Paul Hillegonds
The Honorable Paul C. Hillegonds | |
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65th Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives | |
In office January 13, 1993 – December 30, 1996 Serving with Curtis Hertel (1993–1994) | |
Preceded by | Lew Dodak |
Succeeded by | Curtis Hertel |
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives | |
In office January 1, 1979 – December 31, 1996 | |
Preceded by | Edgar Fredricks |
Succeeded by | Patricia L. Birkholz |
Constituency | 54th district (1979–1992) 88th district (1993–1996) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1949-03-04) March 4, 1949 (age 75) Holland, Michigan |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | University of Michigan (B.A.) Thomas Cooley Law School |
Paul C. Hillegonds (born March 4, 1949) was a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives. He served as co-speaker with Democrat Curtis Hertel from 1993 until 1994.
Hillegonds received his bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School.
Hillegonds was first elected to the state house in 1978, beginning his service in 1979. He previously had been a legislative aid and campaign chairman for U.S. Representative Philip Ruppe.[1] He was the leader of the Republicans in the house beginning in 1987. He served as speaker of the house from 1995-1996, after having been co-speaker for one term.[2]
In 1997 Hillegonds left the legislature to become president of Detroit Renaissance. He remained in this position for nine years. In 2006 he was a co-leader of 'One United Michigan the main group opposed to the end of affirmative action on the ballot at the time.[3]
Hillegonds now works as the director of government relations for DTE Energy.[4]
In early 2013 Hillegonds was appointed director of the newly formed Southeast Michigan Regional Transit Authority.[5]
Origin of the name Hillegonds
The name Hillegonds is originally Dutch.[6] It is a matronymic and stands for "the child of Hillegond", a variant of the name Hildegonde. The family name probably does not occur any more in The Netherlands.[7]
Sources
- Daniel Loepp. Sharing the Balance of Power: An Examinnation of Shared Power in the Michigan House of Representatives, 1993-94. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1999.
- Forbes bio of Hillegonds
Notes
- ^ Public Sector Consultants bio of Hillegonds
- ^ Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce bio of Hillegonds Archived 2013-02-15 at archive.today
- ^ Model D article on Hillegonds
- ^ Motor Cities bio of Hillegonds
- ^ Detroit Free Press Jan. 17, 2013
- ^ "Hillegonds - Ancestry.com". search.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- ^ "No persons found of this family name in Phonedirectory of the Netherlands". Telefoonboek.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-06-26.
Michigan House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 54th district 1979–1993 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Robert G. Bender | Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 88th district 1993–1997 | Succeeded by |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by | Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives 1993–1997 | Succeeded by |
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