Gender: Female
Margaret Anderson Kelliher is an American politician, Director of the Minneapolis Department of Public Works, former Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation, and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, she represented District 60A, which includes portions of the city of Minneapolis in Hennepin County, located in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. First elected in 1999, she served until 2011, also serving as the Speaker from 2007 to 2011. She is the second woman to hold the position of House speaker. She was an unsuccessful candidate for the DFL nomination for Governor of Minnesota in the 2010 gubernatorial election, losing to former Senator Mark Dayton. Anderson left the Minnesota House of Representatives at the conclusion of her term in 2011 and re-entered politics when she ran for the DFL nomination to the U.S. House of Representatives in Minnesota's 5th congressional district in 2018, losing to Ilhan Omar. Since 2019 Kelliher, has worked in transportation management roles for the government, first as Commissioner of MnDOT, and later as Director of Public Works for the city of Minneapolis.
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on May 13, 2024
On the name Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Margaret means Pearl, Jewel, Name of a Saint. Anderson means Son of Andrew, Masculine.
The name Margaret Anderson Kelliher is often used as a Female name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Margaret is commonly found in United Kingdom, United States of America, Ireland, and 89 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Margaret is recorded 69,175 times globally, ranking it as the 915th most common name worldwide.
Margaret is most prevalent in United Kingdom, with 21,915 occurrences, making it the 101th most popular name in the country.
In Ireland, the name Margaret is found among 1 in every 14 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
Country | Rank | Frequency |
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United Kingdom | #101 | 1 : 25 |
United States of America | #355 | 1 : 111 |
Ireland | #21 | 1 : 14 |
South Africa | #382 | 1 : 469 |
Nigeria | #350 | 1 : 304 |
Canada | #249 | 1 : 168 |
Malaysia | #934 | 1 : 1,392 |
Ghana | #129 | 1 : 144 |
Italy | #1,712 | 1 : 955 |
Singapore | #340 | 1 : 509 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Margaret from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Margaret Anderson Kelliher is an American politician, Director of the Minneapolis Department of Public Works, former Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation, and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, she represented District 60A, which includes portions of the city of Minneapolis in Hennepin County, located in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. First elected in 1999, she served until 2011, also serving as the Speaker from 2007 to 2011. She is the second woman to hold the position of House speaker. She was an unsuccessful candidate for the DFL nomination for Governor of Minnesota in the 2010 gubernatorial election, losing to former Senator Mark Dayton. Anderson left the Minnesota House of Representatives at the conclusion of her term in 2011 and re-entered politics when she ran for the DFL nomination to the U.S. House of Representatives in Minnesota's 5th congressional district in 2018, losing to Ilhan Omar. Since 2019 Kelliher, has worked in transportation management roles for the government, first as Commissioner of MnDOT, and later as Director of Public Works for the city of Minneapolis.
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