Theodore Schwinden (August 31, 1925 – October 7, 2023) was an American politician from Montana.

[1] Theodore Schwinden was born in Roosevelt County, Montana, on his family's farm on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation between Wolf Point and Poplar.

[3] He enlisted in the United States Army and served in both the European and Pacific theaters in World War II.

[4] He was studying toward a PhD in economics at the University of Minnesota before he had to return to his family farm due to his father's ill health.

He then beat Republican Jack Ramirez in that year's gubernatorial election to become the 19th governor of Montana.

[2][13] He took pride in being what he felt was a governor who maintained an open and attentive approach to the needs and concerns of the public.