Name | Rick Snyder |
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Order | 48th |
Office | Governor of Michigan |
Lieutenant | Brian Calley |
Term start | January 1, 2011 |
Predecessor | Jennifer Granholm |
Birth date | August 19, 1958 |
Birth place | Battle Creek, Michigan |
Party | Republican Party |
Spouse | Sue Snyder |
Children | JeffMelissaKelsey |
Residence | Ann Arbor, MI (private) Michigan Governor's Mansion Lansing, Michigan (public) |
Alma mater | University of Michigan (B.G.S./M.B.A./J.D.) |
Profession | Business executiveVenture capitalist |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Signature | Rick-snyder-sigsvg.png |
Website | Official website }} |
Snyder joined Gateway in 1991 as the executive vice president and was named president and chief operating officer in January 1996, a position he held until leaving the company as an employee in August 1997.
In 1997, Snyder returned to Ann Arbor to found Avalon Investments Inc., a venture capital company with a $100 million fund, along with the co-founder of Gateway, Ted Waitt. Snyder was president and chief executive officer of Avalon from 1997 to 2000. He then co-founded Ardesta, an investment firm, in 2000, becoming chairman and chief executive officer.
From 2005 to 2007, Snyder served as the chairman of the board of Gateway. During 2006, Snyder served as interim chief executive officer while a search for a permanent replacement was made. His tenure on the Gateway board ran from 1991 to 2007 until Gateway was sold to the Taiwanese manufacturer, Acer Inc.. Outsourcing had been a campaign issue, and Snyder acknowledged that some jobs were outsourced while he was a Gateway board director, but he said it was not something he voted for, and he worked to bring jobs to America as the interim CEO of Gateway.
Ardesta LLC was founded by Snyder and three co-founders in 2000 and has invested in 20 start-up companies to date. Snyder also serves on the boards of the Henry Ford Museum, the Michigan chapter of the Nature Conservancy and several boards tied to the University of Michigan.
On August 3, 2010, Snyder won the primary to secure the Republican nomination with a plurality of 36 percent. In the general election on November 2, 2010, Snyder faced Democratic gubernatorial nominee Virg Bernero, the mayor of Lansing, and three minor party candidates. Snyder won easily with a majority of more than 58 percent.
On January 7, 2011, Snyder announced he was appointing Michigan Supreme Court Justice Maura D. Corrigan to head the Department of Human Services. and appointed Michigan Appeals Court Judge Brian Zahra to fill the resulting Supreme Court vacancy.
He delivered his first State of the State address on January 19, the earliest Michigan State of the State since Governor Engler's 1996 address on January 17. Snyder endorsed the Detroit River International Crossing for the first time publicly in the address, which was received favorably by Republicans as well as by many Democrats, including Mark Brewer, the leader of the Michigan Democratic Party.
Snyder presented his first budget to the legislature on February 17, 2011, calling it a plan for "Michigan's reinvention", and saying it would end Michigan's deficits. He also described the budget as containing "shared sacrifice" but added that it would create jobs and economic growth, "while preserving core, essential services and ensuring a safety net for those who are vulnerable". The $46 billion budget cut $1.8 billion in spending, removed the tax exemption on private pensions, and replaced the Michigan Business Tax with a flat 6% tax on the profits of C corporations. State Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer criticized the budget, saying that it did not involve "shared sacrifice", but instead was balanced "on the backs of our kids, working families, and our seniors" and "picks out who he’s willing to leave behind."
Name !! Title(s) | ||
John Nixon | Budget directorValue for Money group executive (Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget | |
[[Andy Dillon | State Treasurer of Michigan>State treasurerGroup executive for the Michigan Lottery | |
Dan Wyant | Director of the Department of Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development)||
Michael Finney | Director of the Michigan Economic Development CorporationEconomic growth group executive for workforce development, transportation, unemployment and workers compensation, bank and insurance regulation | |
Jeff Barnes | Group executive for public safety (Michigan State Police, Department of Corrections, Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Michigan National Guard) | |
Vacant | Group executive for human services | |
Olga Dazzo | Michigan Department of Community Health>Department of Community Health | |
Kriste Etue | Director of the Michigan State Police | |
Rodney Stokes | Michigan Department of Natural Resources>Department of Natural Resources | |
Keith Creagh | Michigan Department of Agriculture>Department of Agriculture and Rural Development | |
Kirk Steudle | Michigan Department of Transportation>Department of Transportation | |
Maj. Gen. Gregory J. Vadnais | Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs>Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Director of the Michigan National Guard | |
Richard McKeon (interim) | Michigan Department of Corrections>Department of Corrections | |
Maura D. Corrigan | Michigan Department of Human Services>Department of Human Services |
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