Florida Chamber appoints Michael Minton as Palm Beach/Treasure Coast Chair

Florida Chamber

On Wednesday, the Florida Chamber announced the appointment of Michael Minton to a one-year term as the Florida Chamber’s Palm Beach/Treasure Coast Regional Board Chair.

Minton is a shareholder and chair of the Agribusiness Industry Team of Dean, Mead, Minton & Zwemer. Minton, who returned to his hometown of Fort Pierce in 1987 to practice law, has been a fixture in the Treasure Coast since.

“Serving as the Florida Chamber’s Palm Beach/Treasure Coast Regional Board Chair is an exciting opportunity,” said Minton in a prepared statement. “I am eager to unite fellow Palm Beach/Treasure Coast business leaders behind the Florida Chamber’s pro-business initiatives.”

Minton has more than three decades of experience in Florida agri-business. From 1997 to 2001, Minton was vice chair of the governing board of the South Florida Water Management District. Since then, he has been involved in water-related issues in the Treasure Coast and beyond.

“Michael Minton is a highly experienced business leader who fully understands what it takes to lead Florida to a new and sustainable economy,” said Mark Wilson, president and CEO of the Florida Chamber, in the email. “In his role as a Florida Chamber Regional Board Chair, Michael will champion the Florida Chamber’s mission to secure Florida’s future.”

There are, all told, 12 regional board chairs. The common thread: a lot of establishment business experience, and familiarity with the legislative side.

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. He writes for the New York Post and National Review also, with previous work in the American Conservative and Washington Times and a 15+ year run as a columnist in Folio Weekly. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski



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