 Minnesota Governor-elect Tim Walls has named a former Speaker of the Minnesota House as his transportation commissioner and is keeping the Budget Commissioner of outgoing Governor Mark Dayton. Walls on Tuesday appointed former House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelleher to lead the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The Governor-elect also announced that Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner Myron Franz will keep his job in the new administration. Walls also announced three other cabinet appointments. He named Maplewood Mayor and former Legislator Nora Slavic as chair of the Metropolitan Council. He promoted Alice Roberts Davis from assisting commissioner to commissioner at the Department of Administration. And he tapped former Obama administration official Jennifer Ho to lead the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency. Cabinet members require confirmation from the Senate where Republicans hold a one-vote majority. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.