Background
Meiers, Ruth Lenore was born on November 6, 1925 in Parshall, North Dakota, United States. Daughter of Axel and Grace (Williams) Olson.
lieutenant governor politician
Meiers, Ruth Lenore was born on November 6, 1925 in Parshall, North Dakota, United States. Daughter of Axel and Grace (Williams) Olson.
Bachelor in Social Work, University North Dakota, 1946.
She became the 33rd Lieutenant Governor in 1985. Meiers was diagnosed with lung and brain cancer in 1986 and died in office six months later in March 1987. The Ruth Meiers Hospitality House is named in her honor.
Meiers was a social worker in Mountrail County, North Dakota.
In 1974, Meiers served in the North Dakota House of Representatives as a Democrat.
Member judicial nominating committee State of North Dakota, 1979-1980, adoption council, 1980-1983. President Mountrail County History Society, 1984-1987. Board directors Upper Missouri District Health Unit, 1957-1984, North Dakota Supreme Court Disciplinary Board, 1979-1984.
Member Women Executives in State Government, National Lieutenant governments' Association Clubs: Homemakers (Stanley).
Married Glenn E. Meiers, June 28, 1950. Children– David, Michael, Monte, Scott.