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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

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.

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. Additionally, the state treasurer works to return nearly $700 million in unclaimed property to more than 4.3 million account owners. The state treasurer also helps oversee MOST - Missouri's 529 College Savings Plan, which helps families start building a college fund.

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. The state treasurer partners with Missouri banks to make low-interest loans to small businesses and farms through Missouri FIRST.

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.

List of state treasurers

# Image Name Party Term
1 John Peter Didier Independent 1820–1821
2 Nathaniel Simonds Democratic-Republican 1821–1829
3 James Earickson Democratic 1829–1833
4 John Walker Democratic 1833–1838
5 Abraham McClellan Democratic 1838–1843
6 Peter Garland Glover Democratic 1843–1851
7 Alfred William Morrison Democratic 1851–1861
8 George Caleb Bingham Democratic 1862–1865
9 William Bishop Republican 1865–1869
10 William Q. Dallmeyer Republican 1869–1871
11 Samuel Hays Republican 1871–1873
12 Harvey Wallis Salmon Democratic 1873–1875
13 Joseph Wayne Mercer Democratic 1875–1877
14 Elijah Gates Democratic 1877–1881
15 Phillip Edward Chappell Democratic 1881–1885
16 James M. Seibert Democratic 1885–1889
17 Edward T. Noland Democratic 1889–1890
18 Lawrence Vest Stephens Democratic 1890–1897
19 Frank L. Pitts Democratic 1897–1901
20 Robert P. Williams Democratic 1901–1905
21 Jacob F. Gmelich Republican 1905–1909
22 James Cowgill Democratic 1909–1913
23 Edwin P. Deal Democratic 1913–1917
24 George H. Middelkamp Democratic 1917–1921
25 Lorenzo Dow Thompson Republican 1921–1925
26 C. Eugene Stephens Republican 1925–1929
27 Larry Brunk Republican 1929–1933
28 Richard R. Nacy Democratic 1933–1937
29 Robert W. Winn Democratic 1937–1941
30 Wilson Bell Democratic 1941–1945
31 Robert W. Winn Democratic 1945–1948
32 Richard R. Nacy Democratic 1948–1949
33 Mount Etna Morris Democratic 1949–1953
34 George Hubert Bates Democratic 1953–1957
35 Mount Etna Morris Democratic 1957–1961
36 Milton Carpenter Democratic 1961–1965
37 Mount Etna Morris Democratic 1965–1969
38 William Edmond Robinson Democratic 1969–1973
39 Jim Spainhower Democratic 1973–1981
40 Mel Carnahan Democratic 1981–1985
41 Wendell Bailey Republican 1985–1993
42 Bob Holden Democratic 1993–2001
43 Nancy Farmer Democratic 2001–2005
44 Sarah Steelman Republican 2005–2009
45 Clint Zweifel Democratic 2009–2017
46 Eric Schmitt Republican 2017–2019
47 Scott Fitzpatrick Republican 2019–2023
48 Vivek Malek Republican 2023–present

References

  1. "Office Investments". Missouri State Treasurer's Office. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  2. ^ "About The Office". Missouri State Treasurer's Office. Retrieved 2018-04-10.

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