Front:
Eliner
Andersen
Randuse
GOVERNOR OF MINNESOTA
Back:
ELMER L. ANDERSEN IS MINNESOTA'S 30TH
GOVERNOR. HE WAS ELECTED TO THIS
OFFICE NOVEMBER 8, 1960. MINNESOTA'S
GOVERNOR WAS BORN IN 1909 OF NOR-
WEGIAN-SWEDISH PARENTS, HIS FATHER
HAVING EMIGRATED FROM NORWAY ΤΟ
THE UNITED STATES. HE IS A GRADUATE
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
SCHOOL
OF BUSINESS
MINNESOTA
ADMINISTRATION
AND ACHIEVED SUCCESS AS A BUSINESS-
MAN BEFORE ENTERING THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE. GOVERNOR ANDERSEN HAS AN
EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND IN GOVERN-
MENT. A STATE SENATOR FOR 10 YEARS,
HE WAS RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER IN
WELFARE AND EDUCATION LEGISLATION.
HE SERVED AS CHAIRMAN OF THE IM-
PORTANT SENATE WELFARE COMMITTEE.
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