Peggy Flanagan
Profile
Peggy Flanagan is an American politician and Ojibwe activist serving as the 50th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota since 2019. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, she previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019 and on the Minneapolis Public Schools Board. As a progressive leader, she has advocated for universal health care, the protection of Indigenous rights, and gender-affirming care. In 2023, she became the first Native American woman to lead a national political party committee as chair of the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association.
Details
- Born
- September 22, 1979 · 46 years old
- Birth place
- St. Louis Park, Minnesota
- Education
- University of Minnesota
- Career
- Community organizer, executive director of Children's Defense Fund-Minnesota, school board member
