Democrat Greg Jergeson was first elected to the Montana Public Service Commission in 2002 and was sworn in as Commissioner on January 6, 2003. His current term on the Commission ends January 2011. Prior to his election to the Commission, Greg Jergeson served in the Montana Senate.

State Senator for 22 Years, 1975-81, 1987 to 2003
· Senate Agriculture Committee, 20 years, Chair in 1991
· Senate Finance & Claims Committee, 16 years
· Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 12 years
· Appropriations Subcommittee on Natural Resources, 4 years
· Senate Highways Committee, 6 years
· Legislative Audit Committee, 13 years, 4 as chair
· Legislative Finance Committee, 6 years, 2 as chair
· Senate Majority Leader, 1993, 2 years

Governor Ted Schwinden appointed Greg Jergeson to the Montana Board of Investments for a four-year term in 1981. He was also appointed to the Montana Consensus Council for four years by Governor Marc Racicot.

Greg Jergeson was born December 29, 1950 in Havre, Montana. He grew up on the family farm south of Chinook and graduated from Chinook High School in 1969. Greg attended the University of Montana where he was active in student government. He graduated from the University in 1974 with a B.A. in Political Science.

Greg and his wife, Barb, have two daughters, Cassie and Stefanie. Until the fall of 1995, Greg and Barb operated a family farm south of Chinook where they raised grain and livestock. Since then, they have made their home in Chinook. From July 1995 until he took office as Public Service Commissioner, Greg was employed by the MSU-Northern Foundation in Havre where he worked as Director of Grants and Business/Industrial Linkages for the campus.

E-Mail: gjergeson@mt.gov