Nils Boe

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Nils Boe

In office
January 5, 1965 – January 7, 1969
Lieutenant(s) Lem Overpeck
Preceded by Archie M. Gubbrud
Succeeded by Frank Farrar

Born September 10, 1913
Baltic, South Dakota
Died July 30, 1992 (aged 78)
Political party Republican
Profession Lawyer
Religion Lutheran

Nils Andreas Boe (September 10, 1913July 30, 1992) was an American politician who served as the Republican Governor of South Dakota from 1965 to 1969.

Boe was born in Baltic in Minnehaha County, South Dakota and served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was later elected to the state legislature representing Sioux Falls from 1953 to 1958. He was Lieutenant Governor from 1963 to 1965 and Governor from 1965 to 1969.

The Boe administration improved the state's reservoir system, enacted a worker training program to attract new industry to South Dakota, increased state aid to schools, and created a retirement program for state employees. The legislature also passed laws prohibiting employment discrimination against women and guaranteeing women equal wages for equal work. [1]

Preceded by
Joseph H. Bottum
Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
19631965
Succeeded by
Lem Overpeck
Preceded by
Archie M. Gubbrud
Governor of South Dakota
19651969
Succeeded by
Frank Farrar