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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 (age 65)
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Cynthia

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.

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.

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



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