Chuck Wiger

Charles W. "Chuck" Wiger Sr. ( ; born September 14, 1951) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 43, which includes parts of Ramsey and Washington counties in the northeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area.

Early life, education, and career Wiger graduated magna cum laude from Hamline University in Saint Paul in 1974 and earned his J.D. from the Hamline University School of Law in 1977.

Wiger has been active in Ramsey County and metropolitan government. He was a member of the Metropolitan Council from 1983 to 1989. He is a former chair and member of the Ramsey County Soil and Water Conservation District, a member of the Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Commission and a liaison to the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission.

Wiger is an attorney and a writer by profession.

Minnesota Senate Wiger was first elected to the Senate in 1996 as a Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party candidate and was reelected five times.

Personal life Wiger has actively served the education community in his area. He was elected to the North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale Community Education Board in 1973 at age 21, and served until 1990.