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-3 for the registration of the offer and sale of common stock of General Mills, Inc. pursuant to the Direct Purchase Plan, and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) to that registration statement; | |
| • | File the registration statement mentioned above on Form S-3 (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 Dated: June 28, 2011 | Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg Dated: June 28, 2011 | |
| /s/ R. Kerry Clark | /s/ Steve Odland | |
| R. Kerry Clark Dated: June 28, 2011 | Steve Odland Dated: June 28, 2011 | |
| /s/ Paul Danos | /s/ Kendall J. Powell | |
| Paul Danos Dated: June 28, 2011 | Kendall J. Powell Dated: June 28, 2011 | |
| /s/ William T. Esrey | /s/ Michael D. Rose | |
William T. Esrey Dated: June 28, 2011 | Michael D. Rose Dated: June 28, 2011 | |
| /s/ Raymond V. Gilmartin | /s/ Robert L. Ryan | |
| Raymond V. Gilmartin Dated: June 28, 2011 | Robert L. Ryan Dated: June 28, 2011 | |
| /s/ Judith Richards Hope | /s/ Dorothy A. Terrell | |
| Judith Richards Hope Dated: June 28, 2011 | Dorothy A. Terrell Dated: June 28, 2011 | |
| /s/ Heidi G. Miller | ||
| Heidi Miller Dated June 28, 2011 |
