David Hough Beats Out 90 Applicants for Hennepin County Administrator Job
Hough, Hennepin’s deputy county administrator, has been acting county administrator since December.
The following was released by Hennepin County: David J. Hough has been unanimously chosen by the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners for the position of Hennepin County administrator. Hough, Hennepin’s deputy county administrator, has been acting county administrator since the retirement of Richard P. Johnson in December 2012. Hough served in the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office from 1982 to 2008, when he left as manager of the office’s civil division to become deputy county administrator. Hough holds a law degree from William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul. “The County Board is very pleased to have David Hough in this important position," County Board Chair Mike Opat said. "He has demonstrated great skill over his long career at …
