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Ruth Ann Minner (née Coverdale; January 17, 1935 – November 4, 2021) was an American politician and businesswoman who served as the 72nd governor of Delaware from 2001 to 2009. She previously served in the Delaware General Assembly from 1975 to 1993, and as the 23rd lieutenant governor of Delaware from 1993 to 2001.
Nov 10, 2021 · Ruth Ann Minner, who was raised by a sharecropper and dropped out of high school but went on to become the first and only woman to serve as governor of Delaware, died on Thursday at the Delaware...
Nov 4, 2021 · Minner was elected in 2000 as the state's first female governor after a long and hardscrabble political career. She was praised by former President Biden, current Gov. Carney and other leaders for her service and legacy.
Dec 27, 2021 · A profile of the late Ruth Ann Minner, who rose from a farm girl to become the first and only woman governor of Delaware. She was a trailblazer, a policy maker, a connector and a survivor of loss and hardship.
Nov 4, 2021 · A fiscal conservative who espoused liberal social views, Minner spent much of her time steering Delaware through tough budget cycles. Within days of becoming governor, she ordered state...
Nov 4, 2021 · Ruth Ann Minner, who served two terms as governor from 2001 to 2009, passed away at 86. She was a trailblazer for women in politics, a champion for health care, education and equality, and a devoted mother and grandmother.
Nov 10, 2021 · President Joe Biden spoke alongside local officials at former Gov. Ruth Ann Minner's funeral in Milford on Wednesday afternoon, hailing the state's first female governor as "one of...
