. ▁The ▁last ▁person ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Bank ing ▁was ▁Thomas ▁C . ▁Mot tern , ▁under ▁L amar ▁Alexander . ▁The ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Fin an cial ▁Institution s , ▁also ▁under ▁L amar ▁Alexander , ▁was ▁W . C . ▁Adams ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Commission er ▁during ▁the ▁Ned ▁Ray ▁Mc W her ter ▁administration ▁was ▁Jeff ▁H . ▁D yer . ▁Don ▁Sund qu ist ' s ▁Commission ers , ▁respectively , ▁were ▁Tal mad ge ▁B . ▁G ille y , ▁Bill ▁Houston , ▁and ▁Fred ▁Law son . ▁Kevin ▁Lav ender ▁was ▁the ▁Commission er ▁under ▁current ▁governor ▁Phil ▁B red esen , ▁until ▁Lav ender ▁res igned ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁senior ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Third ▁Bank ▁corpor ation . ▁Phil ▁B red esen ▁appointed ▁Greg ▁Gonz ales ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁Act ing ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Bank ing ▁in ▁his ▁place ▁on ▁December ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁The ▁website ▁of ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁Department ▁of ▁Fin an cial ▁Institution s ▁The ▁Tennessee ▁Blue ▁Book ' s ▁section ▁on ▁the ▁Department ▁The ▁Tennessee ▁State ▁Library ▁and ▁Archive ' s ▁list ▁of ▁governor ▁papers . ▁Some ▁contain ▁lists ▁of ▁the ▁governor ' s ▁Cab inet ▁members . ▁A ▁news ▁article ▁about ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁Fred ▁Law son ▁An ▁article ▁from ▁Governor ▁Phil ▁B red esen ' s ▁website ▁on ▁the ▁appointment