Minnesota Department of Education

Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) is a state agency of Minnesota. Its headquarters are in Minneapolis.^[1]

Minnesota Department of Education

Agency overview
Headquarters	400 NE Stinson Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55413-2614
Website	education.mn.gov/MDE/index.htm

Commissioners

Name	Appointed by	Term Start	Term End
Christine Jax	Governor Jesse Ventura[2]	1999	2003
Cheri Yecke	Governor Tim Pawlenty	2003	2004
Alice Seagren	Governor Tim Pawlenty[3]	2004	2010
Brenda Cassellius	Governor Mark Dayton[4][5]	2010	2019
Mary Cathryn Ricker	Governor Tim Walz[6]	2019	2021
Heather Mueller	Governor Tim Walz[7]	2021	2023
Willie Jett	Governor Tim Walz[8]	2023	Present