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MISSISSIPPI

Mississippi Department of Revenue
PO Box 22828 • Jackson, MS 39225
Tel (601) 923-7400 • Fax (601) 923-7423
www.dor.ms.gov

Commissioner J. Ed Morgan

Mr. Morgan is the chief executive officer of the Department of Revenue.
Mr. Morgan was appointed Commissioner of Revenue and Chairman of the
State Tax Commission, on January 1, 2009. He was subsequently appointed
as the first Commissioner of Revenue for the Mississippi Department
of Revenue on July 1, 2010. His term expires June 30, 2016. Morgan, a
Hattiesburg native, served four years as state senator from District 45 in
the Hattiesburg area. He served three terms as mayor of Hattiesburg and
was City Council President. Currently, he is serving as a board member
for the Federation of Tax Administrators (FTA). Morgan also has been
president of the Mississippi Municipal League, Chairman of the Mississippi
Workers’ Compensation Pool and Chairman of the Mississippi Insurance
Service Company. Mr. Morgan previously worked with SouthGroup
Insurance Services and as a partner in F&S Construction Company. Prior to
those positions, he worked as Vice President of Lee Gunn Oil Exploration,
Vice President of Southern Vital Record Center and Vice President of
L&A Construction Company. He has worked with several community
organizations, including the American Red Cross and the Boy Scouts of
America. Ed Morgan received a bachelor’s degree from the University of
Alabama and a law degree from Mississippi College. He has four children
and six grandchildren.

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