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Myron Frans
Myron Frans is the former nonpartisan Minnesota Commissioner of Management and Budget, serving from 2015 to 2020. Gov. Mark Dayton (D) appointed him in December 2014, and he began serving in January of the following year.[1] Frans resigned on September 1, 2020, to join the University of Minnesota as the senior vice president of finance and operations.[2][3][4]
Biography
Education
- B.A. in criminal justice, Washburn University (1972)
- M.A. in criminology, Sam Houston State University (1977)
- J.D., University of Kansas School of Law (1983)[5]
Career
Frans worked as a tax attorney from 1983 to 2009, including a stint as senior tax partner at Faegre & Benson in Minneapolis. He also served as the president of Leeds Precision Instruments in Golden Valley, Minnesota. Frans was appointed as the state Commissioner of Revenue from 2011 and served until his appointment to the Department of Management and Budget.[5]
Political career
Minnesota Commissioner of Management and Budget (2015-2020)
Frans served as commissioner from 2015 to 2020. He replaced Jim Schowalter, who served in the office from 2011 to 2014.[1]
Appointments
2014
Frans was first appointed to the office in December 2014, and began serving in January 2015.[1]
Personal
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Frans and his wife have two children.[6]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 MPR News, "Schowalter leaving as state finance chief," December 10, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ University of Minnesota, "University of Minnesota announces Myron Frans as new leader for Finance and Operations," August 12, 2020
- ↑ Mercedes Yanora, "Email communication with Laury Anderson," August 24, 2020
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 LinkedIn, "Myron Frans," accessed February 20, 2015
- ↑ Washburn University, "Alumnus balances budget and opinions with confidence," last accessed September 2, 2020
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Minnesota Commissioner of Management and Budget 2015–2020 |
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