Mitch Irwin

Mitch Irwin
Director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture
In office
August 1, 2005 – July 31, 2007
Preceded byDan Wyant
Succeeded byDon Koivisto
Director of the Michigan Department of Management and Budget
In office
January 30, 2003 – July 31, 2005
Succeeded byLisa Webb Sharpe
Member of the Michigan Senate
from the 37th district
In office
January 1, 1979 – December 31, 1990
Preceded byRobert William Davis
Succeeded byGeorge A. McManus, Jr.
Personal details
Born (1952-07-08) July 8, 1952 (age 72)
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Political partyDemocratic

Mitch Irwin (born July 8, 1952) is a former Democratic member of the Michigan Senate, serving from 1979 through 1990, and was director of two state executive departments under former Governor Jennifer M. Granholm.[1]

Irwin was a member of the Michigan 4-H Board of Trustees and the Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame Board of Trustees.[2]

He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives in 1976, and for Congress in 1988.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Agriculture director Irwin to retire". The Petoskey News-Review. 18 July 2007. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  2. ^ Granholm Announces Mitch Irwin as Director of Management and Budget (January 27, 2003)
  3. ^ The Political Graveyard: Irwin, Mitch


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