IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

Gumer C. Alvero    Timothy V. Bechtold     Barbara H. Fraser
Jeryl A. Millner   Barry J. Murphy         Stephen W. Roszell    John T. Sweeney

Do hereby jointly and severally authorize Eric L. Marhoun, Mary Ellyn Minenko,
James M. Odland, Teresa J.Rasmussen, H. Bernt von Ohlen and Susan Wold to sign
as their agent any Registration Statement, pre-effective amendment,
post-effective amendment and any application for exemptive relief of the IDS
Life Insurance Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment
Company Act of 1940, and do hereby ratify such signatures heretofore made by
such persons.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Power of Attorney for the
purpose herein set forth.

Dated the 16th day of April, 2003.


/s/ Jeryl A. Millner
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    Jeryl A. Millner