Past District Commanders
| Year | Rank | First Name | Last Name | Grade | Squadron | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✝ | 1940-1941 | P/D/C | Lee S. | Nelson | N | Toledo |
| ✝ | 1942-1943 | P/D/C | Charles R. | Austerbury | JN | Detroit |
| ✝ | 1944-1945 | P/D/C | Carl J. | Florian | N | Toledo |
| ✝ | 1946 | P/D/C | George N. | Lilygren | Grosse Pointe | |
| ✝ | 1946 | P/D/C | Carl J. | Florian | N | Toledo |
| ✝ | 1947-1948 | P/C/C | Richard S. | Weber | JN | Detroit |
| ✝ | 1949 | P/D/C | Eugene C. | Swift | Saginaw Bay | |
| ✝ | 1950-1951 | P/D/C | Keith E. | Brooks | AP | Port Huron |
| ✝ | 1952-1953 | P/D/C | Fred L. | Chalcraft, Jr. | N | Detroit |
| ✝ | 1954-1955 | P/D/C | W. Kent | Fenton | JN | Toledo |
| ✝ | 1956-1957 | P/D/C | Robert L. | Davis | JN | Grand Rapids |
| ✝ | 1958-1959 | P/D/C | Charles L. | Fead | AP | Port Huron |
| ✝ | 1960-1961 | P/D/C | William P. | Ternes | JN | Detroit |
| ✝ | 1962-1963 | P/D/C | Ray C. | Stevens | AP | Kalamazoo |
| ✝ | 1964-1965 | P/D/C | James D. | Happle | JN | Wyandotte |
| ✝ | 1966-1967 | P/D/C | Robert E. | Stanley | N | Detroit |
| ✝ | 1968-1969 | P/D/C | Elliott B. | Spreen | AP | Kalamazoo |
| ✝ | 1970-1971 | P/D/C | John J. | Wetzel | N | Grosse Pointe |
| ✝ | 1972-1973 | P/C/C | Richard W. | Miner | SN | Birmingham |
| ✝ | 1974 | P/D/C | Frank R. | Veit | JN | Grand Rapids |
| ✝ | 1975 | P/D/C | Everett R. | Clark | N | Toledo |
| ✝ | 1976 | P/D/C | George A. | Richardson | SN | Ann Arbor |
| ✝ | 1977 | P/D/C | James L. | Mitts | SN | Kalamazoo |
| 1978 | P/R/C | James C. | Acheson | SN | Port Huron | |
| ✝ | 1979 | P/D/C | Richard C. | Rateich | SN | Grosse Ile |
| 1980 | P/D/C | Robert C. | McLravy | JN | Lansing | |
| ✝ | 1981 | P/D/C | Odell C. | Mercer | SN | Wyandotte |
| ✝ | 1982 | P/D/C | Don L. | Bender | SN | Dearborn |
| ✝ | 1983 | P/D/C | Marvin W. | Warmels | SN | Peace River (D22) |
| 1984 | P/C/C | Theodore H. | Smith | SN | Grosse Pointe | |
| ✝ | 1985 | P/D/C | William J. | Morrison | SN | Marathon (D8) |
| ✝ | 1986 | P/R/C | Gene R. | Van Rhee | SN | Lansing |
| ✝ | 1987 | P/R/C P/N/F/Lt | Dick | Jarmon | SN | Birmingham |
| ✦ | 1988 | P/R/C | Lewis W. | Dance | SN | Cape Coral (D22) |
| ✝ | 1989 | P/D/C | William J. | Bayer | SN | Warren |
| ✝ | 1990 | P/D/C | James R. | Leonard | SN | Lansing |
| ✝ | 1991 | P/D/C | Fred C. | Sellenraad | SN | Sarasota (D22) |
| ✝ | 1992 | P/D/C | Gerald G. | Burpee | SN | Sable Point |
| ✝ | 1993 | P/Stf/C | Edwin R. | Schwenk | SN | Grosse Ile |
| ✝ | 1994 | P/D/C | Joseph S. | VanBlerck | SN | Mt. Clemens |
| ✝ | 1995 | P/D/C P/R/C | E. Steven | Jensen | JN | Lansing |
| ✦ | 1996 | P/D/C | Rick | Mack | SN | Port Huron |
| ✝ | 1997 | P/D/C | James M. | Gabocy | SN | Grosse Ile |
| ✦ | 1998 | P/D/C | Michael M. | Maziasz | N | Birmingham |
| ✝ | 1999 | P/D/C | Gert A. | Baldwin | JN | St. Louis (D30) |
| ✝ | 2000 | P/R/C | Allan F. | Harold | SN | Ann Arbor |
| 2001 | P/D/C | John C. | Bennett | SN | Grosse Pointe | |
| ✦ | 2002 | P/Stf/C | W. Lyle | Rea | SN | Peace River (D22) |
| 2003 | P/D/C | Richard P. | Gallop | SN | Mt. Clemens | |
| 2004 | P/D/C | Michael J. | Rachuk | SN | Anchor Bay | |
| 2005 | P/D/C | James G. | Knaggs | SN | Flint | |
| 2006 | P/D/C | Denise C. | Samu | AP | Birmingham | |
| 2007 | P/D/C | Jerry L. | Stephan | AP | Grand Traverse Bay | |
| 2008 | P/D/C | Denise | Brooks | AP | Port Huron | |
| 2009 | P/D/C | Bryan L. | Bartlett | SN | Detroit | |
| 2010 | P/D/C | James D. | Draper | JN | Flint | |
| 2011 | P/D/C P/R/C Stf/C | Mary Ann | Jensen | SN | Lansing | |
| 2012 | P/D/C | Linda J. | Lalonde | P | Dearborn | |
| 2013 | P/D/C | William A. | Stano | JN | Grosse Pointe | |
| 2014 | P/D/C R/C | H. Jay | Stevens | SN | South Bend | |
| 2015 | P/D/C | Dawn L. | Flynn | JN | Lansing | |
| 2016 | P/D/C | Anthony C. | Lewandowski | AP | Birmingham | |
| ✝ | 2017 | P/D/C | Janet Marie | Klumpp | AP | Mount Clemens |
| 2018 | P/D/C | Michael J. | Babiarz | AP | Grosse Pointe | |
| 2019-2020 | P/D/C | Ralph J | Ziegler | JN | Lansing | |
| ✝ Deceased | ||||||
| ✦ No Longer District 9 Member. | ||||||