Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the reappointment of Charles Riesen to the Board of Electricity.

Riesen, of Viking, is an electric cooperative manager with PKM Electric Cooperative of Warren and a former board member of the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative. Riesen, who has been a member of the board sine 1997, is reappointed as a representative of rural electrical suppliers to a four-year term that expires on January 5, 2009.

The Board of Electricity licenses electricians and inspects all new electrical installations in any construction, remodeling, replacement or repair. The board consists of 11 members appointed by the Governor.