Ministry of Finance
Agency overview
Formed1964
Jurisdiction Bahamas Government of the Bahamas
HeadquartersCecil Wallace-Whitfield Centre, West Bay Street, Nassau
Minister responsible
Parent agencyGovernment of the Bahamas
Websitewww.bahamas.gov.bs/finance

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

Name Took office Left office Notes
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

References

  1. "Home - Government". www.bahamas.gov.bs. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 Bidwell, Robin (October 24, 2018). Guide to Government Ministers: The British Empire and Successor States 1900-1972. Routledge. ISBN 9781317792260 via Google Books.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "The minister of finance | Bahamas Local News". www.bahamaslocal.com.
  4. A Year Book of the Commonwealth. H.M. Stationery Office. February 22, 1974. ISBN 9780115801419 via Google Books.
  5. A Year Book of the Commonwealth. H.M. Stationery Office. February 22, 1984. ISBN 9780115802331 via Google Books.
  6. "Past and Present Ministers MNS and Bios" (PDF). www.bahamas.gov.bs. Government of The Bahamas.
  7. "Cabinet of Bahamas". pdba.georgetown.edu.
  8. "Turnquest resigns as Deputy PM, Minister of Finance". www.tribune242.com.


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