Richard Corcoran

Richard Corcoran
Corcoran in 2011
President New College of Florida
Assumed office
October 2023
Interim President New College of Florida
In office
March 2023 – October 2023
Preceded byBradley Thiessen
27th Education Commissioner of Florida
In office
January 8, 2019 – May 1, 2022
GovernorRon DeSantis
Preceded byPam Stewart
Succeeded byManny Díaz Jr.
100th Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
In office
November 22, 2016 – November 20, 2018
Preceded bySteve Crisafulli
Succeeded byJosé R. Oliva
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
In office
November 2, 2010 – November 6, 2018
Preceded byTom Anderson
Succeeded byArdian Zika
Constituency45th district (2010–2012)
37th district (2012–2018)
Personal details
BornRichard Michael Corcoran
(1965-03-16) March 16, 1965
Toronto, Canada
PartyRepublican
SpouseAnne Whitfield Corcoran
Children6
RelativesMichael Corcoran (brother)
EducationSaint Leo University (BA)
Regent University (JD)
Academic background
Thesisnone
Doctoral advisornone
Academic work
Disciplinenone
Institutions

Richard Michael Corcoran (born March 16, 1965) is an American attorney, education administrator, and former politician. He served as member of the Florida House of Representatives for two districts, he represented the 45th district from 2010 to 2012 and the 37th district from 2012 to 2018. He served as the one hundredth speaker of the Florida House of Representatives from 2016 to 2018. He served as the 27th education commissioner of Florida from 2019 to 2022. He has served as president of New College of Florida since 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party.