Barbara J. Fiala
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Barbara J. Fiala is the current Commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
, serving in the administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo
. From 2005 until resigning to become Commissioner of Motor Vehicles in April 2011, she served as County Executive of Broome County, New York
. She was the first woman to hold this position. She was elected County Clerk in 1997, the first woman elected to countywide office in Broome County history, and held that position until her election as County Executive in 2005.
New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles is the governmental agency responsible for registering and inspecting automobiles and other motor vehicles as well as NYS Enhanced Driver License/Driver License and Enhanced Non-Driver Photo ID Card/Non-Driver Photo ID Card in the U.S...
, serving in the administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Mark Cuomo is the 56th and current Governor of New York, having assumed office on January 1, 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 64th New York State Attorney General, and was the 11th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development...
. From 2005 until resigning to become Commissioner of Motor Vehicles in April 2011, she served as County Executive of Broome County, New York
Broome County, New York
Broome County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 200,600. It was named in honor of John Broome, who was lieutenant governor in 1806 when Broome County was established. Its county seat is Binghamton, which is also its major city. The current...
. She was the first woman to hold this position. She was elected County Clerk in 1997, the first woman elected to countywide office in Broome County history, and held that position until her election as County Executive in 2005.