- Walter Dale Miller
Infobox Governor
name = Walter Dale Miller
order = 29th
office = Governor of South Dakota
term_start =April 19 ,1993
term_end =January 7 ,1995
lieutenant =Steve T. Kirby
predecessor =George S. Mickelson
successor =Bill Janklow
birth_date = Birth date and age|1925|10|5|mf=y
birth_place = Viewfield, South Dakota
death_date =
death_place =
party = Republican
spouse =
profession =Politician ,Rancher
religion =Walter Dale "Walt" Miller (born
October 5 ,1925 ) is an American politician with the Republican Party. He served as Governor of South Dakota from 1993 to 1995, having succeeded to office upon the death ofGeorge S. Mickelson . He was defeated in the 1994 Republican primary by then-former GovernorBill Janklow .He was born in Viewfield,
South Dakota . Prior to his service as governor, he served as Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota from 1987 until Governor Mickelson's death. From 1967 to 1986, he served in the South Dakota House of Representatives. From 1975 to 1978 and again in 1986, he served as House Majority Leader. Miller was Speaker of the House in 1981 and 1982.As of 2004, he continues to ranch north of New Underwood, on the boundary between Meade and Pennington Counties, and also resides part-time in Fort Pierre, where he is involved in various lobbying and ranching activities.
External links
* [http://legis.state.sd.us/historical/Index.aspx?FuseAction=Detail&MemberID=2866 Historical Listing for Walter Dale Miller]
* [http://www.sdhistory.org/arc/Governors/miller.htm Entry for Walter Dale Miller] on the [http://www.sdhistory.org/ South Dakota Historical Society website]
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