Lyall Arthur Schwarzkopf (June 10, 1931 – January 30, 2025) was an American politician in the state of
Minnesota
Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...
. He served in the
Minnesota House of Representatives
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the U.S. state of Minnesota's Minnesota Legislature, legislature. It operates in conjunction with the Minnesota Senate, the state's upper chamber, to write and pass legislation, whic ...
from 1963 to 1972. He previously served as the Chairman of the Hennepin County, Minnesota Republican Party and Field Secretary of the Minnesota State Medical Association. Schwarzkopf was later chief of staff for Minnesota governor
Arne Carlson
Arne Helge Carlson (born September 24, 1934) is an American politician who served from 1991 to 1999 as the 37th governor of Minnesota. Carlson is considered a liberal Republican. Before his governorship, he served as the Minnesota State Audito ...
. He also served in the
United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the primary Land warfare, land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of th ...
. He died on January 30, 2025 at the age of 93.
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1931 births
2025 deaths
People from Waupaca, Wisconsin
Military personnel from Wisconsin
Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Chiefs of staff to the governor of Minnesota
20th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature
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