New Jersey Department of the Treasury

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The mission of the New Jersey Department of the Treasury is to formulate and manage the State's budget, generate and collect revenues, disburse the appropriations used to operate New Jersey State government, manage the State's physical and financial assets, and provide statewide support services to State and local government agencies as well as the citizens of New Jersey. The Department’s overriding goal is to ensure the most beneficial use of fiscal resources and revenues to meet critical needs, all within a policy framework set by the Governor.

While the Department plays a leading role in the daily management of New Jersey State government, it also includes higher education services and a number of in-but-not-of boards and agencies that receive funding through the New Jersey State Budget, including: the Economic Development Authority; the Office of Economic Growth; the Commission on Science and Technology; the Board of Public Utilities; the Office of Information Technology; the Office of Administrative Law; the Casino Control Commission; the Office of the Public Defender; the State Legal Services Office; the Office of the Inspector General; and the Office of the State Comptroller.

New Jersey's State Treasurer is R. David Rousseau, who was appointed Acting State Treasurer on January 16, 2008 by Governor Jon Corzine and was confirmed by the State Senate and sworn in as State Treasurer on April 7, 2008.

The Office of the State Treasurer is one of the oldest units of New Jersey State government, with its first Treasurer named in 1776, following adoption of the first New Jersey State Constitution. Over the years, the responsibilities of the Office have grown tremendously in order to meet the demands of a growing public.