| Name | Held Office | Political Party |
|---|---|---|
| Henry H. Sibley | May 24, 1858 Jan 2, 1860 |
Democratic |
| Alexander Ramsey | Jan 2, 1860 Jul 10, 1863 |
Republican |
| Henry A. Swift | Jul 10, 1863 Jan 11, 1864 |
Republican |
| Stephen Miller | Jan 11, 1864 Jan 8, 1866 |
Republican |
| William R. Marshall | Jan 8, 1866 Jan 9, 1870 |
Republican |
| Horace Austin | Jan 9, 1870 Jan 7, 1874 |
Republican |
| Cushman K. Davis | Jan 7, 1874 Jan 7, 1876 |
Republican |
| John S. Pillsbury | Jan 7, 1876 Jan 10, 1882 |
Republican |
| Lucius F. Hubbard | Jan 10, 1882 Jan 5, 1887 |
Republican |
| Andrew R. McGill | Jan 5, 1887 Jan 9, 1889 |
Republican |
| William R. Merriam | Jan 4, 1889 Jan 9, 1893 |
Republican |
| Knute Nelson | Jan 4, 1893 Jan 31, 1895 |
Republican |
| David M. Clough | Jan 31, 1895 Jan 2, 1899 |
Republican |
| John Lind | Jan 2, 1899 Jan 7, 1901 |
Democratic - Populist - Silver Republican |
| Samuel R. Van Sant | Jan 7, 1901 Jan 4, 1905 |
Republican |
| John A. Johnson | Jan 4, 1905 Sep 21, 1909 |
Democratic |
| Adolph O. Eberhart | Sep 21, 1909 Jan 5, 1915 |
Republican |
| Winfield S. Hammond | Jan 5, 1915 Dec 30, 1915 |
Democratic |
| J. A. A. Burnquist | Dec 30, 1915 Jan 5, 1921 |
Republican |
| J. A. O. Preus | Jan 5, 1921 Jan 6, 1925 |
Republican |
| Theodore Christianson | Jan 6, 1925 Jan 6, 1931 |
Republican |
| Floyd B. Olson | Jan 6, 1931 Aug 22, 1936[4] |
Farmer-Labor |
| Hjalmar Petersen | Aug 22, 1936 Jan 4, 1937 |
Farmer-Labor |
| Elmer A. Benson | Jan 4, 1937 Jan 2, 1939 |
Farmer-Labor |
| Harold E. Stassen | Jan 2, 1939 Apr 27, 1943 |
Republican |
| Edward J. Thye | Apr 27, 1943 Jan 8, 1947 |
Republican |
| Luther W. Youngdahl | Jan 8, 1947 Sep 27, 1951 |
Republican |
| C. Elmer Anderson | Sep 27, 1951 Jan 2, 1955 |
Republican |
| Orville L. Freeman | Jan 5, 1955 Jan 2, 1961 |
Democratic - Farmer-Labor |
| Elmer L. Andersen | Jan 2, 1961 Mar 25, 1963 |
Republican |
| Karl F. Rolvaag | Mar 25, 1963 Jan 2, 1967 |
DFL |
| Harold LeVander | Jan 2, 1967 Jan 4, 1971 |
Republican |
| Wendell R. Anderson | Jan 4, 1971 Dec 29, 1976 |
DFL |
| Al Quie | Jan 4, 1979 Jan 3, 1983 |
Independent - Republican |
| Rudy Perpich | Jan 3, 1983 Jan 7, 1991 |
DFL |
| Arne H. Carlson | Jan 7, 1991 Jan 4, 1999 |
Independent - Republican |
| James Janos(Jesse Ventura) | Jan 4, 1999 Jan 6, 2003 |
Reform - Independence |
| Tim Pawlenty | Jan 6, 2003 Jan 3, 2011 |
Republican |
| Mark Dayton | Jan 3, 2011 Incumbent |
Democratic |
