Minnesota Attorneys General
- State Attorneys General in the United States
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