List of Minority Leaders of the Minnesota Senate


This is a list of Minority Leaders of the Minnesota Senate
NameTook OfficeLeft OfficeParty/Caucus
Bolesaw G. Novak19511955Liberal
Harold W. Schultz19551963Liberal
Paul A. Thuet19631967Liberal
Karl F. Grittner19671971Liberal
Nick Coleman19711973Liberal
Harold G. Krieger19731975Republican
Robert O. Ashbach19751983Republican/Independent-Republican
James E. Ulland19831985Independent-Republican
Glen Taylor19851987Independent-Republican
Duane Benson19871993Independent-Republican
Dean Johnson19931995Independent-Republican/Republican
Dick Day19952007Republican
David Senjem20072011Republican
Tom Bakk20112013Democratic-Farmer-Labor
David Hann20132017Republican
Tom Bakk20172020Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Susan Kent2020IncumbentDemocratic-Farmer-Labor