The sixty-ninth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 7, 1975.

The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate were elected during the General Election of November 7, 1972, while the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of November 5, 1974.

The sixty-ninth Legislature was the first Minnesota Legislature to sit after the repeal of the requirement that Minnesota legislators be chosen in legally nonpartisan elections.

The legislature met in a regular session from January 7, 1975 to May 19, 1975.

A continuation of the regular session was held between January 27, 1976 and April 7, 1976.