| 词条 | Allen I. Olson |
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|name = Allen I. Olson |image = Allen Olson.jpg |caption = Allen Olson in 1981 |order = 28th |office = Governor of North Dakota |term_start = January 6, 1981 |term_end = January 1, 1985 |lieutenant = Ernest Sands |predecessor = Arthur A. Link |successor = George Sinner |office2 = 25th Attorney General of North Dakota |governor2 =Arthur A. Link |term_start2 = 1973 |term_end2 = 1980 |predecessor2 = Helgi Johanneson |successor2 = Robert Wefald |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1938|11|5|mf=y}} |birth_place = Rolla, North Dakota, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |spouse = Barbara Benner Olson |children= 3 |profession = Lawyer |party = Republican |religion = Presbyterian |footnotes = |allegiance = {{Nowrap|{{Flag|United States|1960|size=23px}}}} |branch = {{army|United States}} |serviceyears=1963-1967 |unit= Judge Advocate General's Corps }}Allen Ingvar Olson (born November 5, 1938) is an American Republican politician and attorney who served as the 28th Governor of North Dakota from 1981 to 1985. He defeated incumbent Arthur A. Link in the 1980 race for governor and served one term.[1] Education, military service and legal careerOlson was born on November 5, 1938, in the small town of Rolla, North Dakota. He received a law degree from the University of North Dakota where he joined Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity and served in the United States Army as a judge advocate general's corps lawyer. In 1967 he served as Chief of Military Justice in Munich, West Germany. From 1967 to 1969 he served as the assistant director of the Legislative Research Committee, which directed the state's first study of strip mining, soil banks and land reclamation. He entered the private practice of law in 1969 with the law firm of Conmy, Rosenberg, Lucas and Olson. He ran for attorney general in 1972 and served two terms in that position. Years as GovernorIn 1980, Olson sought the governor's office and defeated incumbent Governor Arthur Link. His achievements during his term include the creation of the Department of Human Services and the conversion of the Cross-Ranch into a state park. He also worked with the Task Force on Drunk Driving and supported the Garrison Diversion program. A controversial lawsuit against the state by the Association of Retarded Citizens was also filed during his years as governor. He ran for re-election in 1984, but was defeated by Democrat George A. Sinner. Later professional careerAfter losing the election and leaving office, he returned to private law practice in Bismarck for a year before leaving for Minneapolis to join the law firm of Fredrikson and Byron. In 1987, he left the firm to become co-owner of a die-casting company based in New Hope, Minnesota. He also ran a community bank association for many years. He serves as a commissioner of the International Joint Commission of Canada and the United States, having been appointed to the position by President George W. Bush in 2002.[2] On October 4, 2010, Olson announced that he was backing Independence Party candidate Tom Horner in the 2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election.[3] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://hostfest.com/halloffame/view.asp?ID=34|title=Allen Olson|publisher=Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129223611/http://hostfest.com/halloffame/view.asp?ID=34|archivedate=November 29, 2010|df=mdy-all}} {{s-start}}{{s-legal}}{{succession box|before=Helgi Johanneson|title=Attorney General of North Dakota|years=1973–1980|after=Robert Wefald}}{{s-off}}{{succession box|before=Arthur A. Link|title=Governor of North Dakota|years=1981–1985|after=George Sinner}}{{s-end}}{{Governors of North Dakota}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Olson, Allen I.}}2. ^Allen Ingvar Olson (North Dakota Historical Society) 3. ^Ex-North Dakota governor adds name to Horner supporter list (Capitol Chatter) October 4, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010. 13 : 1938 births|American Presbyterians|American people of Norwegian descent|Governors of North Dakota|Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Army|North Dakota Attorneys General|University of North Dakota alumni|Living people|People from Rolette County, North Dakota|Military personnel from North Dakota|North Dakota Republicans|Republican Party state governors of the United States|20th-century American politicians |
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