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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000897101-23-000242
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230601
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230608
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230608

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Shaffer Werner Lanette
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001980222

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-01185
		FILM NUMBER:		231003688

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD.
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55426

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GENERAL MILLS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000040704
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GRAIN MILL PRODUCTS [2040]
		IRS NUMBER:				410274440
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0530

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		NUMBER ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55426
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(763) 764-7600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 1113
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55440
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<P STYLE="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 11pt Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: 700">POWER OF ATTORNEY</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: 700">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: 700">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify;  margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: 400">I appoint
Cheryl Bethune, Benjamin A. Backberg, and Christopher A. Rauschl, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact. This means they
may, in my place:</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">sign
                                            Securities and Exchange Commission Forms 3, 4 and 5, and all amendments to these forms, reporting
                                            transactions in General Mills&rsquo; securities;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            these forms and amendments with the SEC;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            the acts that need to be done concerning these filings; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            others to take their place.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman; text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: 400">I am responsible for everything
my attorneys-in-fact do when acting lawfully within the scope of this Power of </FONT>Attorney.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman; text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: 400">The attorneys-in-fact, in acting at my request, are not assuming any of my responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. General Mills is not assuming my Section 16 responsibilities either.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: 400">This Power of Attorney remains in effect until:</FONT></P>

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                                            am no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 for General Mills&rsquo; securities; or</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">I
                                            revoke it, in writing, and deliver the revocation to my attorneys-in-fact.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman; text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: 400">I hereby revoke all previous Powers of Attorney that have been granted by me in connection with my reporting
obligations under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to my holdings of and transactions in securities issued
by General Mills.</FONT></P>

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  <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 24%">/s/ Lanette M. Shaffer Werner</TD>
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  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD>Lanette Shaffer Werner</TD>
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  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD>Dated: May 31, 2013</TD>
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