Nils Boe
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| Nils Boe | |
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| In office January 5, 1965 – January 7, 1969 |
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| Lieutenant | Lem Overpeck |
| Preceded by | Archie M. Gubbrud |
| Succeeded by | Frank Farrar |
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| Born | September 10, 1913 Baltic, South Dakota |
| Died | July 30, 1992 (aged 78) Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Political party | Republican |
| Relations | Nils N. (father) and Sissel C. Finseth (mother) |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin-Madison (AB, 1935, LLD 1937) |
| Profession | Lawyer, judge |
| Religion | Lutheran |
Nils Andreas Boe (September 10, 1913 – July 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 administration also was noteworthy for advocating property tax cuts and starting the state's educational television system. The legislature also passed laws prohibiting employment discrimination against women and guaranteeing women equal wages for equal work.
After leaving office, Boe was appointed by Richard M. Nixon as the first director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs in the Executive Office of the President of the United States 1969 to 1971, and in was appointed by Nixon as the Chief Judge of the U.S. Customs Court, New York City which he served 1971-1984.
He died of cancer at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
| Preceded by Joseph H. Bottum |
Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota 1963–1965 |
Succeeded by Lem Overpeck |
| Preceded by Archie M. Gubbrud |
Governor of South Dakota 1965–1969 |
Succeeded by Frank Farrar |
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