The Ministry of Finance was a cabinet ministry of the government of

Rhodesia Rhodesia (, ), officially from 1970 the Republic of Rhodesia, was an unrecognised state in Southern Africa from 1965 to 1979, equivalent in territory to modern Zimbabwe. Rhodesia was the ''de facto'' successor state to the British colony of S ...

. It was responsible for overseeing the nation's public finances. The Ministry of Finance was established during the colonial period of

Southern Rhodesia Southern Rhodesia was a landlocked self-governing British Crown colony in southern Africa, established in 1923 and consisting of British South Africa Company (BSAC) territories lying south of the Zambezi River. The region was informally kn ...

, first as the office of Tresurer in 1923. The office was renamed as Minister of Treasury from June 1954 to April 1964. The office retained the same structure when

unilaterally declared independence in 1965.

Ministers of Finance before UDI

Percival Donald Leslie Fynn Percival (, also spelled Perceval, Parzival), alternatively called Peredur (), was one of King Arthur's legendary Knights of the Round Table. First mentioned by the French author Chrétien de Troyes in the tale ''Perceval, the Story of the Gra ...

, July 1933 - September 1933 *

Jacob Hendrik Smit Jacob Hendrik Smit, CMG (3 September 1881 – 22 July 1959) was a Southern Rhodesian merchant and politician. Born in the Netherlands, Smit migrated to Rhodesia and traded as a merchant, before becoming Southern Rhodesia's Minister of Finance in 19 ...

, September 1933 - 1942 *

, January 1935 – April 1937, acting * William Sydney Senior, April 1937 – July 1939, acting *

Ernest Lucas Guest Sir Ernest Lucas Guest (20 August 1882 – 20 September 1972) was a Rhodesian politician, lawyer and soldier. He held senior ministerial positions in the government, most notably as Minister for Air during the Second World War. Guest w ...

, July 1939 – December 1941, acting * Godfrey Martin Huggins, December 1941 - February 1942 *

Max Danziger Max or MAX may refer to: Animals * Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE) * Max (gorilla) ...

, February 1942 - December 1942 * Godfrey Martin Huggins, December 1942 – June 1945, acting * Leslie Benjamin Fereday, June 1945 – May 1946, acting *

, May 1946 - September 1946 * Godfrey Martin Huggins, September 1946, acting * Edgar Cuthbert Fremantle Whitehead, September 1946 - March 1947 *

, March 1947 - November 1947, acting *

Patrick Bissett Fletcher Patrick may refer to: *Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name * Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People *Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint *Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick o ...

, November 1947 – August 1949, acting * Godfrey Martin Huggins, August 1949 – September 1950, acting *

, September 1950 – June 1951, acting * Godfrey Martin Huggins, June 1951 – January 1952, acting *

, January 1952 - April 1952, acting * John Moore Caldicott, April 1952 – January 1953, acting * George Arthur Davenport, January 1953 - September 1953, acting * Donald MacIntyre, September 1953 - December 1953 * Reginald Stephen Garfield Todd, December 1953 - February 1954 * Cyril James Hatty, June 1954 - December 1954, Minister of Treasury * George Arthur Davenport, December 1954 – August 1955, acting Minister of Treasury *

, August 1955 – December 1956, acting Minister of Treasury * Reginald Stephen Garfield Todd, December 1956 – October 1957, acting Minister of Treasury *

Geoffrey Ellman Brown Geoffrey, Geoffroy, Geoff, etc., may refer to: People * Geoffrey (name), including a list of people with the name * Geoffroy (surname), including a list of people with the name * Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. 1095–c. 1155), clergyman and one of the ...

, October 1957 – January 1958, acting Minister of Treasury * Abraham Eliezer Abrahamson, January 1958 - February 1958, Minister of Treasury * Cyril James Hatty, February 1958 - August 1959, Minister of Treasury * Edgar Cuthbert Fremantle Whitehead, August 1959 – September 1962, acting Minister of Treasury *

, September 1962 - December 1962, Minister of Treasury *

Ian Douglas Smith Ian Douglas Smith (8 April 1919 – 20 November 2007) was a Rhodesian politician, farmer, and fighter pilot who served as Prime Minister of Rhodesia (known as Southern Rhodesia until October 1964 and now known as Zimbabwe) from 1964 to ...

, December 1962 - October 1963, Minister of Treasury * William John Harper, October 1963 – April 1964, acting Minister of Treasury *

John Wrathall John James Wrathall, GCLM, ID (28 August 1913 – 31 August 1978), was a Rhodesian politician. He was the last white President of Rhodesia (later holders of the post were only acting as such). He formerly worked as a chartered accountant. E ...

, April 1964 − November 1965 Source:

Ministers of Finance after UDI

, November 1965 − January 1976 *

David Colville Smith David Colville Smith (19 April 1922 – 9 July 1996) was a farmer and politician in Rhodesia and its successor states, Zimbabwe Rhodesia and Zimbabwe. He served in the cabinet of Rhodesia as Minister of Agriculture from 1968 to 1976, Minister ...

, January 1976 − June 1979 *

Ernest Bulle Ernest Leonard Bulle was an academic and politician who served as a minister in the governments of Rhodesia and Zimbabwe Rhodesia. He served in the cabinet of Rhodesia as joint Minister of Finance and Minister of Commerce and Industry alongside ...

, April 1978 – June 1979

Ministers of Finance of
Rhodesia and Nyasaland The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, also known as the Central African Federation or CAF, was a colonial federation that consisted of three southern African territories: the self-governing British colony of Southern Rhodesia and the B ...

* Donald MacIntyre, 1953-1962 * John Moore Caldicott, 1962-1963 Source:Guide to Government Ministers: The British Empire and Successor States 1900-1972
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1933 establishments in Southern Rhodesia 1965 establishments in Rhodesia

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Ministers of Finance after UDI

Ministers of Finance of Rhodesia and Nyasaland The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, also known as the Central African Federation or CAF, was a colonial federation that consisted of three southern African territories: the self-governing British colony of Southern Rhodesia and the B ...

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Ministers of Finance of
Rhodesia and Nyasaland The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, also known as the Central African Federation or CAF, was a colonial federation that consisted of three southern African territories: the self-governing British colony of Southern Rhodesia and the B ...