Jennifer Mulhern Granholm is a Canadian-born American politician and the current Governor of the U.S. state of Michigan. A member of the Democratic Party, Granholm became Michigan's first female governor on January 1, 2003, when she succeeded Governor John Engler. Granholm was re-elected on 7 November 2006, and due to term limits, was sworn in for her second and final term on 1 January 2007.