What is Governor of Minnesota?
{{Infobox Political post | post = Governor | body = Minnesota | insignia = Minnesota-StateSeal.svg | insigniasize = 110px | insigniacaption = [[Seal of Minnesota|State seal]] | image = Tim Walz by Gage Skidmore.jpg | inaugural = [[Henry Hastings Sibley|Henry H. Sibley]] | incumbent = [[Tim Walz]] | incumbentsince = January 7, 2019 | preceded by = [[Mark Dayton]] | style = The Honorable | residence = [[Minnesota Governor's Residence]] | termlength = Four years, no term limit | formation = May 24, 1858 | deputy = [[List of lieutenant governors of Minnesota|Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota]] | salary = $127,629 | website = {{Official_website}} }} The '''Governor of Minnesota''' is the chief executive of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Minnesota]], leading the state's [[executive branch]]. Thirty-nine different people have been governor of the state. State governors are elected to office by popular vote. The current governor of Minnesota is [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[Tim Walz]]. ==Cabinet== The governor has a [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet]] consisting of the leaders of various state departments. The governor appoints these department heads, who are usually called [[commissioner]]s. Cabinet-level departments include: *[[Minnesota Department of Administration|Department of Administration]] *[[Minnesota Department of Agriculture|Department of Agriculture]] *[[Minnesota Department of Commerce|Department of Commerce]] *[[Minnesota Department of Corrections|Department of Corrections]] *[[Minnesota Department of Education|Department of Education]] *[[Minnesota Department of Employee Relations|Department of Employee Relations]] *[[Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development|Department of Employment and Economic Development]] *[[Minnesota Department of Finance|Department of Finance]] *[[Minnesota Department of Health|Department of Health]] *[[Minnesota Department of Human Rights|Department of Human Rights]] *[[Minnesota Department of Human Services|Department of Human Services]] *[[Iron Range