Al Quie

Infobox Governor
name=Albert Harold Quie


caption=Albert Harold Quie
order= 35^th
office= Governor of Minnesota
term_start=January 4, 1979
term_end=January 3, 1983
lieutenant=Lou Wangberg
predecessor= Rudy Perpich
successor=Rudy Perpich
birth_date= birth date and age|1923|09|18
birth_place= Dennison, Minnesota
death_date=
death_place=
party=Republican
profession=politician
spouse=Gretchen Hansen
religion=
footnotes=

Albert Harold Quie (born September 18, 1923) is an American politician who served as governor of Minnesota from 1979 to 1983.

Quie was born on his family's farm near Dennison, Minnesota. Quie served in the United States Navy during World War II. He graduated from St. Olaf College in 1950 with a degree in political science.

He served in the Minnesota State Senate from 1954 to 1958. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from February 18, 1958 to January 3, 1979, serving in the 85th, 86th, 87th, 88th, 89th, 90th, 91st, 92nd, 93rd, 94th, and 95th congresses. He was the 35th governor of Minnesota serving from January 4, 1979 to January 3, 1983, and is a member of the Republican Party.

Quie was briefly considered as a candidate to become Vice President of the United States in 1974 under Gerald Ford, in a role eventually taken by Nelson Rockefeller. [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,942978-2,00.html The Talent Search - Time ] ]

References

* [http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10859 Minnesota Legislators Past and Present]

External links

*congbio|Q000010