Mitch Irwin

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]

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
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJen Strayer Eyer

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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