Commissioner

The DNR Commissioner is the administrative and executive head of the department. The commissioner has authority over public lands and waters, state parks and forests, timber, mineral resources, recreational trails, and wildlife of the state, and their use, sale, leasing, or other disposition. The powers and duties of the commissioner are detailed in Minnesota Statutes 84.027.

Tom Landwehr, Commissioner
Governor Dayton appointed Tom Landwehr as Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources

• Commissioner's Office Organizational Chart
• News release from the Office of Governor Mark Dayton.
  
• Why the DNR, as a matter of policy, won’t give added protection to collared bears