Mitch Irwin

Mitch Irwin
Director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture
In office
August 1, 2005 – July 31, 2007
Preceded by Dan Wyant
Succeeded by Don Koivisto
Director of the Michigan Department of Management and Budget
In office
January 30, 2003 – July 31, 2005
Succeeded by Lisa Webb Sharpe
Member of the Michigan Senate
from the 37th district
In office
January 1, 1979 – December 31, 1990
Preceded by Robert William Davis
Succeeded by George A. McManus, Jr.
Personal details
Born (1952-07-08) July 8, 1952
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Political party Democratic

Mitch Irwin 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. He is also the founder of Horizon Energy, which invests in energy production and equities.[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. 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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