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.2011-2012 Michigan Manual: Chapter IV—The Executive Branch: Department of Treasury

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

Appointment Under the original 1835 Michigan Constitution, the state treasurer was established as an appointed position. State treasurers were appointed by the state legislature. Under the 1850 Michigan Constitution, the state treasurer became an elected position. Elections for the position were held every two years. Under the current 1963 state constitution, the position of state treasurer returned to be an appointed position. State treasurers are now appointed by the governor, with the consent of the state senate.

List of state treasurers of Michigan Image Name Term Party / Appointer Notes Ref. Henry Howard1836–1839 Michigan Legislature Resigned Peter Desnoyers 1839–1840 Stevens T. MasonAppointed by governor to serve as state treasurer until the legislature appointed a new one. Robert Stuart 1840–1841 Michigan Legislature Resigned George W. Germain 1841–1842 James Wright GordonAppointed by governor to serve as state treasurer until the legislature appointed a new one. John J. Adam 1842–1845 Michigan Legislature Resigned George R. Redfield 1845–1846 John S. BarryAppointed by governor to serve as state treasurer until the legislature appointed a new one. George B. Cooper 1846–1850 Michigan Legislature Bernard C. Whittemore 1850–1854 DemocraticFirst elected state treasurer. Silas M. Holmes 1855–1858 Republican John McKinney 1859–1860 Republican John Owen 1861–1866 Republican Ebenezer O. Grosvenor 1867–1870 Republican Victory P. Collier 1871–1874 Republican William B. McCreery 1875–1878 Republican Benjamin D. Pritchard 1879–1882 Republican Edward H. Butler 1883–1886 Republican George L. Maltz 1887–1890 Republican Frederick Braastad 1891–1892 Democratic Joseph F. Hambitzer 1893–1894 Republican RemovedRemoved from office by the governor. James M. Wilkinson 1894–1896John T. RichInitially appointed by governor to fill vacancy, and then elected in the following general election. Republican George A. Steel 1897–1900 Republican Daniel McCoy 1901–1904 Republican Frank P. Glazier 1905–1908 Republican Resigned John T. Rich 1908 Fred M. WarnerAppointed by governor to fill vacancy. Albert E. Sleeper 1909–1912 Republican John W. Haarer 1913–1916 Republican Samuel Odell 1917–1919 RepublicanResigned Frank E. Gorman 1919–1924 Albert Sleeper Republican Frank D. McKay 1925–1930 Republican Howard C. Lawrence 1931–1932 Republican Theodore I. Fry 1933–1938 Democratic Miller Dunckel 1939–1940 Republican Theodore I. Fry 1941–1942 Democratic D. Hale Brake 1943–1954 Republican Sanford A. Brown 1955–1965 Democratic Allison Green 1965–1978 George W. Romney Resigned Loren E. Monroe 1978–1982Nominated and began serving in 1978, formally confirmed in 1979. William Milliken Robert A. Bowman 1983–1991 James Blanchard Douglas B. Roberts 1991–1998 John Engler Resigned Madhu Anderson 1998–1999 John EnglerActing Mark A. Murray 1999–2001 John Engler Resigned Douglas B. Roberts 2001–2002 John Engler Jay B. Rising 2003–2006 Jennifer Granholm Resigned Robert J. Kleine 2006–2010 Jennifer Granholm Andy Dillon 2011–2013 Rick Snyder Resigned R. Kevin Clinton 2013–2015 Rick Snyder Resigned Nick Khouri 2015–2018 Rick Snyder Rachael A. Eubanks 2019–present Gretchen Whitmer

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External links Michigan Department of Treasury