List of North Dakota Commissioners of Agriculture and Labor

The following is a list of North Dakota Commissioners of Agriculture and Labor from 1889 to 1966 when the office was split into two entities; the North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner and the North Dakota Labor Commissioner.

Number of North Dakota Commissioners of Agriculture and Labor by party affiliation
Party Commissioners
Republican 9
Republican/NPL 4
Independent 1
# Name Term Party
1 Henry T. Helgesen 1889–1892 Republican
2 Nelson Williams* 1893–1894 Independent
3 Andrew H. Laughlin 1895–1896 Republican
4 Henry U. Thomas 1897–1900 Republican
5 Rollin J. Turner 1901–1904 Republican
6 William C. Gilbreath 1905–1914 Republican
7 Robert F. Flint 1915–1916 Republican
8 John N. Hagan 1917–1921 Republican/NPL
9 Joseph A. Kitchen 1921–1932 Republican
10 John Husby 1933–1934 Republican
11 Theodore Martell 1935–1936 Republican/NPL
12 John N. Hagan 1937–1938 Republican/NPL
13 Math Dahl 1939–1964 Republican/NPL
14 Arne Dahl 1965–1966 Republican

* George E. Adams won the 1892 election, but did not qualify for the office, so Nelson Williams was appointed to the position instead.

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