Rosemarie Myrdal (née Lohse; May 20, 1929 – October 11, 2023) was an American North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the second female, and 35th lieutenant governor of North Dakota from 1993 to 2001 under Governor Ed Schafer in 1992. She also served in the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1985 to 1992. Myrdal was married to Benedict John Myrdal in 1952 and had five children. He died in 2000.[1][2][3]

Rosemarie Myrdal
Myrdal in 1969
35th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
In office
December 15, 1992 – December 15, 2000
GovernorEd Schafer
Preceded byLloyd Omdahl
Succeeded byJack Dalrymple
Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives
In office
1985–1992
Personal details
Born
Rosemarie Lohse

(1929-05-20)May 20, 1929
Minot, North Dakota, U.S.
DiedOctober 11, 2023(2023-10-11) (aged 94)
Grafton, North Dakota, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Benedict John Myrdal
(m. 1952; died 2000)
Children5

Myrdal died in Grafton, North Dakota, at the age of 94.[4]

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Notes

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  1. ^ North Dakota Blue Book, 1989
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ Canton, Don (October 11, 2000). "Lieutenant governor's husband dies". The Bismarck Tribune. p. 1. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "Rosemarie Myrdal, the second woman to serve as North Dakota's lieutenant governor, dies at 94". AP News. October 12, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
1992, 1996
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
1992–2000
Succeeded by