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Exhibit 24.1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I appoint Donal L. Mulligan and Roderick A. Palmore, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact. This means they may, in my name and place:
    Sign the registration statement on Form S-8 for the General Mills, Inc. 2009 Stock Compensation Plan and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) to that registration statement;
 
    File the registration statement mentioned above on Form S-8 (with exhibits and related documents) and any amendments and supplements thereto (with exhibits and related documents) with the Securities and Exchange Commission;
 
    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/ Bradbury H. Anderson
  /s/ Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg
 
   
Bradbury H. Anderson
  Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg
Dated: October 29, 2009
  Dated: November 11, 2009
 
   
/s/ R. Kerry Clark
  /s/ Steve Odland
 
   
R. Kerry Clark
  Steve Odland
Dated: November 7, 2009
  Dated: October 28, 2009
 
   
/s/ Paul Danos
  /s/ Kendall J. Powell
 
   
Paul Danos
  Kendall J. Powell
Dated: October 3, 2009
  Dated: October 29, 2009
 
   
/s/ William T. Esrey
  /s/ Lois E. Quam
 
   
William T. Esrey
  Lois E. Quam
Dated: October 29, 2009
  Dated: October 29, 2009
 
   
/s/ Raymond V. Gilmartin
  /s/ Michael D. Rose
 
   
Raymond V. Gilmartin
  Michael D. Rose
Dated: October 30, 2009
  Dated: October 29, 2009
 
   
/s/ Judith Richards Hope
  /s/ Robert L. Ryan
 
   
Judith Richards Hope
  Robert L. Ryan
Dated: October 30, 2009
  Dated: October 30, 2009
 
   
/s/ Heidi G. Miller
  /s/ Dorothy A. Terrell
 
   
Heidi G. Miller
  Dorothy A. Terrell
Dated: November 4, 2009
  Dated: November 2, 2009