| Jim Nichols | |
| Birth Name: | James Nichols |
| Birth Date: | June 19, 1946 |
| Office: | Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture |
| Governor: | Albert Harold Quie Rudy Perpich |
| Term Start: | 1982 |
| Term End: | 1990 |
| Office1: | Member of the Minnesota Senate |
| Term Start1: | 1977 |
| Term End1: | 1981 |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Education: | University of Minnesota Morris (BS) |
James W. "Jim" Nichols (born June 19, 1946) is an American farmer and politician.
Nichols lives in Lake Benton, Lincoln County, Minnesota and is a farmer. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota Morris. Nichols served in the Minnesota Senate from 1977 to 1981 and was a Democrat. He then served as the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture from 1982 to 1990.[1]