| Post: | President |
| Body: | the Minnesota Senate |
| Insignia: | Seal of Minnesota.svg |
| Incumbent: | Bobby Joe Champion |
| Incumbentsince: | January 3, 2023 |
| Termlength: | Two years, no term limit |
| Inaugural: | Alec G. Olson |
| Formation: | January 1973 |
| Website: | http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/ |
The president of the Minnesota Senate is the presiding officer of the Minnesota Senate. Until 1973, the lieutenant governor served as the Senate president. Since then, presidents have been elected by the body, usually at the nomination of the majority.[1]
While power within the Senate lies primarily with the majority leader, the president of the Senate does succeed to lieutenant governor in the event that office becomes vacant, something which happened most recently in 2018.[2]
From statehood until 1973, the lieutenant governor served as president. Not all lieutenant governors served at the same time as the Senate was in session.
Beginning in 1973, the Minnesota Senate began electing its own presidents.
| No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Alec G. Olson | 1973 | 1976 | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | ||
| 39 | Edward J. Gearty | 1977 | 1981 | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | ||
| 40 | John T. Davies | 1981 | 1983 | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | ||
| 41 | Jerome M. Hughes | 1983 | 1987 | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | ||
| 42 | Florian Chmielewski | 1987 | 1987 | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | ||
| 43 | Jerome M. Hughes | 1987 | 1993 | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | ||
| 44 | Allan H. Spear | 1993 | 2001 | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | ||
| 45 | Don Samuelson | January 3, 2001 | January 6, 2003 | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | ||
| 46 | Jim Metzen | January 7, 2003 | January 4, 2011 | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | ||
| 47 | Michelle Fischbach | January 4, 2011 | January 7, 2013 | Republican | ||
| 48 | Sandy Pappas | January 8, 2013 | January 2, 2017 | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | ||
| 49 | Michelle Fischbach | January 3, 2017 | May 25, 2018 | Republican | ||
| 50 | Jeremy Miller | January 7, 2019 | November 12, 2020 | Republican | ||
| 51 | David Tomassoni | November 12, 2020 | January 7, 2021 | Independent | ||
| 52 | Jeremy Miller | September 9, 2021 | January 31, 2022 | Republican | ||
| 53 | David Osmek | January 31, 2022 | January 3, 2023 | Republican | ||
| 54 | Bobby Joe Champion | January 3, 2023 | Incumbent | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | ||