Minnesota House Majority Leader
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This is a list of Majority Leaders of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota House of Representatives
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house in the Minnesota State Legislature. There are 134 members elected to two-year terms, twice the number of members in the Minnesota Senate. Each senate district is divided in half and given the suffix A or B...
| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party/Caucus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winslow W. R Dunn | 1901 | 1903 | Republican |
| George W. Wilson | 1903 | 1905 | Republican |
| Anton J. Rockne | 1905 | 1909 | Republican |
| Henry Rines Henry Rines Henry Rines was a Minnesota Republican politician, Minnesota State Treasurer, and Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Rines, a newspaper publisher, emigrated as a child from Sweden. He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1906. He served as speaker from 1913 to... |
1909 | 1913 | Republican |
| William I. Nolan William I. Nolan William Ignatius Nolan was a politician from the U.S. State of Minnesota. He represented the state in the U.S. House of Representatives.... |
1913 | 1915 | Conservative |
| Thomas H. Girling | 1915 | 1917 | Conservative |
| Willis I. Norton | 1917 | 1933 | Conservative |
| John J. McDonough John J. McDonough John J. McDonough was Mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota from 1940 to 1948.... |
1933 | 1935 | Liberal Liberalism in the United States Liberalism in the United States is a broad political philosophy centered on the unalienable rights of the individual. The fundamental liberal ideals of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion for all belief systems, and the separation of church and state, right to due process... |
| Roy E. Dunn | 1935 | 1937 | Conservative |
| Carl J. Eastvold | 1937 | 1939 | Liberal |
| Roy E. Dunn | 1939 | 1955 | Conservative |
| Fred A. Cina | 1955 | 1963 | Liberal |
| Aubrey W. Dirlam Aubrey W. Dirlam Aubrey W. "A.W." Dirlam was a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented the old District 14, District 17, District 17A, and District 21B, which included all or portions ofBrown, Kandiyohi, Redwood, Renville and Yellow Medicine counties in... |
1963 | 1971 | Conservative |
| Ernest A. Lindstrom | 1971 | 1973 | Republican |
| Irv Anderson Irv Anderson Irvin Neil "Irv" Anderson was a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1965–1983, and again from 1991–2007.... From 1979 to 1980, the House was evenly divided. Irv Anderson served as leader of the DFL caucus. |
1973 | 1981 | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Jerry KnickerbockerFrom 1979 to 1980, the House was evenly divided. Jerry Knickerbocker served as leader of the I-R caucus. | 1979 | 1980 | Independent-Republican |
| Willis R. Eken | 1981 | 1984 | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Harry SiebenWilis R. Eken resigned as majority leader in 1984. Rather than elect a new majority leader, House Speaker Harry Sieben appointed himself majority leader as well. | 1984 | 1985 | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Connie Levi | 1985 | 1987 | Independent-Republican |
| Robert Vanasek Robert Vanasek Robert Vanasek is a Minnesota politician and a former member and Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A Democrat, he was first elected to the House in 1972 at just 23 years of age, and was re-elected every two years from 1974 to 1990... |
1987 | 1987 | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Ann Wynia Ann Wynia Ann Wynia is a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives and former president of North Hennepin Community College.-Early life and education:... |
1987 | 1989 | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Dee Long Dee Long Dee Long is a Minnesota politician, a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing part of Minneapolis... |
1989 | 1992 | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Alan Welle | 1992 | 1993 | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Irv Anderson Irv Anderson Irvin Neil "Irv" Anderson was a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1965–1983, and again from 1991–2007.... |
1993 | 1993 | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Phil Carruthers Phil Carruthers Phil Carruthers is a former Minnesota politician and former member and Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He is currently the director of the Civil Division at the Ramsey County Attorney's Office.... |
1993 | 1997 | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Ted Winter Ted Winter Theodore J. "Ted" Winter is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from southwestern Minnesota... |
1997 | 1999 | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Tim Pawlenty Tim Pawlenty Timothy James "Tim" Pawlenty , also known affectionately among supporters as T-Paw, is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Minnesota . He was a Republican candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election from May to August 2011... |
1999 | 2003 | Republican |
| Erik Paulsen Erik Paulsen Erik Paulsen is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives... |
2003 | 2007 | Republican |
| Tony Sertich | 2007 | 2011 | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Matt Dean Matt Dean Matthew T. "Matt" Dean is a Minnesota politician, a member and the current Majority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He represents District 52B, which includes all or portions of the cities of Birchwood, Dellwood, Grant, Hugo, Mahtomedi, Marine on St... |
2011 | present | Republican |