George S. Mickelson, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 28th Governor of South Dakota (born 1941)

George S. Mickelson

Governor of South Dakota from 1987 to 1993

George Speaker Mickelson was an American politician and Vietnam War veteran who served as the 28th governor of South Dakota from 1987 until his death in 1993 in a plane crash near Zwingle, Iowa.

Governor of South Dakota

The governor of South Dakota is the head of government of South Dakota. The governor is elected to a four-year term in even years when there is no presidential election.