South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem announced that Jim Terwilliger will be serving as the new Commissioner of the Bureau of Finance and Management, effective April 1, 2022.
Terwilliger has served as the Secretary of the Department of Revenue since January 2019. Previously, he spent 12 years with the Bureau of Finance and Management serving as deputy commissioner and state economist.
“In South Dakota, we always use common sense when it comes to our budgeting and financial practices that focus on sustainability,” said Terwilliger. “I’m honored to serve Governor Noem and South Dakota in this capacity and look forward to assuring our state finances remain on rock solid footing well into the future.”
Terwilliger obtained both a bachelor’s in mathematics and a master’s in business administration from the University of South Dakota. He serves as president of the Capital City Baseball Association in Pierre and is a member of the Saint Joseph School council. Jim and his wife Alexis live in Pierre with their three children.
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