What is Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota?
[[File:Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan 2019.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Peggy Flanagan]] has been the Lieutenant Governor since 2019]] The '''[[Lieutenant governor (United States)|lieutenant governor]]s of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Minnesota]]''' is the second highest office holder in the state of Minnesota. They are in the second line of succession in the event the [[Governor of Minnesota]] is unable to serve or dies in office. The two are elected on the same ballot in the general election. Beginning with the [[1962 Minnesota gubernatorial election|1962 election]], the term of the lieutenant governor increased from two to four years. Before the [[1974 Minnesota gubernatorial election|1974 election]], governors and lieutenant governors were elected on separate ballots. ==Other websites== *[http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/mngov/ltgov.asp Minnesota Lieutenant Governors 1858-] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070304050056/http://www.mnhs.org/people/governors/lt_governors.htm MHS.org's list] [[Category:Lieutenant Governors of Minnesota| ]] {{Multistub|US|politics}}