Carol Molnau

Carol Molnau, 2010

Carol Molnau (born September 17, 1949 in Waconia , Minnesota ) is an American politician . She was lieutenant governor of Minnesota from 2003 to 2011 and temporarily headed the state's agency responsible for transportation .

Molnau graduated from the University of Minnesota . In 1992 she was elected a Republican to the Minnesota House of Representatives. She was a member of this for five terms or nine years. In 2002 she was elected Lieutenant Governor and thus Deputy Governor Tim Pawlenty . She took over this post from Mae Schunk . Molnau was re-elected in 2006; she left office in January 2011.

As a result of the collapse of the Interstate 35W Mississippi River Bridge on August 1, 2007, her work as the head of the Minnesota Department of Transportation came into public discussion. The members of the State Senate accused her of management errors and removed her from this position on February 28, 2008 with a two-thirds majority.

Molnau has been married since 1971 and has three daughters.

Web links

Biography in the Minnesota Legislature

Individual evidence

↑ Arcive of Women's Political Communication. Iowa State University, accessed January 1, 2020.
^ Tom Scheck: Poll: Molnau gets low marks as MnDOT chief . Minnesota Public Radio. February 1, 2008. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
↑ Saulny, Susan: Minnesota Transportation Chief Is Out . In: The New York Times , The New York Times Company, February 29, 2008.
↑ Jeff Fecke: The other shoe falls: Molnau ousted from MnDOT post . Minnesota Monitor. February 28, 2008. Archived from the original on May 8, 2008. Retrieved on August 25, 2008.

personal data
SURNAME	Molnau, Carol
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	September 17, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH	Waconia , Carver County , Minnesota

[1] Arcive of Women's Political Communication. Iowa State University, accessed January 1, 2020.

[2] Tom Scheck: Poll: Molnau gets low marks as MnDOT chief . Minnesota Public Radio. February 1, 2008. Retrieved August 25, 2008.

[3] Saulny, Susan: Minnesota Transportation Chief Is Out . In: The New York Times , The New York Times Company, February 29, 2008.

[Fecke-4] Jeff Fecke: The other shoe falls: Molnau ousted from MnDOT post . Minnesota Monitor. February 28, 2008. Archived from the original on May 8, 2008. Retrieved on August 25, 2008.