State Treasurer of Mississippi is a post created in 1817 when the state was admitted to the

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. Before the state was formed by splitting the

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from the Mississippi Territory, an equivalent post was the Territorial Treasurer General, established in 1802. The elected office of the State Treasurer was created under Article 5, Section 134, of the

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. The Treasurer's responsibilities include the issuance of State debt, responsibility for the timely payment of principal and interest on the State's bond and note obligations, and receiving, disbursing and investing State funds. The State Treasurer also represents the Executive Branch on over a dozen boards and commissions. The treasurer's salary is $90,000 per year, but is set to increase to $120,000 annually in 2024.

Post holders

Territorial Treasurers General

State Treasurers

References

'Functions of the Treasurer', ''Mississippi Treasury Department'', State of Mississippi
Retrieved July 24, 2005.
History, Mississippi Dept of Archives and (1924). ''The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi''. Department of Archives and History.
{{Mississippi statewide elected officials *

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