Matthew S. Collier

Matthew S. Collier
88th Mayor of the City of Flint
In office 1987–1991
Preceded by	James A. Sharp, Jr.
Succeeded by	Woodrow Stanley
Personal details
Alma mater	United States Military Academy West Point, Harvard University
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	U.S. Army

Matthew S. Collier is a business executive, entrepreneur, speaker and politician. At 29, he was the youngest big-city “strong” mayor in the United States when he served as the chief executive of his hometown of Flint, Michigan from 1987 to 1991.

Matt Collier was born on November 15, 1957, in Flint, Michigan as the fourth of five sons of Florence and Charles Collier. Collier grew up on Flint’s Northwest side. In his youth, Collier attended Luke M. Powers High School, where he was a co-captain of the hockey team and President of the student government. Collier then attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he played hockey and earned a BS in general engineering in 1979.

Following his graduation from West Point, Collier achieved airborne-ranger status, and served as an officer in the U.S. Army for six years. As a captain, in his final military assignment at the High Technology Test Bed in Fort Lewis, Washington, Collier became the youngest program manager in the Army. He then returned to his hometown of Flint, Michigan, where he served as the District Chief of Staff for US Congressman Dale E. Kildee for two years before announcing he would seek the office of Mayor of Flint.

Collier is married to Mary Hernandez Collier and is the father of four children: Ian, Charlie, Amy, and Sam.

Collier has four brothers. Two of them, Mark Collier (USMA '73) and Craig Collier (USMA '86) also graduated from West Point and served as Infantry officers in the U.S. Army. Craig and Mark are career soldiers and have frequently served in combat locations.

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