The Louisiana State Treasurer is an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of the state government of

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

responsible for overseeing the financial operations of state government. The state treasurer is an elected position, with four year terms. The Louisiana State Treasurer is

John Schroder John Michael Schroder Sr. (born February 23, 1961) is an American businessman from Covington, Louisiana who currently serves as state treasurer. He was formerly a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 77 in St ...

, a

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. Past state treasurers

Mary Landrieu Mary Loretta Landrieu ( ; born November 23, 1955) is an American entrepreneur and politician who served as a United States senator from Louisiana from 1997 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Landrieu served as the Louisiana State Treasure ...

and John Kennedy were subsequently elected to the

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Partial list

* Antoine Dubuclet, 1868-1878 *

Edward A. Burke Edward Austin Burke or Burk (September 13, 1839 – September 24, 1928), was the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Louisiana State Treasurer, State Treasurer of Louisiana following Reconstruction era of the United States, Reconstruct ...

, 1878-1888 * A. P. Tugwell, 1936–1968 *

Mary Evelyn Parker Mary Evelyn Parker (November 28, 1920 – January 17, 2015) was an American education, newspaper editor, and politician who served as the Treasurer of Louisiana from 1968 to 1987. She was the first woman to serve in the position. Early life and ...

, 1968–1987 *

, 1987–1996 * Ken Duncan, 1996–2000 * John Kennedy, 2000–2017 * Ron Henson, 2017 *

, 2017–present

References

External links

* {{Louisiana-politician-stub