Jim Schowalter
Jim Schowalter was the Minnesota Commissioner of Management and Budget. Schowalter assumed office on September 2, 2020. Schowalter left office on August 14, 2023.
Governor Tim Walz (D) appointed him on August 12, 2020.[1] He assumed office on September 2, 2020.[2] Gov. Walz reappointed Schowalter in January 2023.[3]
Schowalter previously served as the Minnesota Commissioner of Management and Budget from 2011 to 2014. He was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton (D).[4]
Biography
Schowalter graduated from Macalester College in 1985 with bachelors' degrees in economics and history. In 1988 he graduated with a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.[5][6] Schowalter's career experience includes serving as senior vice president at HealthPartners. He held his first term as Minnesota Commissioner of Management and Budget from 2011 to 2014, with previous department experience as state budget director.[1] Before coming to Minnesota, Schowalter worked as regional economist at the Boston office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and as budget officer at the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.[7]
Education
- Master's degree in public policy, Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, 1988
- Bachelor's degree in economics and history, Macalester College, 1985[7]
Political career
Minnesota Commissioner of Management and Budget (2020-2023)
Governor Tim Walz (D) appointed Schowalter on August 12, 2020.[1]
Minnesota Commissioner of Management and Budget (2011-2014)
Governor Mark Dayton (D) appointed Schowalter on December 30, 2010, and he began serving in January of the following year.[4] He served in the position until his resignation in December 2014.[8]
Appointments
2020
Governor Tim Walz (D) appointed Schowalter as Minnesota Commissioner of Management and Budget on August 12, 2020.[1]
2010
Governor Mark Dayton (D) appointed Schowalter on December 30, 2010, and he began serving in January of the following year.[4]
Recent news
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Office of Governor Tim Walz & Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan, "Governor Walz, Lt. Governor Flanagan Announce New Commissioner of Minnesota Management and Budget," August 12, 2020
- ↑ Mercedes Yanora, "Email communication with Laury Anderson," August 24, 2020
- ↑ State of Minnesota: Management and Budget, “Jim Schowalter,” accessed May 7, 2023
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 THE UPTAKE", "Pawlenty Deputy Is Dayton’s Pick For Management And Budget Commissioner," December 30, 2010
- ↑ State of Minnesota: Management and Budget, “Jim Schowalter,” accessed May 7, 2023
- ↑ LinkedIn, “Jim Schowalter: Commissioner MN Management and Budget at State of Minnesota,” accessed May 7, 2023
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 LinkedIn, "Jim Schowalter," last accessed September 2, 2020
- ↑ MPR News, "Schowalter leaving as state finance chief," December 10, 2014
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Minnesota Commissioner of Management and Budget 2020-2023 |
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Minnesota Commissioner of Management and Budget 2011-2014 |
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