Yvonne Prettner Solon

Yvonne Prettner Solon
Prettner Solon in 2012
47th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 5, 2015
GovernorMark Dayton
Preceded byCarol Molnau
Succeeded byTina Smith
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 7th district
In office
February 4, 2002 – January 3, 2011
Preceded bySam Solon
Succeeded byRoger Reinert
Personal details
Born (1946-02-03) February 3, 1946
PartyDemocratic
SpouseSam Solon (deceased)
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota Duluth (BSD, MA)
Occupationpsychologist, legislator
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Yvonne Prettner Solon (born February 3, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 47th lieutenant governor of Minnesota, from 2011 to 2015. She is the sixth consecutive woman to serve in that capacity and is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. She served with Governor Mark Dayton, who successfully ran for reelection, while she chose to retire at the end of her term.