Michigan State Treasurer

The state treasurer of Michigan functions as the chief financial officer for the U.S. state of Michigan. The state treasurer oversees the collection, investment, and disbursement of all state monies, and also administers major tax laws, safeguards the credit of the state, and distributes revenue sharing monies to local units of government. It is an unelected office within the executive branch.[2]

Department of Treasury
Department overview
FormedJuly 23, 1965 (1965-07-23)[1]
HeadquartersLansing, Michigan
Annual budget$490,289,100
Department executives
Key document
Websitewww.michigan.gov/treasury
State Treasurer of
the State of Michigan
Incumbent
Rachael A. Eubanks
since January 1, 2019
Michigan Department of Treasury
AppointerGovernor (Gretchen Whitmer)
Term lengthGovernor's pleasure
Inaugural holderHenry Howard
Formation1837
Websitewww.michigan.gov/treasury

The current state treasurer is Rachael A. Eubanks, who was appointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer in January 2019.[3]

List of state treasurers of Michigan

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ImageTreasurerTerm
Henry Howard[4]1836–1839
Peter Desnoyers1839–1840
Robert Stuart[5]1840–1841
George W. Germain1841–1842
John J. Adam[6]1842–1845
George R. Redfield1845–1846
George B. Cooper1846–1850
Bernard C. Whittemore[7]1850–1854
Silas M. Holmes1855–1858
John McKinney1859–1860
John Owen1861–1866
Ebenezer O. Grosvenor1867–1870
Victory P. Collier1871–1874
William B. McCreery1875–1878
Benjamin D. Pritchard1879–1882
Edward H. Butler1883–1886
George L. Maltz1887–1890
Frederick Braastad1891–1892
Joseph F. Hambitzer[8]1893–1894
James M. Wilkinson1894–1896
George A. Steel1897–1900
Daniel McCoy1901–1904
Frank P. Glazier[9]1905–1908
John T. Rich1908
Albert E. Sleeper1909–1912
John W. Haarer1913–1916
Samuel Odell[10]1917–1919
Frank E. Gorman1919–1924
Frank D. McKay1925–1930
Howard C. Lawrence1931–1932
Theodore I. Fry1933–1938
Miller Dunckel1939–1940
Theodore I. Fry1941–1942
D. Hale Brake1943–1954
Sanford A. Brown1955–1965
Allison Green[11]1965–1978
Loren E. Monroe[12]1978–1982
Robert A. Bowman1983–1991
Douglas B. Roberts[13]1991–1998
Mark A. Murray[14]1999–2001
Douglas B. Roberts[15]2001–2002
Jay B. Rising[16]2003–2006
Robert J. Kleine2006–2011
Andy Dillon2011–2013
R. Kevin Clinton2013–2015
Nick Khouri2015–2018
Rachael A. Eubanks2019–present

Notes

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Citations
  1. ^ MCL 16.175-16.191
  2. ^ 2011-2012 Michigan Manual: Chapter IV—The Executive Branch: Department of Treasury
  3. ^ freep.com: Snyder names Nick Khouri state treasurer
  4. ^ Resigned May 1, 1839; succeeded by Peter Desnoyers, appointed by Governor Stevens T. Mason to fill vacancy, until Robert Stuart appointed by Michigan Legislature January 23, 1840.
  5. ^ O. C. Comstock, “Sketch of the Life of Hon. Robert Stuart,” Report of the Pioneer Society of the State of Michigan, Vol. III, Robert Smith Printing Co., Lansing (1881 issue, reprinted 1903).
  6. ^ Resigned May 31, 1845; succeeded by George R. Redfield, appointed by Governor John S. Barry, until George B. Cooper appointed by Michigan Legislature.
  7. ^ First elected state treasurer.
  8. ^ Removed March 20, 1894; succeeded by James M. Wilkinson.
  9. ^ Resigned January 22, 1908; John T. Rich appointed January 23, 1908.
  10. ^ Resigned May 21, 1919; succeeded by Frank E. Gorman.
  11. ^ Nominated and confirmed September 14, 1965; resigned September 4, 1978, and succeeded by Loren E. Monroe.
  12. ^ Nominated August 18, 1978, for a term to begin September 5, 1978; formally confirmed October 31, 1979.
  13. ^ Resigned November 20, 1998; chief deputy state treasurer Madhu Anderson named acting state treasurer.
  14. ^ Appointed by Governor John Engler on December 22, 1998, effective January 10, 1999.
  15. ^ Appointed by Governor John Engler, effective May 1, 2001.
  16. ^ Appointed by Governor Jennifer Granholm, effective January 6, 2003; confirmed by the senate January 21, 2003.
Bibliography

Source: Michigan Manual 2003-2004, Chapter IV, Former Officials of Michigan

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