Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the reappointment of former state Senator Edward Oliver to the Great Lakes Commission.

Oliver, of Deephaven, has been the owner of Oliver Financial, an investment and insurance sales business, since 1990. From 1986 to 1990, he was President and CEO of Washington Square Securities, Inc. From 1993 until 2003, Oliver served in the state Senate representing the Lake Minnetonka area.

Oliver is familiar with the work of the Commission, serving as a commissioner for the last four years. He has assisted with a number of the Commission’s priority programs, including those on non-indigenous aquatic invasive species, non-point source pollution, and tourism. Oliver serves at the pleasure of the Governor.

The Great Lakes Commission is a bi-national agency that promotes the orderly, integrated and comprehensive development, use and conservation of the water and related natural resources of the Great Lakes basin and St. Lawrence River. The Commission is made up of members from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. The Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec are associate members. The Great Lakes are the largest fresh water body in the world, and are often called America’s fourth sea coast.