List of presidents of the Minnesota Senate

The president of the Minnesota Senate is the presiding officer of the Minnesota Senate. Until 1973, the lieutenant governor served as the Senate president. Since then, presidents have been elected by the body, usually at the nomination of the majority.^[1]

President of the Minnesota Senate
Incumbent Bobby Joe Champion since January 3, 2023
Term length	Two years, no term limit
Inaugural holder	Alec G. Olson
Formation	January 1973
Website	http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/

While power within the Senate lies primarily with the majority leader, the president of the Senate does succeed to lieutenant governor in the event that office becomes vacant, something which happened most recently in 2018.^[2]

From statehood until 1973, the lieutenant governor served as president. Not all lieutenant governors served at the same time as the Senate was in session. Those who served as president were:

Beginning in 1973, the Minnesota Senate began electing its own presidents. Those who have served since 1973 are:

¹In accordance with the Minnesota Constitution, Fischbach automatically became Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota on January 3, 2018, after previous Lt. Gov. Tina Smith resigned to accept an appointment to the United States Senate. Fischbach formally resigned from the Minnesota Senate on May 25, 2018.^[3] As the Senate did not meet during this time, the position was vacant until Jeremy Miller was formally elected in January 2019.