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Jennifer Mulhern Granholm (born February 5, 1959) is a Canadian-born American politician. From 2021 until 2025, she served as the 16th United States Secretary of Energy.A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the Attorney General of Michigan from 1999 to 2003 and as the 47th Governor of Michigan from 2003 to 2011, as the first woman to hold each office.
In 1805, the Michigan Territory was created, and five men served as territorial governors, until Michigan was granted statehood in 1837. Forty-seven individuals have held the position of state governor. The first female governor, Jennifer Granholm, served from 2003 to 2011. After Michigan gained statehood, governors held the office for a 2-year ...
First woman as Governor of Vermont. First foreign-born woman as governor Retired 6 years, 0 days [15] Kay A. Orr (born 1939) Nebraska: January 9, 1987: January 9, 1991: Republican: First woman as Governor of Nebraska. First woman elected to a governorship over another woman nominated by a major party. First Republican woman elected to a ...
Governor of Caria: 353 BC: 351 BC: 2 years Margaret of Austria Burgundy Europe Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands: March 18, 1507: December 1, 1530: 23 years, 258 days Beatriz de la Cueva (First female governor of North America and all the Americas) Castile North America Governor of the Captaincy General of Guatemala: 9 September 1541: 11 ...
No, Michigan has never had an independent governor. However, Michigan had two governors representing the Whig Party, a former U.S. major political party, in the mid-19th century. What is Duggan ...
2001 The emigration rate for Michigan began to exceed the immigration rate. 2002 Michigan elected its first female governor, Democrat Jennifer Granholm. 2009 Michigan had the worst unemployment rate of any state, peaking at over 15%, due to the Automotive industry crisis of 2008–2010 and the Great Recession.
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan kicked off a run for governor of Michigan as an independent on Wednesday, despite having long been a Democrat, an unexpected development in what will be a hotly contested ...
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer raised eyebrows Thursday over a bizarre video in which she fed Doritos into the mouth of a liberal podcaster — in which some said was a stunt that imitated the ...