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Minnesota Highway Department and Minnesota Department of Transportation Commissioners: 1917 - Present

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Minnesota Highway Department Commissioners

Charles Merit Babcock

1917 - 1932
Charles Merit Babcock

Nels W. Elsberg

1933 - 1938
N. (Nels) W. Elsberg

Michael Joseph Hoffman

1939 - 1957
M. (Michael) Joseph Hoffman

Loyal Percy Zimmerman

1957 - 1961
L.P. (Loyal Percy) Zimmerman

James C. Marshall

1961 - 1965
James C. Marshall

John R. Jamieson

1965 - 1967
John R. Jamieson

Nils Theodore Waldor

1968 - 1971
N.T. (Nils Theodore) Waldor

Leonard Lappegaard

1971 - 1974
Ray (Lenard) Lappegaard

Frank Dominic Marzitelli

1975 - 1976
Frank Dominic Marzitelli

Minnesota Department of Transportation Commissioners

James Harrington

1976 - 1978
James Harrington

Photo of Dick Braun

1979 - 1986
Dick Braun

Leonard Levine

1986 - 1991
Leonard Levine

John H. Riley

1991
John H. Riley

James Denn

1991 - 1999
James Denn

Photo of Elwyn Tinklenberg

1999 - 2002
Elwyn Tinklenberg

Carol Molnau

2003 - 2008
Lt. Gov. Carol Molnau

Thomas K. Sorel

2008 - 2012
Thomas K. Sorel

Charlie Zelle

2013 - 2019

Charles A. Zelle

Margaret Anderson Kelliher

2019 - 2022
Margaret Anderson Kelliher

Nancy Daubenberger

2022 - Present
Nancy Daubenberger