# Joseph L. Donovan > [!stub] Minnesota Secretary of State. ## Office & tenure - **Secretary of State** — 1955 to 1971 (DFL) **Took office:** [[1955]] · [[1950s]] **Reference:** [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_L._Donovan) · Wikidata Q6284717 **Up:** [[Actors and Architects/MAIN|Actors and Architects]] #Actors_and_Architects