Alec G. Olson
Alec Olson | |
|---|---|
| 40th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota | |
| In office December 29, 1976 – January 3, 1979 | |
| Governor | Rudy Perpich |
| Preceded by | Rudy Perpich |
| Succeeded by | Lou Wangberg |
| President of the Minnesota Senate | |
| In office January 1973 – December 29, 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Rudy Perpich (as lieutenant governor)* |
| Succeeded by | Edward J. Gearty |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 6th district | |
| In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Fred Marshall |
| Succeeded by | John M. Zwach |
| Member of the Minnesota Senate | |
| In office May 14, 1969 – December 29, 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Robert G. Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Alvin O. H. Setzepfandt Jr. |
| Constituency | 23rd district (1969-1973) 21st district (1973-1976) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alec Gehard Olson September 11, 1930 Mamre Township, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |
| Spouse |
Janice Ruth Albrecht
(m. 1957) |
| Children | 4 |
| Profession | Insurance representative, farmer |
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Alec Gehard Olson (born September 11, 1930) is an American retired politician from the U.S. state of Minnesota who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1963 to 1967, a member of the Minnesota Senate from 1969 to 1976, and as Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota from 1976 to 1979.