Michael Sullivan (U.S. attorney)

Michael J. Sullivan
Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
In office September 2006 – January 20, 2009
Appointed by	Alberto Gonzales
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Carl Truscott Edgar A. Domenech (acting)
Succeeded by	Ronald "Ronnie" A. Carter (acting) Kenneth E. Melson (acting)
United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts
In office September 19, 2001 – April 17, 2009
President	George W. Bush Barack Obama
Preceded by	Donald Stern
Succeeded by	Carmen Ortiz
District Attorney of Plymouth County
In office June 1995 – September 2001
Preceded by	William O'Malley
Succeeded by	Timothy Cruz
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 7th Plymouth district
In office January 1991 – June 1995
Preceded by	Emmet Hayes
Succeeded by	Ronald Whitney
Personal details
Born	(1954-10-03) October 3, 1954 (age 70) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Boston College Suffolk University

Michael J. Sullivan (born October 3, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts (2001–2009) and Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (2006–2009). His work as U.S. Attorney largely focused on national security and health-care fraud. A native of the Holbrook–Abington region, Sullivan served earlier in his career as the Plymouth County District Attorney, and as a Republican member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.