HEALTH · MN · 1983-1991
Sister Mary Madonna Ashton
State Health Officer · Minnesota
On the record
First nun to lead a state health department
Background
Between 1983 and 1991, Sister Mary Madonna Ashton held the State Health Officer seat in Minnesota, a 8-year tenure. Took office after Warren R. Lawson (latest tracked occupant of this seat). Note: First nun to lead a state health department. Same-year political environment (1983): Governor Rudy Perpich; Attorney General Hubert H. Humphrey III; Secretary of State Joan Growe.
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Others who held this office in Minnesota
- Warren R. Lawson (1971-1979)
- Robert N. Barr (1948-1971)