Arlen Erdahl
| Arlen Erdahl | |
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Arlen Erdahl at U.S. Capitol, 2010
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 1st district |
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In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Al Quie |
| Succeeded by | Tim Penny |
| 18th Minnesota Secretary of State | |
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In office 1971–1975 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph L. Donovan |
| Succeeded by | Joan Growe |
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives | |
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In office 1963-1970 |
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February 27, 1931 Blue Earth, Minnesota |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Ellen Syrdal Erdahl |
| Religion | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Arlen Ingolf Erdahl (born February 27, 1931) served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1963 to 1970, Minnesota Secretary of State from 1971–1975 and was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota, serving the first district from 1979–1983, in the 96th and 97th congresses.
He had Presidential appointments to serve as Country Director and later Associate Director for the Peace Corps from 1983 to 1989 and as Principal Deputy/Acting Assistant Secretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Department of Energy from 1989 to 1993. He has served on the boards of the United Nations Association of Minnesota, Nobel Peace Prize Forum, Minnesota chapter of People to People, Minneapolis Lodge of the Sons of Norway and Growth & Justice. In 1999 he received the Twin Cities International Citizen Award and in 2011 was recognized for his public leadership and service with the Hubert H. Humphrey Public Leadership Award by the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
Arlen Ingolf Erdahl was born in Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota. He attended Faribault County public schools. He graduated from St. Olaf College (B.A. 1953) and Harvard University (M.P.A., 1966). He served in United States Army from 1954–1956.
Erdahl began his long career in elected public service in 1962 when he was elected to the Minnesota State Legislature, where he served for eight years. During this time, he became one of the four original Bush Foundation Fellows, earning a Master's degree in Public Administration from Harvard University and serving as a Congressional Fellow in the offices Senator Mark Hatfield (R-OR) and future President Gerald Ford (R-MI), who at that time was Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, both of whom became lifelong friends and mentors.
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