State Commissioner
On June 26, 2007, Governor Tim Pawlenty announced that Sviggum would succeed Scott Brenner as Minnesota Commissioner of Labor and Industry. He resigned from his House seat and took over the position on July 17, 2007, serving until December 2010. A special election was held on August 7, 2007, to determine his successor, won by Republican Steve Drazkowski of Wabasha.
On December 2, 2010, in the waning days of the Pawlenty Administration, Sviggum was appointed Commissioner of the Minnesota Management and Budget Office, the department responsible for preparing budget proposals for the governor. He served just over a month, leaving office with Pawlenty on January 3, 2011.
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