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Massachusetts Secretary of Administration and Finance
Incumbent
Matthew Gorzkowicz
since January 5, 2023
Executive Office of Administration and Finance
StyleMr. Secretary
(informal)
The Honorable
(formal)
Member ofMassachusetts Cabinet
Reports toGovernor of Massachusetts
AppointerGovernor of Massachusetts
Term lengthNo fixed term
Websitewww.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]

History[edit]

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]

  • Homer Loring, chairman and budget commissioner
  • Thomas W. White, commissioner of personnel and standardization
  • James C. McCormick, controller
  • Robert L. Whipple, purchasing agent

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[edit]

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[edit]

  • Department of Revenue[11]
  • Human Resources Division[12]
  • Group Insurance Commission[13]
  • Operational Services Division[14]
  • Department of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance[15]
  • Civil Service Commission[16]
  • Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission[17]
  • Teacher's Retirement Board [18]
  • Health Policy Commission[19]
  • Developmental Disabilities Council[20]
  • Division of Capital Asset Management[15]

Leadership[edit]

Members of the Commission of Administration and Finance[edit]

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[edit]

Secretary Term Governor
Thomas H. Buckley 1948–1953 Robert F. Bradford
Paul A. Dever
Carl A. Sheridan 1953[37]–1956[38] Christian Herter
Francis X. Lang 1957[39]–1958[40] Foster Furcolo
Charles F. Mahoney 1958–1960
Charles Gibbons 1961[41]–1963 John A. Volpe
William Waldron 1963[42]–1965 Endicott Peabody
John J. McCarthy 1965[43]–1967[44] John A. Volpe
Anthony P. DeFalco 1967–1969
Donald Dwight 1969[45]–1970 Francis Sargent
Charles E. Shepard 1970–1971

Secretaries of Administration and Finance[edit]

Picture Secretary Term Governor
Charles E. Shepard June 22, 1971[8]–September 27, 1971[46] Francis Sargent
Robert Yasi September 27, 1971[46]–November 14, 1972[47]
William I. Cowin November 14, 1972[47]–May 9, 1974[48]
David M. Marchand May 9, 1974[48]–January 2, 1975
John R. Buckley January 2, 1975–January 4, 1979 Michael Dukakis
Edward Hanley January 4, 1979–January 27, 1982 Edward J. King
David M. Bartley January 27, 1982[49]–January 6, 1983
Frank T. Keefe January 6, 1983–December 30, 1988[50] Michael Dukakis
L. Edward Lashman December 30, 1988–January 3, 1991
Peter Nessen January 3, 1991–March 1, 1993 Bill Weld
Mark E. Robinson March 1, 1993–November 1994
Charlie Baker November 1994–September 1, 1998 Bill Weld
Paul Cellucci
Frederick Laskey September 1, 1998[51]–March 1, 1999 Paul Cellucci
Andrew Natsios March 1, 1999[52]–April 2000
Stephen P. Crosby May 2000–January 2002 Paul Cellucci
Jane Swift
Kevin J. Sullivan February 2002–January 2, 2003 Jane Swift
Eric Kriss January 2, 2003–September 30, 2005[53] Mitt Romney
Thomas Trimarco October 1, 2005–January 4, 2007
Leslie Kirwan January 4, 2007–October 12, 2009[54] Deval Patrick
Jay Gonzalez October 12, 2009–January 7, 2013
Glen Shor January 7, 2013[55]–January 8, 2015
Kristen Lepore January 8, 2015–July 19, 2017 Charlie Baker
Michael J. Heffernan July 19, 2017–January 5, 2023
Matthew Gorzkowicz January 5, 2023–present Maura Healey

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kashinsky, Lisa (December 13, 2022). "Healey's first big hires". Politico. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Approves Bill for New Department". The Boston Globe. June 3, 1922.
  3. ^ "Commission on Budget Named". The Boston Globe. December 14, 1922.
  4. ^ "Gow Still a Candidate for Postmaster Here". The Boston Globe. December 20, 1928.
  5. ^ Owens, Cornelius (May 12, 1948). "T. H. Buckley to Head New State Financial Agency". The Boston Globe.
  6. ^ Nyhan, David (June 17, 1971). "Sargent signs reorganization plan into law". The Boston Globe.
  7. ^ Nyhan, David (November 5, 1970). "Sargent Has 10 State Cabinet Posts to Fill". The Boston Globe.
  8. ^ a b "Sargent names Shepard finance chief". The Boston Globe. June 23, 1971.
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  12. ^ "Human Resources | Mass.gov". www.mass.gov.
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  14. ^ "Operational Services Division | Mass.gov". www.mass.gov.
  15. ^ a b "Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance | Mass.gov". www.mass.gov.
  16. ^ "Civil Service Commission | Mass.gov". www.mass.gov.
  17. ^ "Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission | Mass.gov". www.mass.gov.
  18. ^ "Mass Teachers Retirement Board | Mass.gov". www.mass.gov.
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  20. ^ "Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council | Mass.gov". www.mass.gov.
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  22. ^ a b "White Succeeds Homer Loring". The Boston Globe. September 24, 1924.
  23. ^ ""No" Man Under Five Governors". The Boston Globe. December 27, 1937.
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  48. ^ a b "Marchand replaces Cowin". The Boston Globe. May 10, 1974.
  49. ^ "Bartley Sworn in to $55,000 Post". The Boston Globe. January 28, 1982.
  50. ^ "Keefe, Author and Traveler, Says Adieu to State Finance". The Boston Globe. December 31, 1988.
  51. ^ Cassidy, Tina (August 18, 1998). "DOR official named chief of cabinet post". The Boston Globe.
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  54. ^ Monahan, John J. (September 26, 2009). "State budget chief leaves for Harvard". Telegram & Gazette.
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