The Michigan State University Board of Trustees has named John Engler as interim president. The official announcement came after the board voted unanimously in his favor, per the Detroit News.
Engler served as Michigan’s 46th Governor from January 1991 through January 2003. He is also a graduate of Michigan State University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural economics in 1971.
Engler is a member of the Republican Party. Before his governorship, he was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1971 through 1978, serving the 100th district and the 89th district.