# Ancher Nelsen > [!stub] Minnesota Lieutenant Governor. ## Office & tenure - **Lieutenant Governor** — 1953 to May 1, 1953 (Republican) **Took office:** [[1953]] · [[1950s]] **Reference:** [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancher_Nelsen) · Wikidata Q489070 **Up:** [[Actors and Architects/MAIN|Actors and Architects]] ## U.S. House tenure - **U.S. Representative** (District 2) — 1959 to December 31, 1974 (Republican) **Took office:** [[1959]] · [[1950s]] **Reference:** [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancher_Nelsen) · Wikidata Q489070 #Actors_and_Architects