Mitch Irwin
OfficeDirector of the Michigan Department of Agriculture
Term startAugust 1, 2005
Term endJuly 31, 2007
PredecessorDan Wyant
SuccessorDon Koivisto
Office 2Director of the Michigan Department of Management and Budget
Term start 2January 30, 2003
Term end 2July 31, 2005
Successor 2Lisa Webb Sharpe
State senate 3Michigan
District 337th
Term start 3January 1, 1979
Term end 3December 31, 1990
Predecessor 3Robert William Davis
Successor 3George A. McManus, Jr.
Birth dateJuly 8, 1952 (age 74)
Birth placeSault Ste. Marie, Michigan
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