Alec G. Olson

Alec Olson
Alec Olson
40th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
	In office; December 29, 1976 – January 3, 1979
Governor	Rudy Perpich
Preceded by	Rudy Perpich
Succeeded by	Lou Wangberg
1st President of the Minnesota Senate
	In office; January 1973 – December 29, 1976
Preceded by	Rudy Perpich; (as lieutenant governor)*
Succeeded by	Edward J. Gearty
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Minnesota's 6th district
	In office; January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967
Preceded by	Fred Marshall
Succeeded by	John M. Zwach
Member of the Minnesota Senate
	In office; May 14, 1969 – December 29, 1976
Preceded by	Robert G. Johnson
Succeeded by	Alvin O. H. Setzepfandt Jr.
Constituency	23rd district (1969-1973); 21st district (1973-1976)
Personal details
Born	Alec Gehard Olson; September 11, 1930; Mamre Township, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
Political party	Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Spouse	Janice Ruth Albrecht (m. 1957)
Children	4
Profession	Insurance representative, farmer
	From statehood until 1973, the lieutenant governor served as state senate president. Starting in 1973, senate presidents were selected from the body.;

Alec Gehard Olson (born September 11, 1930) is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, a former state senator, who served as the 40th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. He was born in Mamre Township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.

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