The Minister of Finance (or simply, Finance Minister) is the head of the

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of the

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. One of the senior-most offices in the

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, the finance minister is responsible for the

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of the government. As part of this, a key duty of the Finance Minister is to present the annual

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, which details the government's plan for taxation (revenue collection) and spending in the coming

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. Through the Budget, the finance minister also outlines the allocations to different ministries and departments. Occasionally, he is assisted by the Minister of State for Finance and the lower-ranked Deputy Minister of Finance. Since Zimbabwe's independence in 1980 here's the list of Finance Ministers to date: *

Enos Nkala Enos Mzombi Nkala (23 August 1932 – 21 August 2013) was one of the founders of the Zimbabwe African National Union. Political career Role in ZANU-PF During the Rhodesian Bush War, he served on the ZANU high command, or Dare reChimurenga as Tr ...

, 1980 - 1982 *

Bernard Chidzero Bernard Thomas Gibson Chidzero (1 July 1927 – 8 August 2002) was a Zimbabwean economist, politician, and writer. He served as the independent Zimbabwe's second List of Finance Ministers of Zimbabwe, finance minister. Early life and education ...

, 1982 - 1995 *

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, April 1995 - October 1995 *

Emmerson Mnangagwa Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa (, American English, US: (); born 15 September 1942) is a Zimbabwean politician who has served as President of Zimbabwe since 24 November 2017. A member of ZANU–PF and a longtime ally of former President Robert Muga ...

, November 1995 - April 1996, acting *

Herbert Murerwa Herbert Muchemwa Murerwa (born 31 July 1941) is a Zimbabwean politician. He served as the Finance Minister of Zimbabwe from April 1996 to July 2000, from August 2002 to February 2004, and again from 26 April 2004 to 6 February 2007. He has been ...

, April 1996 - July 2000 *

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, July 2000 - August 2002 *

, August 2002 - February 2004 *

Christopher Kuruneri Christopher Tichaona Kuruneri (4 April 1949 – 28 May 2022) was a Zimbabwean businessman, politician, lawyer, farmer and philanthropist. He was a Minister of Finance, Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Development and member of parliament f ...

, February 2004 - 26 April 2004 *

, 26 April 2004 - 6 February 2007 *

Samuel Mumbengegwi Dr. Samuel Creighton Mumbengegwi (23 October 1942 – 14 June 2016) was a Zimbabwean politician who served for a time as Minister of Higher Education and as ZANU-PF Chairperson. He was the brother of the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. S ...

, 6 February 2007 – December 2008 *

Patrick Chinamasa Patrick Antony Chinamasa (born 25 January 1947) is a Zimbabwean politician who served in the government of Zimbabwe as the minister of various cabinet ministries. Previously he served as the Minister of Finance and Investment Promotion and the ...

, 7 January 2009 - 13 February 2009, acting *

Tendai Biti Tendai Laxton Biti (born 6 August 1966) is a Zimbabwean politician who served as Finance Minister of Zimbabwe from 2009 to 2013. He is the current Member of Parliament for Harare East Constituency and the second Vice President of Citizens Coa ...

, February 2009 - July 2013 *

, 11 September 2013 - 9 October 2017 *

Ignatius Chombo Ignatius Morgen Chiminya Chombo (born 1 August 1952) is a Zimbabwean politician who was Finance Minister of Zimbabwe in 2017. Previously he has served in the Cabinet of Zimbabwe as Minister of Home Affairs from 2015 to 2017, Minister of Local G ...

, 10 October 2017 - 27 November 2017 *

, 21 November 2017 - 7 September 2018 *

Mthuli Ncube Mthuli Ncube (born 30 November 1964),The journal ''Africa Confidential'' lists his birth date as 30 November 1964 ; although the entry at uses 1963. is the Finance Minister in the Zimbabwe cabinet appointed by president Emmerson Mnangagwa and pa ...

, 7 September 2018 to present

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