Chief Financial Officer of Florida

Chief Financial Officer of Florida
Official seal
File:Jeff Atwater High Resolution.jpg Incumbent Jeff Atwater since January 4, 2011
Department of Financial Services
Term length	4 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Tom Gallagher 2003
Formation	2002
Website	http://www.myfloridacfo.com/

The Chief Financial Officer of Florida is a statewide constitutional officer of Florida. The office was created in 2002 following the 1998 reforms of the Florida Cabinet.

The CFO is a combination of the former offices of Comptroller 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.

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.

List of Chief Financial Officers

#	Name	Term	Party
1	Tom Gallagher	2003–2007	Republican
2	Alex Sink	2007–2011	Democratic
3	Jeff Atwater	2011–	Republican

See also

• Florida
• Florida Cabinet
• Constitution of Florida
• Florida Chief Financial Officer election, 2006
• Florida Chief Financial Officer election, 2010
• Florida Chief Financial Officer election, 2014

External links

• Florida Department of Financial Services