Catherine Hanaway | |
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| 45th Attorney General of Missouri | |
| Assumed office September 8, 2025 | |
| Governor | Mike Kehoe |
| Preceded by | Andrew Bailey |
| United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri | |
| In office July 19, 2005 – April 20, 2009 | |
| President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | James Martin |
| Succeeded by | Michael Reap (acting) |
| 69th Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives | |
| In office January 8, 2003 – January 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Kreider |
| Succeeded by | Rod Jetton |
| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 87th district | |
| In office January 1999 – January 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Hand |
| Succeeded by | Scott Muschany |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 8, 1963 Schuyler, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Chris Hanaway |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Missouri Creighton University (BA) Catholic University (JD) |
Catherine Lucille Hanaway (born November 8, 1963) is an American attorney, former federal prosecutor and Republican politician who has been the 45th Attorney General of Missouri since 2025.
Hanaway was the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri from 2005 to 2009. She was the first and only female Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2003 to 2005.
Hanaway unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Missouri in 2016, losing the Republican nomination to Eric Greitens.
