N.J. Stat. § 52:27B-4: State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance; appointment and removal

The administrator and head of the department shall be the State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance. The commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall hold his office until the next Governor shall be elected and qualified and until the commissioner's successor shall be appointed and qualified. The Governor, however, shall have power to remove the commissioner for cause.

L.1944, c. 112, art. 2, p. 288, s. 3.