General Mills (GIS) 10-K/A 2006 FY Annual report (amended)

Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I appoint Siri S. Marshall and Kenneth L. Thome, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact.

This means they may, in my name and in my place:

• Sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 28, 2006 and all amendments to it; and

• File the Form 10-K mentioned above and any amendments, including all exhibits and other documents, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and

• 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/  Paul Danos

Paul Danos

Dated:  July 20, 2006

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I appoint Siri S. Marshall and Kenneth L. Thome, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact.

This means they may, in my name and in my place:

• Sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 28, 2006 and all amendments to it; and

• File the Form 10-K mentioned above and any amendments, including all exhibits and other documents, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and

• 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/  William T. Esrey

William T. Esrey

Dated:  July 24, 2006

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I appoint Siri S. Marshall and Kenneth L. Thome, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact.

This means they may, in my name and in my place:

• Sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 28, 2006 and all amendments to it; and

• File the Form 10-K mentioned above and any amendments, including all exhibits and other documents, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and

• 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/  Raymond V. Gilmartin

Raymond V. Gilmartin

Dated:  July 21, 2006

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I appoint Siri S. Marshall and Kenneth L. Thome, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact.

This means they may, in my name and in my place:

• Sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 28, 2006 and all amendments to it; and

• File the Form 10-K mentioned above and any amendments, including all exhibits and other documents, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and

• 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/  Judith Richards Hope

Judith Richards Hope

Dated:  July 21, 2006

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I appoint Siri S. Marshall and Kenneth L. Thome, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact.

This means they may, in my name and in my place:

• Sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 28, 2006 and all amendments to it; and

• File the Form 10-K mentioned above and any amendments, including all exhibits and other documents, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and

• 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/  Heidi G. Miller

Heidi G. Miller

Dated:  July 15, 2006

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I appoint Siri S. Marshall and Kenneth L. Thome, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact.

This means they may, in my name and in my place:

• Sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 28, 2006 and all amendments to it; and

• File the Form 10-K mentioned above and any amendments, including all exhibits and other documents, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and

• 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/  Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg

Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg

Dated:  July 20, 2006

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I appoint Siri S. Marshall and Kenneth L. Thome, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact.

This means they may, in my name and in my place:

• Sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 28, 2006 and all amendments to it; and

• File the Form 10-K mentioned above and any amendments, including all exhibits and other documents, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and

• 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 A. Odland

Stephen A. Odland

Dated:  July 21, 2006

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I appoint Siri S. Marshall and Kenneth L. Thome, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact.

This means they may, in my name and in my place:

• Sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 28, 2006 and all amendments to it; and

• File the Form 10-K mentioned above and any amendments, including all exhibits and other documents, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and

• 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/  Michael D. Rose

Michael D. Rose

Dated:  July 24, 2006

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I appoint Siri S. Marshall and Kenneth L. Thome, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact.

This means they may, in my name and in my place:

• Sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 28, 2006 and all amendments to it; and

• File the Form 10-K mentioned above and any amendments, including all exhibits and other documents, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and

• 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/  Kendall J. Powell

Kendall J. Powell

Dated:  July 21, 2006

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I appoint Siri S. Marshall and Kenneth L. Thome, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact.

This means they may, in my name and in my place:

• Sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 28, 2006 and all amendments to it; and

• File the Form 10-K mentioned above and any amendments, including all exhibits and other documents, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and

• 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/  Robert L. Ryan

Robert L. Ryan

Dated:  July 24, 2006

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I appoint Siri S. Marshall and Kenneth L. Thome, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact.

This means they may, in my name and in my place:

• Sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 28, 2006 and all amendments to it; and

• File the Form 10-K mentioned above and any amendments, including all exhibits and other documents, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and

• 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/  A. Michael Spence

A. Michael Spence

Dated:  July 21, 2006

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I appoint Siri S. Marshall and Kenneth L. Thome, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact.

This means they may, in my name and in my place:

• Sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 28, 2006 and all amendments to it; and

• File the Form 10-K mentioned above and any amendments, including all exhibits and other documents, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and

• 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/  Dorothy A. Terrell

Dorothy A. Terrell

Dated:  July 20, 2006