Illinois Comptroller

The Comptroller of Illinois is an elected official of the U.S. state of Illinois.[1]

Comptroller of Illinois
Incumbent
Susana Mendoza

since December 5, 2016
Term length4 years
Inaugural holderGeorge W. Lindberg
Formation1970
SuccessionFourth

Duties

He or she is responsible for keeping the State's accounts, and for ordering payments into and out of them. The office was created by the Illinois Constitution of 1970, replacing the office of Auditor of Public Accounts. The current Comptroller is Leslie Munger.

List of Illinois Comptrollers

  • George W. Lindberg (1973-1977)
  • Michael J. Bakalis (1977-1979)
  • Roland W. Burris (1979-1991)
  • Dawn Clark Netsch (1991-1995)
  • Loleta A. Didrickson (1995-1999)
  • Daniel W. Hynes (1999-2011)
  • Judy Baar Topinka (2011-2014)
  • Jerry Stermer (2014-2015; acting)
  • Leslie Munger (2015-2016)
  • Susana Mendoza (since 2016)

References

  1. Section 3, Article V, "Constitution of Illinois", accessed April 12, 2008.




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