Gerald (Jerry) Leroy Willet (October 31, 1934 – September 10, 2017) was an American politician, businessman, and heavy equipment operator.
After high school, he traveled to the United States working as a heavy equipment operator until 1964.
He then moved his family back to Minnesota where he owned and operated a furniture store in Park Rapids, Minnesota.
Willet served in the Minnesota Senate from 1971 to 1988 and was a Democrat.
He was then appointed by the Governor, Rudy Perpich, as the Commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.