Secretary of Administration and Finance of Massachusetts

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Massachusetts Secretary of Administration and Finance
Incumbent
Matthew Gorzkowicz
since January 5, 2023
Executive Office of Administration and Finance
Style Mr. Secretary
(informal)
The Honorable
(formal)
Member of Massachusetts Cabinet
Reports to Governor of Massachusetts
Appointer Governor of Massachusetts
Term length No fixed term
Website www.mass.gov/info-details/governors-cabinet

The Secretary of Administration and Finance of Massachusetts is the head of the Executive Office of Administration and Finance, and serves as an advisor to the Governor of Massachusetts. Its current Secretary is Matthew Gorzkowicz, who has been serving since January 5, 2023. [1]

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History

In 1922, the Massachusetts General Court passed legislation creating the department of administration and finance. The department replaced the office of supervisor of administration and assumed many of the duties of the superintendent of buildings, Secretary of the Commonwealth, state treasurer, and state auditor. [2] On December 13, 1922, Governor Channing H. Cox nominated four men to the newly created commission of administration and finance. They were: [3]

In 1928, due to the commission's increased workload, Governor Alvan T. Fuller chose to separate the positions of chairman and budget commissioner. [4]

The department was reorganized in 1948 and the four-person commission was replaced by a single commissioner. Thomas H. Buckley, the final chairman of the commission, was the state's first commissioner of administration and finance. [5]

In 1969, the state legislature passed a bill introduced by Governor John A. Volpe and backed by his successor, Francis Sargent, that reorganized the state government under a cabinet-style system. The bill, which went into effect in 1971, reorganized the state government into 10 executive offices led by secretaries who served at the pleasure of the governor. [6] The Executive Office of Administration and Finance combined the existing administration and finance operation with the department of corporations and taxation. It was described by David Nyhan as "the most powerful of the cabinet appointments" due to its "powerful budgetary control over other secretariats". [7] Sargent appointed sitting commissioner of administration and finance Charles E. Shepard to be the first Secretary of Administration and Finance. [8]

Duties

The secretary is in charge of formulating the governor’s budget plan, providing guidance on the economy, and implementing the state government’s revenue and budgets. The secretary also manages numerous state administrative agencies. [9] [10]

Managing Agencies

Leadership

Members of the Commission of Administration and Finance

Chairman

Budget commissioner

Controller

  • James C. McCormick (1922–1928)
  • Walter S. Morgan (1928–1932) [28]
  • George E. Murphy (1932–1940) [30]
  • Walter S. Morgan (1940–1945) [31]
  • Francis X. Lang (1945–1948) [32]

Commissioner of Personnel and standardization

Purchasing agent

  • Robert L. Whipple (1922–1925)
  • George J. Cronin (1925–1948) [36]

Commissioner of Administration and Finance

SecretaryTermGovernor
Thomas H. Buckley 1948–1953 Robert F. Bradford
Paul A. Dever
Carl A. Sheridan 1953 [37] –1956 [38] Christian Herter
Francis X. Lang1957 [39] –1958 [40] Foster Furcolo
Charles F. Mahoney1958–1960
Charles Gibbons 1961 [41] –1963 John A. Volpe
William Waldron1963 [42] –1965 Endicott Peabody
John J. McCarthy1965 [43] –1967 [44] John A. Volpe
Anthony P. DeFalco1967–1969
Donald Dwight 1969 [45] –1970 Francis Sargent
Charles E. Shepard 1970–1971

Secretaries of Administration and Finance

PictureSecretaryTermGovernor
Charles E. Shepard June 22, 1971 [8] –September 27, 1971 [46] Francis Sargent
Robert YasiSeptember 27, 1971 [46] –November 14, 1972 [47]
William I. Cowin November 14, 1972 [47] –May 9, 1974 [48]
David M. MarchandMay 9, 1974 [48] –January 2, 1975
1967 John Buckley Massachusetts House of Representatives.png John R. Buckley January 2, 1975–January 4, 1979 Michael Dukakis
Edward T. Hanley.png Edward Hanley January 4, 1979–January 27, 1982 Edward J. King
David M Bartley.jpg David M. Bartley January 27, 1982 [49] –January 6, 1983
Frank T. KeefeJanuary 6, 1983–December 30, 1988 [50] Michael Dukakis
L. Edward LashmanDecember 30, 1988–January 3, 1991
Peter NessenJanuary 3, 1991–March 1, 1993 Bill Weld
Mark E. Robinson March 1, 1993–November 1994
Charlie Baker official portrait.jpg Charlie Baker November 1994–September 1, 1998 Bill Weld
Paul Cellucci
Frederick Laskey September 1, 1998 [51] –March 1, 1999 Paul Cellucci
1983 Andrew Natsios Massachusetts House of Representatives.png Andrew Natsios March 1, 1999 [52] –April 2000
Stephen P. CrosbyMay 2000–January 2002 Paul Cellucci
Jane Swift
Kevin J. Sullivan February 2002–January 2, 2003 Jane Swift
Eric A Kriss.jpg Eric Kriss January 2, 2003–September 30, 2005 [53] Mitt Romney
Thomas Trimarco October 1, 2005–January 4, 2007
Leslie A. Kirwan.jpg Leslie Kirwan January 4, 2007–October 12, 2009 [54] Deval Patrick
Jay Gonzalez (2018) (3x4a).png Jay Gonzalez October 12, 2009–January 7, 2013
Glen ShorJanuary 7, 2013 [55] –January 8, 2015
Kristen LeporeJanuary 8, 2015–July 19, 2017 Charlie Baker
Michael J. HeffernanJuly 19, 2017–January 5, 2023
Matthew Gorzkowicz, Massachusetts Secretary of Administration and Finance.png Matthew GorzkowiczJanuary 5, 2023–present Maura Healey

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