Gary M. Owen | |
District2: | 22nd |
Term Start2: | January 1, 1973 |
Term End2: | December 31, 1988 |
Predecessor2: | Daisy Elliott |
Successor2: | Kirk Profit |
Office: | 62nd Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives |
State House2: | Michigan |
Term Start: | 1983 |
Term End: | 1988 |
Governor: | James J. Blanchard |
Predecessor: | Bobby Crim |
Successor: | Lew Dodak |
Birth Date: | 9 September 1944 |
Birth Place: | Lawrence County, Alabama |
Party: | Democratic |
Alma Mater: | University of Michigan |
Gary M. Owen (born September 9, 1944) is a Democratic Michigan politician who served as a member and as Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives.[1] Upon his election, Owen was appointed to the House Appropriations Committee, the first-ever freshman appointed to that committee in history.[2]
The main building for the Eastern Michigan University College of Business is named after Owen.