The Los Angeles City Controller is an official in the government of the city of Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

. The City Controller is the auditor and chief accounting officer of the city. Along with the Mayor and the City Attorney

Los Angeles City Attorney

The Los Angeles City Attorney is an elected official whose job is to prosecute all of the misdemeanor criminal offenses within the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. The General Counsel Division of the office provides legal counsel for the city by either defending the city or acting...

, the City Controller is chosen by popular vote every four years.

The position began in 1878 as the City Auditor

Los Angeles City Auditor

The Los Angeles City Auditor was an official in the government of the city of Los Angeles, California.-Background:The position began in 1878 and in the early days included secretarial duties for the Los Angeles Common Council as part of the job...

. Upon the re-election of John S. Myers

John S. Myers

John S. Myers served as Los Angeles City Auditor and Los Angeles City Controller for a total of 28 years.Meyers served as Auditor of the City of Los Angeles longer than anyone else. He succeeded William C. Mushet in 1909 and held the title of Auditor until it was changed to Controller in 1925 under...

 in 1925 (the year of a new city charter), the name of the position was changed to City Controller.

List of City Controllers

Name	Term
John S. Myers John S. Myers John S. Myers served as Los Angeles City Auditor and Los Angeles City Controller for a total of 28 years.Meyers served as Auditor of the City of Los Angeles longer than anyone else. He succeeded William C. Mushet in 1909 and held the title of Auditor until it was changed to Controller in 1925 under...	1925–1937
Daniel O. Hoye Daniel O. Hoye Daniel O. "Dan" Hoye served as Los Angeles City Controller from 1937 to 1961. On January 19, 1937, after the resignation of John S. Myers, Hoye was appointed by the Los Angeles City Council to replace him. He served until 1961, when he was defeated by Charles Navarro.-References:...	1937–1961
Charles Navarro Charles Navarro Charles Navarro , born Charles Navarro Guarino, was a Los Angeles, California, City Council member between 1951 and 1961 and city controller from 1961 to 1977.-Biography:...	1961–1977
Ira Reiner Ira Reiner Ira Kenneth Reiner is an American politician. He was the Los Angeles City Controller from 1977 to 1981, and was the Los Angeles City Attorney from 1981 to 1984, both times being succeeded by James Hahn. He is the Los Angeles County District Attorney from 1984 to 1992...	1977–1981
James Hahn James Hahn James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn is an American politician. Hahn was elected the 40th Mayor of Los Angeles in 2001. He served until 2005, at which time he was defeated in his bid for re-election...	1981–1985
Rick Tuttle Rick Tuttle Rick Tuttle is an American politician. He was Los Angeles City Controller from 1985 to 2001. He stressed the importance of creating a strong democratic influence at UCLA, which was in his words "the best large public university in a major city." The four-term controller stepped down after...	1985–2001
Laura N. Chick Laura N. Chick Laura N. Chick is an American politician. She is a longtime California political figure who focused her public service career on fighting for greater transparency and accountability in government. Most recently she served as California's Inspector General overseeing the state's spending of $85...	2001–April 26, 2009
Rushmore D. Cervantes	April 27, 2009–July 1, 2009 (Acting Controller)
Wendy Greuel Wendy Greuel Wendy Jane Greuel is a municipal American politician. She is the 18th and current Los Angeles City Controller and former President Pro Tempore of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 2nd District, which includes portions of the San Fernando Valley.-Early Life, Education, and Early...	2009–Present

External links

• Official Website of the City Controller