Alec G. Olson
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| Alec Gehard Olson | |
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| In office December 29, 1976 – January 3, 1979 |
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| Governor | Rudy Perpich |
| Preceded by | Rudy Perpich |
| Succeeded by | Lou Wangberg |
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| Born | September 11, 1930 Mamre Township, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota |
| Political party | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |
| Spouse | Janice Ruth Albrecht (1957) |
| Profession | insurance representative, farmer |
Alec Gehard Olson (b. September 11, 1930) is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota. He was born in Mamre Township, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.
Olson attended public schools and graduated from Willmar High School in 1948. He engaged in farming between 1948 and 1955 and was employed as an insurance representative from 1955 to 1962. He was active in the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party from 1952 to 1962, and served as district chairman for four years. Olson was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1960, 1964, and 1968.
Olson served in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 88th and 89th congresses, (January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967). He lost his bid for re-election in 1966. He served in the Minnesota Senate from 1969 to 1976. He was elected president of the state senate in 1973. When Wendell Anderson resigned the governorship to become a U.S. Senator in 1976, Olson became the lieutenant governor; he served from December 29, 1976 to January 3, 1979 and was Rudy Perpich's running mate in Minnesota's 1978 race for governor.
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| Preceded by Rudy Perpich |
40th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota 1976 – 1979 |
Succeeded by Lou Wangberg |
| Preceded by Fred Marshall |
U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 6th congressional district 1963 – 1967 |
Succeeded by John Zwach |
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