List of minority leaders of the Minnesota House of Representatives
| Minority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives | |
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Incumbent since June 14, 2025Vacant | |
| Term length | Two years, no term limit |
| Inaugural holder | Winslow W. Dunn |
| Constitution |
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This is a list of minority leaders of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
| Name | Took office | Left office | Party/caucus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles L. Halstead | 1945 | 1947 | Liberal |
| Joseph L. Prifrel | 1947 | 1949 | Liberal |
| Edwin J. Chilgren | 1949 | 1951 | Liberal |
| Fred A. Cina | 1951 | 1955 | Liberal |
| John A. Hartle | 1955 | 1957 | Conservative |
| Odin E. S. Langen | 1957 | 1959 | Conservative |
| Lloyd L. Duxbury | 1959 | 1963 | Conservative |
| Fred A. Cina | 1963 | 1969 | Liberal |
| Martin Olav Sabo | 1969 | 1973 | Liberal |
| Aubrey W. Dirlam | 1973 | 1975 | Republican |
| Henry J. Savelkoul | 1975 | 1979 | Independent-Republican |
| None | 1979 | 1980 | |
| Rod Searle | 1980 | 1981 | Independent-Republican |
| Glen Sherwood | 1981 | 1982 | Independent-Republican |
| David M. Jennings | 1982 | 1985 | Independent-Republican |
| Fred Norton | 1985 | 1987 | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| William R. Schreiber | 1987 | 1991 | Independent-Republican |
| Terry Dempsey | 1991 | 1993 | Independent-Republican |
| Steve Sviggum | 1993 | 1999 | Independent-Republican/Republican |
| Tom Pugh | 1999 | 2003 | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Matt Entenza | 2003 | 2006 | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Margaret Anderson Kelliher | 2006 | 2007 | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Marty Seifert | 2007 | 2009 | Republican |
| Kurt Zellers | 2009 | 2011 | Republican |
| Paul Thissen | 2011 | 2013 | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Kurt Daudt | 2013 | 2015 | Republican |
| Paul Thissen | 2015 | 2017 | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Melissa Hortman | 2017 | 2019 | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Kurt Daudt | 2019 | 2023 | Republican |
| Lisa Demuth | 2023 | 2025 | Republican |
| Melissa Hortman | 2025 | 2025 | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |