Ministry of Finance (The Bahamas)
Appearance
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1964 |
Jurisdiction | ![]() |
Headquarters | Cecil Wallace-Whitfield Centre, West Bay Street, Nassau |
Minister responsible | |
Parent agency | Government of the Bahamas |
Website | www |
The Ministry of Finance is a government ministry of the Bahamas responsible for the care and management of public finances. The development and management of the annual government budget is a major aspect of the ministry's function.[1] Since 1984, Prime Minister of the Bahamas has mostly held the portfolio of Minister of Finance.
Ministers of Finance
[edit]Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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Stafford Sands | 1964 | 1967 | [2][3] |
Carlton Elisha Francis | 1967 | 1973 | [2][3] |
Arthur D. Hanna | 1973 | 1984 | [4][5][3] |
Lynden O. Pindling | 1984 | 1990 | [3] |
Paul Adderley | 1990 | 1992 | [6] |
Hubert Ingraham | 1992 | 1995 | [3] |
William Clifford Allen | 1995 | 2002 | [3] |
Perry Christie | 2002 | 2007 | [3] |
Hubert Ingraham | 2007 | 2012 | [7] |
Perry Christie | 2012 | 2017 | |
Peter Turnquest | 2017 | 2020 | |
Hubert Minnis | 2020 | 2021 | [8] |
Philip Davis | 2021 | Incumbent |
See also
[edit]- Government of the Bahamas
- Central Bank of the Bahamas
- Economy of the Bahamas
- Securities Commission of the Bahamas
References
[edit]- ^ "Home - Government". www.bahamas.gov.bs. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ a b Bidwell, Robin (October 24, 2018). Guide to Government Ministers: The British Empire and Successor States 1900-1972. Routledge. ISBN 9781317792260 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f g "The minister of finance | Bahamas Local News". www.bahamaslocal.com.
- ^ A Year Book of the Commonwealth. H.M. Stationery Office. February 22, 1974. ISBN 9780115801419 – via Google Books.
- ^ A Year Book of the Commonwealth. H.M. Stationery Office. February 22, 1984. ISBN 9780115802331 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Past and Present Ministers MNS and Bios" (PDF). www.bahamas.gov.bs. Government of The Bahamas.
- ^ "Cabinet of Bahamas". pdba.georgetown.edu.
- ^ "Turnquest resigns as Deputy PM, Minister of Finance". www.tribune242.com.