EX-24 6 genmills022751_ex24.txt POWER OF ATTORNEY EXHIBIT 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY I appoint J.A. Lawrence, S.S. Marshall and K.L. Thome, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact. This means they may, in my place: * sign the registration statement on Form S-8 covering the General Mills, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Plan and the General Mills, Inc. 1998 Senior Management Stock Plan and any amendments thereto; * file Form S-8 (with exhibits and related documents) and any amendments thereto; * perform the acts that need to be done concerning these filings; and * name others to take their place. I am responsible for everything my attorneys-in-fact do when acting lawfully within the scope of this Power of Attorney. /s/ Stephen R. Demeritt ----------------------------- Stephen R. Demeritt Dated: December 17, 2001 /s/ L. D. DeSimone ----------------------------- L. D. DeSimone Dated: December 17, 2001 /s/ William T. Esrey ----------------------------- William T. Esrey Dated: December 17, 2001 /s/ Raymond V. Gilmartin ----------------------------- Raymond V. Gilmartin Dated: December 17, 2001 /s/ Judith Richards Hope ----------------------------- Judith Richards Hope Dated: December 17, 2001 /s/ Robert L. Johnson ----------------------------- Robert L. Johnson Dated: December 17, 2001 /s/ John Keenan ----------------------------- John Keenan Dated: December 17, 2001 /s/ Heidi G. Miller ----------------------------- Heidi G. Miller Dated: December 17, 2001 /s/ Stephen W. Sanger ----------------------------- Stephen W. Sanger Dated: December 17, 2001 Dr. A. Michael Spence ----------------------------- Dr. A. Michael Spence Dated: December 17, 2001 /s/ Dorothy A. Terrell ----------------------------- Dorothy A. Terrell Dated: December 17, 2001 /s/ Raymond G. Viault ----------------------------- Raymond G. Viault Dated: December 17, 2001 /s/ Paul S. Walsh ----------------------------- Paul S. Walsh Dated: December 17, 2001