The chief financial officer of Florida is an elected statewide constitutional officer of

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. The office was created in 2002 following the 1998 reforms of the

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. The CFO is a combination of the former offices of

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and treasurer/insurance commissioner/fire marshal. The office heads the Florida Department of Financial Services and is responsible for overseeing the state's finances, collecting revenue, paying state bills, auditing state agencies, regulating cemeteries and funerals, and handling fires and arsons. In addition, the CFO has administrative oversight over the offices which handles banking and insurance regulation. The CFO is a member of the Cabinet is third (behind the

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and

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, respectively) in the line of succession to the office of

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History

Tom Gallagher was the first state CFO and a former treasurer/insurance commissioner/fire marshal. Gallagher retired from the position in 2006 and Alex Sink (D), a Florida business executive and the wife of former Florida gubernatorial candidate Bill McBride, was elected on November 7, 2006. Alex Sink launched an unsuccessful campaign for governor in 2010, and was succeeded by Jeff Atwater. Atwater resigned and then-governor Rick Scott appointed Jimmy Patronis to the post. Patronis won a statewide election and retained the post in 2018.

List of chief financial officers

Living former Florida Chief Financial Officers

As of , there are three living former Florida chief financial officers, the oldest being Tom Gallagher (served 2003–2007, born 1944). File:Tom Gallagher.jpg, Tom Gallagher, 2003–2007 File:Alex Sink.png, Alex Sink, 2007–2011 File:Jeff Atwater High Resolution.jpg, Jeff Atwater, 2011–2017

References

External links

Florida Department of Financial Services
2002 establishments in Florida {{US-gov-stub

History

List of chief financial officers

Living former Florida Chief Financial Officers

See also

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