| Wayne Godfrey Sanstead | |
| Office: | 18th North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction |
| Term Start: | 1985 |
| Term End: | January 1, 2013 |
| Governor: | George A. Sinner Ed Schafer John Hoeven Jack Dalrymple |
| Preceded: | Joseph Crawford |
| Succeeded: | Kirsten Baesler |
| Order2: | 31st |
| Office2: | Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota |
| Term Start2: | January 2, 1973 |
| Term End2: | January 6, 1981 |
| Governor2: | Art Link |
| Preceded2: | Richard F. Larsen |
| Succeeded2: | Ernest Sands |
| State Senate3: | North Dakota |
| District3: | 5th |
| Term Start3: | 1971 |
| Term End3: | 1973 |
| Succeeded3: | Rolland W. Redlin |
| Office4: | Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives |
| Term Start4: | 1965 |
| Term End4: | 1970 |
| Birth Date: | 16 April 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Profession: | Teacher |
| Alma Mater: | St. Olaf College, B.A., 1957 Northfield, Minnesota; Northwestern University, M.A. in Speech in 1967; University of North Dakota, Doctorate in secondary education. |
| Spouse: | Mary Jane Bober |
Wayne Godfrey Sanstead (born April 16, 1935)[1] served as the North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1985 to January 1, 2013, and from 1972 to 1981 as the 31st Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota.
Sanstead was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, on April 16, 1935, to Godfrey A. and Clara (Buen) Sanstead. Sanstead married Mary Jane Bober on June 16, 1957. They have two children, Timothy Wayne & Jonathan Paul.
In 1957 Sanstead received his B.A. from St. Olaf College, and in 1967 his Master of Arts in Speech from Northwestern University. Stanstead earned his doctorate in secondary education from the University of North Dakota.
Sanstead was the longest serving chief state school officer in the United States.[2] Previously, Sanstead served eight years in the North Dakota House of Representatives (1965–1970), two years in the N.D. Senate (1971–1973), and as the 31st Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota serving under Governor Art Link (1973–1981).