Former attorneys general are listed in reverse chronological order.
| Former Attorney General | Term of Service |
|---|---|
| Lori Swanson | 2007 – 2019 |
| Mike Hatch | 1999 – 2007 |
| Hubert H. Humphrey, III | 1983 – 1999 |
| Warren Spannaus | 1971 – 1983 |
| Douglas M. Head | 1967 – 1971 |
| Robert W. Mattson,Sr. | 1964 – 1967 |
| Walter F. Mondale | 1960 – 1964 |
| Miles W. Lord | 1955 – 1960 |
| Joseph A. A. Burnquist | 1939 – 1955 |
| William S. Ervin | 1936 – 1939 |
| Harry Herbert Peterson | 1933 – 1936 |
| Henry N. Benson | 1929 – 1933 |
| Gustof Aaron Youngquist | 1928 – 1929 |
| Albert Fuller Pratt | 1927 – 1928 |
| Clifford L. Hilton | 1918 – 1927 |
| Lyndon Ambrose Smith | 1912 – 1918 |
| George Thomas Simpson | 1909 – 1912 |
| Edward T. Young | 1905 – 1909 |
| William J. Donahower | 1904 – 1905 |
| Wallace B. Douglas | 1899 – 1904 |
| Henry W. Childs | 1893 – 1899 |
| Moses E. Clapp | 1887 – 1893 |
| William John Hahn | 1881 – 1887 |
| Charles M. Start | 1880 – 1881 |
| George P. Wilson | 1874 – 1880 |
| Francis R. E. Cornell | 1868 – 1874 |
| William J. Colvill | 1866 – 1868 |
| Gordon E. Cole | 1860 – 1866 |
| Charles H. Berry | 1858 – 1860 |
| LaFayette Emmett | 1853 – 1858 |
| Lorenzo A. Babcock | 1849 – 1853 |
