Robert J. Kleine was the 43rd State Treasurer of Michigan, serving from 2006 to 2010. He was appointed to his position effective April 9, 2006, by

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

Jennifer M. Granholm. Born in

Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...

, on November 8, 1941, Kleine earned an economics degree from Western Maryland College (now

McDaniel College McDaniel College is a private college in Westminster, Maryland. Established in 1867, it was known as Western Maryland College until 2002 when it was renamed McDaniel College in honor of an alumnus who gave a lifetime of service to the college. ...

) and a master's degree from

Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...

. From 1975 to 1984, Kleine was director of the Office of Revenue and Tax Analysis, where he helped author Michigan's Single Business Tax. Kleine is a resident of

East Lansing East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Most of the city lies within Ingham County with a smaller portion extending north into Clinton County. At the 2020 Census the population was 47,741. Located directly east of the state capital ...

External links

Michigan Department of Treasury
official state site
Project Vote Smart - Robert 'Bob' Kleine (MI)
profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kleine, Robert State treasurers of Michigan 1941 births Living people Michigan State University alumni