Charles Allen "Charlie" Berg (October 15, 1927 – January 22, 2014) was an American farmer and politician. Born in

Graceville, Minnesota Graceville is a city in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 529 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Graceville was founded in the 1870s by a colony of Catholics and named for Thomas Grace (bishop o ...

, Berg went to the West Central School of Agriculture in

Morris, Minnesota Morris is a city and the county seat of Stevens County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 5,105 at the 2020 census. Morris is surrounded by some of the nation's richest agricultural land, and agribusiness is important to the local ...

. Berg was a farmer and cattle breeder. He served on the Chokio, Minnesota School Board. Berg also served in the

Minnesota Senate The Minnesota Senate is the upper house of the Minnesota Legislature, Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. At 67 members, half as many as the Minnesota House of Representatives, it is the largest upper house of any State legislature (Unite ...

from 1973 to 2002. At different times, he was a

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, Republican, and Independent. He died in

Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 429,954 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the state's List of cities in Minnesota, most populous city. Locat ...

.Minnesota Legislators Past and Present-Charles A. Berg
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/ref> Berg was a Lutheran.

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