BISMARCK, N.D. – A former North Dakota Attorney General and Governor has died.
Governor Kelly Armstrong said North Dakota’s 28th Governor, Allen Olson, died Friday at the age of 87.
Olson served as Attorney General from 1972 until 1980 and Governor from 1981 until 1984.
“Governor Olson served North Dakota with dignity and a steady hand as our state’s top law enforcement officer and chief executive,” Armstrong said. “His dedication to the well-being of our citizens and his contributions to natural resources management brought lasting benefits to the people of North Dakota. Kjersti and I extend our deepest sympathies and prayers to his family, friends and former colleagues throughout North Dakota.”
Olson’s administration created the North Dakota Department of Human Services.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
