Minnesota Department of Public Safety

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Minnesota Department of Public Safety
File:Minnesota Department of Public Safety Logo.png
Department overview
Headquarters Bremer Bank Building
445 Minnesota Street Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101-5155
Employees 1,855
Annual budget $608.6m
Department executives
  • Mona Dohman, Commissioner
  • Mark Dunaski, Deputy Commissioner
  • Cassandra O'Hern, Assistant Commissioner
  • Bruce Gordon, Communications Director
Website www.dps.mn.gov

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety is a department of the State of Minnesota in the United States. It has 14 divisions and administers a broad range of the state's public service agencies including the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, State Fire Marshall, State Patrol, the Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement, Driver and Vehicle Services and the division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) which coordinates the prevention, preparation, response, recovery, and mitigation from natural, technological, and human caused disasters.

History

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety was established in 1969 per Minnesota Statute 299a. [1] The State Highway Patrol and Drivers License Bureau, both formerly a part of the Minnesota Highway Department, were transferred to DPS in 1970.

Below is a list of the Public Safety Commissioners since it was formed

  1. Jan 1970 - Dec 1973: Wallace Hoaglund (1910-1995)[2]
  2. June 1974 - May 1979: Edward Novak (1917-2002)[3]
  3. May 1979 - Sep 1982: John Sopsic (1940-2013)[4]
  4. Sep 1982 - Dec 1982: Kenneth Dirkzwager (1919-2014)[5]
  5. Jan 1983 - Jan 1991: Paul Tschida
  6. Jan 1991 - Oct 1991: Ralph Church
  7. Oct 1991 - Dec 1992: Thomas Frost
  8. Dec 1992 - Apr 1996: Michael Jordan
  9. Apr 1996 - Dec 1998: Don Davis
  10. Jan 1999 - Nov 2002: Charlie Weaver (1957-)
  11. Jan 2003 - Apr 2004: Rich Stanek (1962-)
  12. Apr 2004 - Feb 2011: Michael Campion
  13. Mar 2011 - Present: Mona Dohman (1962-)

Current Staff

Commissioners[6]
Mona Dohman, Commissioner
Mark Dunaski, Deputy Commissioner
Cassandra O'Hern, Assistant Commissioner

Division Directors
Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement: Michele Tuchner
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension: Drew Evans
Driver and Vehicle Services: Dawn Olson
Emergency Communication Networks: Jackie Mines
Fiscal and Administrative Services: Larry Freund
Homeland Security and Emergency Management: Joe Kelly
Human Resources: Lowell Thompson
MN.IT Services: Paul Meeking
Office of Communications: Bruce Gordon
Office of Justice Programs: Raeone Magnuson
Office of Pipeline Safety: Bruce West
Office of Traffic Safety: Donna Berger
State Fire Marshal: Bruce West
State Patrol: Col. Matthew Langer

References

  1. ↑ https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/co/about/Pages/history.aspx
  2. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=hoaglund&GSfn=wallace&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=52573491&df=all&
  3. ↑ http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=10470
  4. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=103137519
  5. ↑ http://www.startribune.com/obituaries/detail/38468/?fullname=kenneth-a-dirkzwager
  6. ↑ https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/co/about/Documents/dps_org_chart_02242016.pdf

External links

Website: https://dps.mn.gov/ Minnesota Department of Public Safety

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