Robert E. Hanson
{{short description|American politician}}
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| order = 29th and 31st
| office = North Dakota State Treasurer
| term = 1979–1980
1985–1992
| governor = Arthur A. Link
George A. Sinner
| predecessor = Walter Christensen
| successor = Kathi Gilmore
| order2 = 21st
| office2 = Tax Commissioner of North Dakota
| term_start2 = 1993
| term_end2 = 1996
| governor2 = Ed Schafer
| predecessor2 = Heidi Heitkamp
| successor2 = Rick Clayburgh
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1947|08|26}}
| birth_place = Jamestown, North Dakota
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|02|04|1947|08|26}}
| death_place = Fargo, North Dakota
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| party = Democratic-NPL
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| spouse = Dee Hanson
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| children = Kristen Hanson
Jason Austad
Jamie Austad
| parents = Louis J Hanson
Kathlene A Hanson
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| alma_mater = North Dakota State University
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Robert E. Hanson (August 26, 1947 – February 4, 2015) was a North Dakota Democratic-NPL politician who served as the North Dakota State Treasurer{{cite web|title=STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, ROBERT E. HANSON, STATE TREASURER OF NORTH DAKOTA, APPELLANTS V. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA|url=https://www.justice.gov/osg/briefs/1988/sg880179.txt|work=Department of Justice|accessdate=30 January 2011}} from 1979 to 1980 and from 1985 to 1992 and as North Dakota Tax Commissioner from 1993 to 1996.
Background
Born in Jamestown, North Dakota, Hanson served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War{{cn|date=October 2018}} and then received his bachelor's degree from North Dakota State University. He died in Fargo, North Dakota.
References
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{{s-bef|before=Walter Christensen}}
{{s-ttl|title=Democratic nominee for North Dakota State Treasurer|years=1980, 1984, 1988}}
{{s-aft|after=Kathi Gilmore}}
{{s-bef|before=Heidi Heitkamp}}
{{s-ttl|title=Democratic nominee for Tax Commissioner of North Dakota|years=1992, 1996}}
{{s-aft|after=Steve Tomac}}
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{{succession box |
before = Walter Christensen |
title = North Dakota State Treasurer |
years=1979–1980|
after=John S. Lesmeister |
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{{succession box |
before = John S. Lesmeister |
title = North Dakota State Treasurer |
years=1985–1992|
after=Kathi Gilmore |
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{{succession box |
before=Heidi Heitkamp|
title=Tax Commissioner of North Dakota|
years=1993–1996|
after=Rick Clayburgh
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Category:People from Jamestown, North Dakota
Category:North Dakota State University alumni
Category:State treasurers of North Dakota
Category:North Dakota tax commissioners
Category:United States Army soldiers
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