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The Ministry of Finance is the
government ministry Ministry or department (also less commonly used secretariat, office, or directorate) are designations used by first-level executive bodies in the machinery of governments that manage a specific sector of public administration." ЭнциклоР...
of
Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...
responsible for fostering economic development by managing and maintaining public finances and providing a positive framework for public and private initiatives. The ministry is located in the capital city, Georgetown.


List of ministers

The following is a list of
finance minister A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...
s of Guyana. * Charles Ramkissoon Jacob, September 1961 - December 1964Historical information events and dates on the Parliament of Guyana from 1718 to 2006
Parliament of Guyana
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Peter D'Aguiar Peter Stanislaus D'Aguiar ( 1912 – 30 March 1989) was a Guyanese businessman, conservative politician, and minister of finance from 1964 to 1967. Business career In 1934, following the death of his father, D'Aguiar became the managing director ...
, December 1964 - September 1967 * Ptolemy Reid, September 1967 - December 1970 *
Hugh Desmond Hoyte Hugh Desmond Hoyte (9 March 1929 – 22 December 2002) was a Guyanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Guyana from 1984 to 1985 and President of Guyana from 1985 until 1992. Personal Life and Education Hoyte was born on 9 March 192 ...
, December 1970 - August 1972 * Frank E. Hope, August 1972 - 1980 *
Hugh Desmond Hoyte Hugh Desmond Hoyte (9 March 1929 – 22 December 2002) was a Guyanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Guyana from 1984 to 1985 and President of Guyana from 1985 until 1992. Personal Life and Education Hoyte was born on 9 March 192 ...
, 1980 - 1983 *
Carl Barrington Greenidge Carl Barrington Greenidge (born March 3, 1949) is a Guyanese politician from People's National Congress. From May 2015 to April 2019, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and one of the vice presidents in the cabinet of David A. Granger. ...
, 1983 - 1992 *
Asgar Ally Asgar Ally is a former Guyanese politician. He served as Minister of Finance from 1992 to 1995. He was deputy governor of the Bank of Jamaica prior to returning to Guyana to serve as minister of finance. He resigned as minister of finance in ...
, 1992 - 1995 *
Bharrat Jagdeo Bharrat Jagdeo (born 23 January 1964) is a Guyanese politician who has been serving as Vice President of Guyana since 2020, in the administration of President Irfaan Ali. He had previously also held the office from 1997 until 1999, during the pr ...
, 1995 - 1999 * Saisnarine Kowlessar, 1999 - 2006 *
Ashni Singh Ashni Kumar Singh is a Guyanese politician. He serves as Minister of Finance . He also served in this role from September 2006 to May 2015. Prior to his first appointment as minister, Singh was the Director of Budget in the Ministry of Finance a ...
, September 2006 - May 2015 * Winston Jordan, May 2015 - August 2020 *
Bharrat Jagdeo Bharrat Jagdeo (born 23 January 1964) is a Guyanese politician who has been serving as Vice President of Guyana since 2020, in the administration of President Irfaan Ali. He had previously also held the office from 1997 until 1999, during the pr ...
, August 2020 - November 2020 *
Ashni Singh Ashni Kumar Singh is a Guyanese politician. He serves as Minister of Finance . He also served in this role from September 2006 to May 2015. Prior to his first appointment as minister, Singh was the Director of Budget in the Ministry of Finance a ...
, November 2020 -


See also

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Politics of Guyana The politics of Guyana takes place in a framework of a representative democratic assembly-independent republic, whereby the President of Guyana is the head of government and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the President ...


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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
{{Guyana topics Government of Guyana
Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...