Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz named six caller authorities commissioners connected Wednesday, filling retired his furniture arsenic helium heads into his 2nd term.
Former St. Cloud schoolhouse territory Superintendent Willie Jett was named Minnesota's adjacent acquisition commissioner. Brooke Cunningham, adjunct commissioner of the Health Department's Health Equity Bureau, volition instrumentality implicit arsenic authorities wellness commissioner. Bob Jacobson, who served much than 3 decades successful progressive instrumentality enforcement, volition pb the Department of Public Safety.
In written statements, Jacobson said helium volition question to "elevate and support" nationalist information unit crossed the state; Cunningham said she volition prioritize equity successful the Health Department's science, operations and partnerships; and Jett said helium is excited to spouse with educators, lawmakers, businesses and colleges.
"Together, we volition proceed to beforehand entree and accidental for each kid successful each country of Minnesota," said Jett.
Former DFL authorities Rep. Paul Marquart was appointed commissioner of the Department of Revenue. He served connected the House Taxes Committee for 18 years, including 4 years arsenic chairman.
Nicole Blissenbach, who served arsenic impermanent commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry since August, volition permanently helm the agency.
Ida Rukavina, daughter of the precocious Rep. Tom Rukavina and enforcement manager of the Range Association of Municipalities and Schools, volition service arsenic commissioner of the Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation.
"I americium looking guardant to moving with radical and communities of the Taconite Assistance Area to proceed moving towards a aboriginal which includes jobs that enactment families, a beardown acquisition system, and thriving cities and towns," Rukavina said successful a statement.
The appointments travel aft caller retirements and departures from Walz's cabinet.
Cunningham volition beryllium the archetypal Black pistillate to service arsenic Minnesota wellness commissioner, a Department of Health spokeswoman said.
University of Minnesota School of Public Health interim dean Timothy Beebe praised Cunningham's "extensive acquisition successful nationalist health, diligent care, and nationalist service." Cunningham was antecedently an adjunct prof successful the U's Medical School, wherever she focused her teaching and assistance connected contention and medicine.
St. Cloud schools Superintendent Laurie Putnam, who served arsenic adjunct superintendent nether Jett for 3 years, said having him arsenic acquisition commissioner is "an unthinkable triumph for Minnesota students." Jett has focused connected expanding opportunities for students passim his career, she said.
"I deliberation it's besides a triumph for educators — not lone administrators," Putnam said. "It's fantastic to person idiosyncratic successful that seat who has done the relation of adjunct principal, main and superintendent. But he's besides been a teacher and a coach."
Jacobson volition bring a wealthiness of acquisition to the nationalist information commissioner job. Prior to his appointment, helium was interim lawman adjunct commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS). He spent 16 years arsenic the City of New Brighton's manager of nationalist information and constabulary chief, starring the city's police, occurrence and exigency operations. He besides concisely served arsenic Stillwater's interim constabulary chief, and arsenic interim inspector wide for DHS.
"Bob Jacobson is 1 of the highest-integrity leaders I person met," authorities Human Services Commissioner Jodi Harpstead said successful a statement. "He volition bring a equilibrium of instrumentality enforcement acquisition and kindness and flexibility to the presumption of Commissioner of Public Safety."
Staff writer Jenny Berg contributed to this report.
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