Bill Schuette was elected as Michigan's 53rd Attorney General in November 2010 and took office January 1, 2011. Bill’s commitment to public service spans three decades, serving Michigan in the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government.

Bill’s began his public service calling in 1984 when he was elected to the United States House of Representatives. At the age of 31, he was one of the youngest Congressmen in America. In 1990, Bill Schuette was Michigan's Republican candidate for the United States Senate.

In January of 1991, Bill was named Director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture. As Director of Agriculture, his wife Cynthia and he created the Michigan Harvest Gathering, a food and fund drive to help feed hungry people throughout Michigan. Joining with the Food Bank Council of Michigan, the Michigan Harvest Gathering has raised more than $6.1 million and 7.8 million pounds of food for Michigan families over an 18-year period.

In 1994, Bill was elected to the Michigan Senate, representing Michigan's 35th Senate District for eight years.

In November of 2002, Bill Schuette was elected to the Michigan Court of Appeals and served for 6 years as one of 28 appellate judges in Michigan.

Bill Schuette has been a member of various boards and organizations in his community and throughout Michigan. He currently serves as vice president of the Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation and is a trustee of the Elsa U. Pardee Foundation.

A native of Midland, Michigan, Bill Schuette graduated cum laude from Georgetown University in 1976, receiving a Bachelor of Science in the Foreign Service. Bill earned his law degree from the University of San Francisco in 1979. In 2005, Bill received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Northwood University.

Schuette and his wife, the former Cynthia Grebe, are the parents of Heidi and Billy.