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Minnesota's secretaries of state

1 Duties of office
2 Territory
3 State
4 Note on Minnesota political parties names
5 External link

[edit] Duties of office

(from Secretary of state website)

The secretary of state, is the keeper of the great seal of the State of Minnesota and files and certifies the authenticity of a wide variety of official documents. The Secretary of State registers a variety of business organizations including corporations, assumed business names, banks, insurance companies, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, and limited partnerships. A statewide computerized network with county recorders is maintained so that the public may search Uniform Commercial Code records throughout the state from any filing office. The secretary of state is the chief election official in Minnesota and is responsible for administration of the Minnesota election law. The secretary of state administers the open appointments process and publishes the Minnesota Legislative Manual, a compendium of federal, state and county government information.

[edit] Territory

Name	Took Office	Left Office
Charles K. Smith	1849	1851
Alexander Wilkin	1851	1853
Joseph T. Rosser	1853	1857
Charles L. Chase	1857	1858

[edit] State

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.

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
Francis Baasen	1858	1860
James H. Baker	1860	1862
David Blakeley	1862	1868
Henry C. Rogers	1868	1870
Hans Mattson	1870	1872
Samuel P. Jennison	1872	1876
John S. Irgens	1876	1880
Frederick Von Baumbach	1880	1887
Hans Mattson	1887	1891
Frederick P. Brown	1891	1895
Albert Berg	1895	1901
Peter E. Hanson	1901	1907
Julius A. Schmahl	1907	1921
Mike Holm	1921	1952	Republican
H. H. Chesterman	1952	1952
Virginia Paul Holm	1952	1955	Republican
Joseph L. Donovan	1955	1971
Arlen Erdahl	1971	1975	Republican
Joan Growe	1975	1999	DFL (Democrat)
Mary Kiffmeyer	1999	2007	Republican
Mark Ritchie	2007	present	DFL

[edit] Note on Minnesota political parties names

DFL: In 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.

Republican Party of Minnesota: From November 1975 to September 1995 the name of the state Republican party was the Independent Republican party (IR). The party has always been affiliated with the national Republican party.