State Treasurer of Missouri

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The state treasurer of Missouri is a statewide elected official responsible for serving as Missouri's chief financial officer. Vivek Malek has served as state treasurer since January, 2023.

State Treasurer of Missouri
Incumbent
Vivek Malek
since January 17, 2023
TypeState Treasurer
Term length
Four years, renewable once
Formation1820
First holderJohn Peter Didier
WebsiteMissouri State Treasurer's Website

Duties of the state treasurer

The state treasurer is responsible for managing more than $24 billion in annual revenues and more than $3.6 billion in state investments.[1] Additionally, the state treasurer works to return nearly $700 million in unclaimed property to more than 4.3 million account owners.[2] The state treasurer also helps oversee MOST - Missouri's 529 College Savings Plan, which helps families start building a college fund.[2]

As banking director for the state government, the state treasurer is responsible for authorizing disbursement of state funds, balancing the state accounts, contracting with private banks to process state receipts and disbursements, manage money and security transfers, and reporting on the state's financial activities.[2] The state treasurer partners with Missouri banks to make low-interest loans to small businesses and farms through Missouri FIRST.[2]

The state treasurer represents taxpayers by serving on the governing boards of the Missouri Housing Development Commission, the Missouri State Employees' Retirement System, the state Board of Fund Commissioners, and the Missouri Cultural Trust Board.[2]

List of state treasurers

#ImageNamePartyTerm
1John Peter DidierIndependent1820–1821
2Nathaniel SimondsDemocratic-Republican1821–1829
3James EaricksonDemocrat1829–1833
4John WalkerDemocrat1833–1838
5Abraham McClellanDemocrat1838–1843
6Peter Garland GloverDemocrat1843–1851
7Alfred William MorrisonDemocrat1851–1861
8 George Caleb BinghamDemocrat1862–1865
9 William BishopRepublican1865–1869
10William Q. DallmeyerRepublican1869–1871
11Samuel HaysRepublican1871–1873
12Harvey Wallis SalmonDemocrat1873–1875
13 Joseph Wayne MercerDemocrat1875–1877
14Elijah GatesDemocrat1877–1881
15Phillip Edward ChappellDemocrat1881–1885
16 James M. SeibertDemocrat1885–1889
17Edward T. NolandDemocrat1889–1890
18 Lawrence Vest StephensDemocrat1890–1897
19Frank L. PittsDemocrat1897–1901
20Robert P. WilliamsDemocrat1901–1905
21Jacob F. GmelichRepublican1905–1909
22James CowgillDemocrat1909–1913
23Edwin P. DealDemocrat1913–1917
24 George H. MiddelkampDemocrat1917–1921
25Lorenzo Dow ThompsonRepublican1921–1925
26C. Eugene StephensRepublican1925–1929
27Larry BrunkRepublican1929–1933
28Richard R. NacyDemocrat1933–1937
29Robert W. WinnDemocrat1937–1941
30Wilson BellDemocrat1941–1945
31Robert W. WinnDemocrat1945–1948
32Richard R. NacyDemocrat1948–1949
33 Mount Etna MorrisDemocrat1949–1953
34George Hubert BatesDemocrat1953–1957
35 Mount Etna MorrisDemocrat1957–1961
36Milton CarpenterDemocrat1961–1965
37 Mount Etna MorrisDemocrat1965–1969
38 William Edmond RobinsonDemocrat1969–1973
39 Jim SpainhowerDemocrat1973–1981
40 Mel CarnahanDemocrat1981–1985
41 Wendell BaileyRepublican1985–1993
42 Bob HoldenDemocrat1993–2001
43 Nancy FarmerDemocrat2001–2005
44 Sarah SteelmanRepublican2005–2009
45 Clint ZweifelDemocrat2009–2017
46 Eric SchmittRepublican2017–2019
47 Scott FitzpatrickRepublican2019–2023
48 Vivek MalekRepublican2023–present

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