What is Ruth Ann Minner?
[[Image:Ruth Ann Minner.jpg|thumb|right|Ruth Ann Minner 2007]] '''Ruth Ann Minner''' (also known as '''Ruth Ann Coverdale'''; January 17, 1935 &ndash; November 4, 2021) was an [[United States|American]] businesswoman and [[politician]]. She was the first [[female]] governor in [[Delaware]] (2001 to 2009). She was a member of the [[United States Democratic Party]]. She began her political career during the 1970s. She was born Ruth Coverdale in [[Sussex County, Delaware]]. Minner died on November 4, 2021 under [[hospice care]] in [[Milford, Delaware]] from problems caused by a fall at the age of 86.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cherry |first1=Amy |title='A trailblazer': Delaware's 1st female governor, Ruth Ann Minner, has died |url=https://www.wdel.com/news/a-trailblazer-delawares-1st-female-governor-ruth-ann-minner-has-died/article_5622ec9a-3da2-11ec-b7c6-c3ea709889f8.html |work=WDEL 101.7FM |date=November 4, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{us-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Minner, Ruth Ann}} [[Category:Governors of Delaware]] [[Category:1935 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:Lieutenant Governors of Delaware]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Delaware]] [[Category:Accidental deaths from falls in the United States]] [[Category:People from Sussex County, Delaware]]