{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Gary Flakne | image = | image_size = 180px | state_house = Minnesota | district = 61A | term_start = 1963 | term_end = 1973 | office2 = Hennepin County Attorney | term2 = 1973-1969 | predecessor2 = George M. Scott | successor2 = Tom Johnson | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1934|3|12}} | birth_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2016|1|3|1934|3|12}} | death_place = Minnesota, U.S. | party = Republican | occupation = lawyer | spouse = | children = | relations = | alma_mater = }}
'''Gary W. Flakne''' (March 12, 1934 – January 3, 2016) was an American politician in the state of Minnesota. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota of Norwegian descent and was a lawyer. He was an alumnus of the University of Minnesota and William Mitchell College of Law (L.L.B. 1960).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ToQ8AQAAIAAJ&q=gary+w.+flakne+1934|title=The Hennepin Lawyer|year=1972|publisher=|accessdate=24 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l44LAQAAIAAJ&q=gary+w.+flakne+1934|title=Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota|year=1963|publisher=|accessdate=24 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.startribune.com/gary-flakne-former-hennepin-county-attorney-dies-at-81/364457551/|title=Gary Flakne, former Hennepin County attorney, dies at 81|last=Peterson|first=David|date=January 6, 2016|work=Star Tribune|accessdate=7 January 2016}}</ref> He served in the House of Representatives for District 35 from 1963 to 1973, and for District 61A in 1973.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=10183|title=Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Flakne, Gary W.|publisher=|accessdate=24 December 2014}}</ref> Flakne served in the Minnesota National Guard and was judge advocate general; he later served in the Minnesota Reserves. He also served as Hennepin County attorney. Flakne died on January 3, 2016, from multiple organ failure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/gary-flakne-former-hennepin-county-attorney-dies-at-81/364457551/|title = Gary Flakne, former Hennepin County attorney, dies at 81| website=Star Tribune | date=January 7, 2016 }}</ref> He was married with four children.<ref>[http://www.startribune.com/obituaries/detail/116459/?fullname=gary-w-flakne Gary W. Flakne-obituary]</ref>
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