List of Minnesota Attorneys General
Minnesota Territory:
| Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo A. Babcock | 1849 | 1853 | |
| Lafayette Emmett | 1853 | 1858 |
In 1886, elections were moved from odd years to even years. Beginning with the 1962 election, the term of the office increased from two to four years.
After becoming a U.S. state:
| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles H. Berry | 1858 | 1860 | |
| Gordon E. Cole | 1860 | 1866 | |
| William J. Colvill | 1866 | 1868 | |
| Francis R. E. Cornell | 1868 | 1874 | |
| George P. Wilson | 1874 | 1880 | |
| Charles M. Start | 1880 | 1881 | |
| William J. Hahn | 1881 | 1887 | |
| Moses E. Clapp | 1887 | 1893 | Republican |
| Henry W. Childs | 1893 | 1899 | |
| Wallace B. Douglas | 1899 | 1904 | |
| William J. Donahower | 1904 | 1905 | |
| Edward T. Young | 1905 | 1909 | |
| George T. Simpson | 1909 | 1912 | |
| Lyndon A. Smith | 1912 | 1918 | Republican |
| Clifford L. Hilton | 1918 | 1927 | |
| Albert F. Pratt | 1927 | 1928 | |
| G. Aaron Youngquist | 1928 | 1929 | Republican |
| Henry N. Benson | 1929 | 1933 | |
| Harry H. Peterson | 1933 | 1936 | |
| William S. Ervin | 1936 | 1939 | |
| Joseph A. A. Burnquist | 1939 | 1955 | Republican |
| Miles W. Lord | 1955 | 1960 | DFL (Democrat) |
| Walter Mondale | 1960 | 1964 | DFL |
| Robert W. Mattson, Sr. | 1964 | 1967 | DFL |
| Douglas M. Head | 1967 | 1971 | Republican |
| Warren Spannaus | 1971 | 1983 | DFL |
| Hubert H. Humphrey, III | 1983 | 1999 | DFL |
| Mike Hatch | 1999 | 2007 | DFL |
| Lori Swanson | 2007 | present | DFL |
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