North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor
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Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor was an elected official who headed the North Dakota Department of Agriculture and Labor. The office was established with the state's constitution in 1889, and was split into two separate offices—the North Dakota Commissioner of Labor and the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture—in 1966, when the two departments also split due to a constitutional change that was voted on in 1964.
, who held the office for 25 years. His son, Arne, was the last to hold the office before it was eliminated in 1966. He then went on to become the first North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture.
North Dakota
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor was an elected official who headed the North Dakota Department of Agriculture and Labor. The office was established with the state's constitution in 1889, and was split into two separate offices—the North Dakota Commissioner of Labor and the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture—in 1966, when the two departments also split due to a constitutional change that was voted on in 1964.
History
The office was first held by Henry T. Helgesen, and the longest tenure in the office was that of Math DahlMath Dahl
Math Dahl was a North Dakota politician who was well known for his tenure as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor from 1939 to 1964. His long tenure in the office ended a period of instability in the department when the three previous commissioners only served one two year term...
, who held the office for 25 years. His son, Arne, was the last to hold the office before it was eliminated in 1966. He then went on to become the first North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture.
See also
- North Dakota Agriculture CommissionerNorth Dakota Agriculture CommissionerIn the U.S. state of North Dakota, the Agriculture Commissioner, formerly known as the Commissioner of Agriculture, is an elected official who heads the North Dakota Department of Agriculture. The present commissioner is Doug Goehring....
- North Dakota Labor CommissionerNorth Dakota Labor CommissionerIn the U.S. state of North Dakota, the Commissioner of Labor, commonly referred to as Labor Commissioner, is an appointed official who heads the North Dakota Department of Labor...
- List of North Dakota Commissioners of Agriculture and Labor