Michelle Henry

Michelle Henry
Attorney General of Pennsylvania
Assumed office
March 8, 2023
Acting: January 17 – March 8, 2023
GovernorJosh Shapiro
Preceded byJosh Shapiro
District Attorney of Bucks County
In office
January 4, 2008 – January 4, 2010
Preceded byDiane Gibbons
Succeeded byDavid Heckler
Personal details
Born1969 (age 54–55)
Political partyDemocratic (2023–present)
Other political
affiliations
Republican (before 2023)
EducationAllegheny College (BA)
Widener University (JD)

Michelle A. Henry (born 1969) is an American prosecutor who has served as the attorney general of Pennsylvania since 2023. She was appointed to the role by Governor Josh Shapiro to replace him in the role. She previously served under Shapiro as first deputy attorney general, and was the first woman to serve in the role.

Originally a member of the Republican Party, Henry formerly served as the district attorney of Bucks County in 2008. She became a Democrat in 2023 after becoming Attorney General.[1] Henry has indicated she will not run for election to a full term in office in the 2024 Attorney General election.[1]

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