At present Ruth Ann Minner is the governor of the state of Delaware. You might find it interesting to know that in January 2008, she became the longest-serving female governor in the history of the US.

Ruth Ann Minner was born on January 17 in the year 1935. She is a reputed American politician as well as businesswoman from Milford, Delaware. Ruth Ann Minner is a member of the Democratic Party, and served in the Delaware General Assembly. She served two terms as Lieutenant Governor of Delaware. Presently, she is serving in her second term and is Delaware’s first female governor. Ruth Ann Minner is the nation’s oldest serving female governor.

Minner was born as Ruth Ann Coverdale, at Slaughter Neck in Cedar Creek Hundred. This area lies within the Sussex County in Delaware and is near Milford. She left high school at the age 16 to help support her family. She was married to Frank Ingram and has three children. At the age of 32, the sudden death of her husband left her a single mother with the responsibility of three children. In 1969, she got married to Roger Minner and started operating a family towing business, the Roger Minner Wrecker Service.

Minner entered the political scenario as a clerk in the Delaware House of Representatives and gradually rose to become Delaware’s most powerful female politician.

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