LEGEND
* Deceased
+ Served two full terms as president
♣ Father-Daughter succession in MNA presidency
† Father-son succession in MNA presidency
~ Grandparent-grandchild succession in MNA presidency
# Siblings in MNA presidency
♥ Spouses served in MNA presidency
Honorary Past Presidents
| 1. | 1867 | * | Daniel Sinclair, Winona Republican | ||
| 2. | 1868-69 | * | Joseph A. Leonard, Rochester Post | ||
| 3. | 1870-73 | *† | William B. Mitchell, St. Cloud Journal | ||
| 4. | 1874-76 | * | Liberty Hall, Glencoe Register | ||
| 5. | 1877-78 | * | Joseph K. Moore, St. Peter Tribune | ||
| 6. | 1879-80 | * | George C. Chamberlain, Jackson Republican | ||
| 7. | 1881 | * | Harlan P. Hall, St. Paul Globe | ||
| 8. | 1882-84 | * | Benjamin B. Herbert, Red Wing Advance (’82-3) Republican (’84) | ||
| 9. | 1885-86 | * | Henry A. Castle, St. Paul Dispatch | ||
| 10. | 1887-89 | * | Joel P. Heatwole, Northfield News | ||
| 11. | 1890 | * | Lewis P. Hunt, Mankato Free Press | ||
| (7) | 1891 | * | Harlan P. Hall, St. Paul Dispatch | ||
| 12. | 1892 | *~ | Granville S. Pease, Anoka Union | ||
| 13. | 1893 | * | John A. Johnson, St. Peter Herald | ||
| 14. | 1894 | * | Harwood G. Day, Albert Lea Standard | ||
| 15. | 1895 | * | Charles C. Whitney, Marshall News-Messenger | ||
| 16. | 1896 | * | Alvah Eastman, St. Cloud Journal-Press | ||
| 17. | 1897 | * | C. W. Stanton, Appleton Press | ||
| 18. | 1898 | * | S. A. Langum, Preston Times | ||
| 19. | 1899 | * | E. C. Huntington, Windom Reporter | ||
| 20. | 1900 | * | Charles S. Mitchell, Alexandria Post-News | ||
| 21. | 1901 | * | W. J. Munro, Morris Sun | ||
| 22. | 1902 | * | Joseph Leicht, Winona Westlicher Herald | ||
| 23. | 1903 | * | Frank A. Day, Fairmont Sentinel | ||
| 24. | 1904 | * | C. F. McDonald, St. Cloud Times | ||
| 25. | 1905 | * | W. C. Whiteman, Ortonville Herald | ||
| 26. | 1906 | * | W. R. Hodges, Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch | ||
| 27. | 1907 | * | A. J. Halstad, Brainerd Tribune | ||
| 28. | 1908 | * | W. M. James, Breckenridge Telegram | ||
| 29. | 1909 | * | C. C. Edwards, Albert Lea Times-Enterprise | ||
| 30. | 1910 | * | H. S. Saylor, Buffalo Journal | ||
| 31. | 1911 | * | Sam Y. Gordon, Browns Valley Tribune | ||
| 32. | 1912 | * | H. C. Miller, St. Peter Free Press | ||
| 33. | 1913 | * | Gunnar B. Bjornson, Minneota Mascot | ||
| 34. | 1914 | * | Herbert C. Hotaling, Mapleton Enterprise | ||
| 35. | 1915 | *† | James C. Morrison, Morris Tribune | ||
| 36. | 1916 | * | H. M. Wheelock, Wheelock’s Weekly, Fergus Falls | ||
| 37. | 1917 | * | Fred E. Hadley, Winnebago Enterprise | ||
| 38. | 1918 | * | A. O. Moreaux, Luverne Herald | ||
| 39. | 1919 | * | Asa Wallace, Sauk Centre Herald | ||
| 40. | 1920 | * | James R. Landy, Olivia Times | ||
| 41. | 1921 | * | Philip Liesch, Brown County Journal, New Ulm | ||
| 42. | 1922 | * | W. E. Verity, Wadena Pioneer-Journal | ||
| 43. | 1923 | *† | J. P. Couglin, Waseca Herald | ||
| 44. | 1924 | * | Martin J. McGowan Sr., Appleton Press | ||
| 45. | 1925 | *† | H. Z. Mitchell, Bemidji Sentinel | ||
| 46. | 1926 | * | Carl E. Eastwood, Le Sueur News-Herald | ||
| 47. | 1927 | *† | J. V. Weber, Murray County Herald, Slayton | ||
| 48. | 1928 | * | E. K. Whiting, Owatonna Journal-Chronicle | ||
| 49. | 1929 | *† | L. A. Rossman, Grand Rapids Herald-Review | ||
| 50. | 1930 | * | John E. Casey, Jordan Independent | ||
| 51. | 1931 | * | Grove Wills, Eveleth Clarion | ||
| 52. | 1932 | *† | D. M. Coughlin, Waseca Herald | ||
| 54. | 1934 | * | Frank E. Bargen, Mountain Lake Observer | ||
| 55. | 1935 | * | A. R. Lemke, Wadena Pioneer-Journal | ||
| 56. | 1936 | * | Verne E. Joslin, Heron Lake News | ||
| 57. | 1937 | * | Lou Benshoof, Detroit Lakes Record | ||
| 58. | 1938 | * | Fremont Schmidt, Springfield Advance-Press | ||
| 59. | 1939 | * | Earl E. Howard, Wheaton Gazette | ||
| 60. | 1940 | * | Paul Keith, Chatfield News | ||
| 61. | 1941 | * | Horace W. Cutten, Red Lake Falls Gazette | ||
| 62. | 1942 | * | W. C. Peterson, Marshall Messenger | ||
| 63. | 1943 | * | Wayne Peterson, Moorhead Daily News, Moorhead | ||
| 64. | 1944 | * | Carl C. Carlson, Long Prairie Leader | ||
| 65. | 1945 | * | Gerald L. Schonlau, Houston Signal | ||
| 66. | 1946 | * | William E. Dahlquist, Thief River Falls Times | ||
| 67. | 1947 | *# | Ludwig I. Roe, Montevideo News | ||
| 68. | 1948 | * | Norman E. Nelson, Cloquet Pine Knot | ||
| 69. | 1949 | * | Alan C. McIntosh, Rock County Star-Herald, Luverne | ||
| 70. | 1950 | * | M. A. Johnson, Blue Earth Post and Register | ||
| 71. | 1951 | * | Ben A. Gimmestad, Dawson Sentinel | ||
| 72. | 1952 | * | Walter E. Barnes, Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch | ||
| 73. | 1953 | *† | George A. Rossman, Grand Rapids Herald-Review | ||
| 74. | 1954 | * | Donald C. Brown, Waseca Daily Journal | ||
| 75. | 1955 | * | Scott Schoen, Redwood Gazette, Redwood Falls | ||
| 76. | 1956 | *# | Everett S. Mills, Montevideo American-News | ||
| 77. | 1957 | *† | Edward J. Morrison, Morris Sun and Tribune | ||
| 78. | 1958 | * | Wes Meyer, Detroit Lakes Tribune | ||
| 79. | 1959 | * | O. M. “Cy” Mattson, Warren Sheaf | ||
| 80. | 1960 | * | Leslie G. Curtis, Sr. St. James Courier and Plaindealer | ||
| 81. | 1961 | *~ | Arch G. Pease, Anoka Co. Union, Coon Rapids, Blaine | ||
| 82. | 1962 | *~ | Arthur J. Suel, New Prague Times | ||
| 83. | 1963 | * | Gordon R. Closway, Winona Daily News | ||
| 84. | 1964 | * | W. Lee Oberg, Blackduck American | ||
| 85. | 1965 | * | Charles B. Seipp, Tyler Journal-Herald | ||
| 86. | 1966 | *# | Russell C. Mills, Cambridge Star & Pine City Pioneer | ||
| 87. | 1967 | * | W. S. Adams, Roseau Times-Region | ||
| 88. | 1968 | * | James M. Kinney, Pope County Tribune, Glenwood | ||
| 89. | 1969 | * | Edward C. L’Herault, (Post Publications) Minneapolis | ||
| 90. | 1970 | * | Warren E. Maul, (Mpls. Finance & Commerce) Golden Valley | ||
| 91. | 1971 | * | Philip S. Duff, Jr., Red Wing Republican Eagle | ||
| 92. | 1972 | *† | John D. Weber, Murray County Herald, Slayton | ||
| 93. | 1973 | * | John R. Pfund, Norman County Index, Ada | ||
| 94. | 1974 | * | Harry Davey, International Falls Daily Journal | ||
| 95. | 1975 | * | John Meyer, Detroit Lakes Tribune, Becker County Record | ||
| 96. | 1976 | * | James P. McDonnell, Wright County Journal Press, Buffalo | ||
| 97. | 1977 | Eugene D. Johnson, White Bear Press, White Bear Lake | |||
| 98. | 1978 | Robert M. Mack, (Plainview News) Punta Gorda, Fla. | |||
| 99. | 1979 | * | Jared How, Mankato Free Press | ||
| 100. | 1980 | * | Kenneth M. Anderson, (Cottonwood County Citizen, Windom) Henning, MN | ||
| 101. | 1981 | * | Charles H. Warner, (Brownton Bulletin) Brownton | ||
| 102. | 1982 | *# | L. D. (Tip) Mills, (Hutchinson Leader ) Peoria, AZ | ||
| 104. | 1983 | Carole Larson, Osseo-Maple Grove Press | |||
| 104. | 1984 | Arlin Albrecht, Red Wing Republican Eagle | |||
| 105. | 1985 | Doug Hirsch, (Park Rapids Enterprise) Anderson, CA | |||
| 106. | 1985-86 | * | Mike Parta, New York Mills Herald | ||
| 107. | 1987 | Duane Rasmussen, (Forest Lake Times) Port Isabel, TX | |||
| 108. | 1988 | Keith O. Axvig, Red Lake Falls Gazette | |||
| 109. | 1989 | Donald Q. Smith, Monticello Times | |||
| 110. | 1990 | * | John R. Finnegan, St. Paul Pioneer Press | ||
| 111. | 1991 | † | Peter J. Jacobson, Paynesville Press | ||
| 112. | 1992 | Charles R. Johnson, Grand Rapids Herald-Review | |||
| 113. | 1993 | * | Robert L. Bradford, Northfield News | ||
| 114. | 1994 | ~ | E. Charles Wann, The New Prague Times | ||
| 115. | 1995 | Carolynn Allen-Evans, The Free Press, Mankato | |||
| 116. | 1995-96 | ♣ | William C. Ramige, McLeod County Chronicle, Glencoe | ||
| 117. | 1997 | ♥ | Julie M. Nordine, Warroad Pioneer | ||
| 118. | 1998 | Charles R. Hunt, Tyler Tribute | |||
| 119. | 1999 | Reed Anfinson, Swift County Monitor News, Benson | |||
| 120. | 2000 | Dennis Winskowski, Detroit Lakes Newspapers | |||
| 121. | 2001 | Dick Norlander, Aitkin Independent Age | |||
| 122. | 2002 | Randy Lebedoff, Star Tribune, Minneapolis | |||
| 123. | 2002-03 | Wade Weber, Kanabec County Times, Mora | |||
| 124. | 2004 | Tom West, Duluth Budgeteer News | |||
| 125. | 2005 | ♥+ | Rollin Bergman, Page 1 Publications, East Grand Forks | ||
| 126. | 2006 | * | Bruce Fenske, The Journal, New Ulm | ||
| 127. | 2007 | John Stone, Starbuck Times | |||
| 128. | 2008 | + | Jody Hanson, Echo Press, Alexandria | ||
| 129. | 2009 | + | Jody Hanson, Echo Press, Alexandria | ||
| 130. | 2010 | Jake Benson, Proctor Journal | |||
| 131. | 2011 | Matt McMillan, Hutchinson Leader | |||
| 132. | 2012 | Kevin Anderson, Mille Lacs Messenger | |||
| 133. | 2013 | ♥+ | Rollin Bergman, Page 1 Publications, East Grand Forks | ||
| 134. | 2014 | Pete Mohs, Echo Journal, Pequot Lakes | |||
| 135. | 2015 | Joni Harms, Daily Globe, Worthington | |||
| 136. | 2016 | † | Michael Jacobson, Paynesville Press | ||
| 137 | 2017 | Chris Schultz, Herald Journal Publishing, Delano | |||
| 138 | 2018 | Mike Dalton, Cannon Falls Beacon | |||
| 139 | 2019 | ♣ | Karin Ramige, McLeod County Chronicle, Glencoe | ||
| 140 | 2020 | Chris Knight, Mesabi Tribune, Virginia | |||
| 141 | 2021 | Justin Lessman, Jackson County Pilot, Jackson | |||
| 142 | 2022, 2023 | + | Chad Koenen, Citizen’s Advocate, Henning | ||
| 143 | 2024 | Crystal Miller, Albert Lea Tribune and Austin Daily Herald | |||
| 144 | 2025 | Justin Lessman, Jackson County Pilot | |||
| 1936 | *# | Herman Roe, Northfield News | |||
| 1953 | * | Rudolph Lee, Long Prairie Leader | |||
| 1955 | * | James L. Markham, Hopkins Review | |||
| 1966 | * | L. A. Dare, Elk River | |||
| 1972 | * | K. Valdimar Björnson, former state treasurer | |||
| 1973 | * | Henry Mead, Aitkin Independent Age | |||
| 1974 | * | Ellen Olson, Minneapolis | |||
| 1983 | Robert M. Shaw, Edina | ||||
| 2000 | Mark Anfinson, Minneapolis | ||||
| 2006 | Linda I. Falkman, Edina |