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Irwin Leaves DMB, Replaces Wyant at Dept. of Agriculture

LANSING, MI-The Michigan Commission of Agriculture unanimously appoints former State Sen. Mitch Irwin to replace Dan Wyant, who will resign at the end of the month.

By Dan Heaton | Updated on July 14, 2005

LANSING, MI-The man who has been leading Michigan’s effort to shed more than $70 million worth of real estate holdings is taking a new job. Former State Sen. Mitch Irwin will be leaving the Michigan Department of Management & Budget to serve as the chief of the state’s Agriculture Department.

The Michigan Commission of Agriculture on Wednesday unanimously appointed Irwin to replace Dan Wyant, who will resign at the end of the month. Wyant plans to return to Cass County, where he will become president and chief operating officer of the Cassopolis-based Edward Lowe Foundation, a private operating foundation that assists entrepreneurs.

The governor said she will name Irwin’s successor before Irwin moves to the Department of Agriculture on Aug. 1. He was appointed as DMB director by Gov. Jennifer Granholm in January 2003. At the time, he wasowner and president of the Irwin Group Ltd., an East Lansing-based business development, investment and consulting firm. He also was the founder of Horizon Energy LLC, which invests in energy production andequities.

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