The Ministry of Finance was a

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of the government of

Rhodesia Rhodesia ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state, unrecognised state in Southern Africa that existed from 1965 to 1979. Rhodesia served as the ''de facto'' Succession of states, successor state to the ...

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

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, first as the office of Treasurer 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, July 1933 - September 1933 * Jacob Hendrik Smit, September 1933 - 1942 ** Percival Donald Leslie Fynn, 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 wa ...

, July 1939 – December 1941, acting ** Godfrey Martin Huggins, December 1941 - 1942, acting * Godfrey Martin Huggins, January 1942 - February 1942 * Max Danziger, February 1942 - May 1946 ** 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 - 1953 **

, March 1947 - November 1947, acting ** Patrick Bissett Fletcher, November 1947 – August 1949, acting ** Godfrey Martin Huggins, August 1949 – September 1950, acting ** Patrick Bissett Fletcher, September 1950 – June 1951, acting ** Godfrey Martin Huggins, June 1951 – January 1952, acting ** Patrick Bissett Fletcher, January 1952 - April 1952, acting **

John Moore Caldicott Sir John Moore Caldicott (12 February 1900 – 31 January 1986) was a Rhodesian government minister. Early life John Moore Caldicott was born in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, on 12 February 1900 the son of solicitor John Croydon Moore Ca ...

, April 1952 – January 1953, acting **

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, 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 *

, December 1954 – August 1955, acting Minister of Treasury * Patrick Bissett Fletcher, 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 (given name), including a list of people with the name Geoffrey or Geoffroy * Geoffroy (surname), including a list of people with the name * Geoffroy (musician) (born 1987), Canadian ...

, October 1957 – January 1958, acting Minister of Treasury *

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, 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 191920 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 1979. He w ...

, December 1962 - October 1963, Minister of Treasury *

William John Harper William John Harper (22 July 1916 – 8 September 2006) was a politician, general contractor and Royal Air Force fighter pilot who served as a Cabinet minister in Rhodesia (or Southern Rhodesia) from 1962 to 1968, and signed that country ...

, October 1963 – April 1964, acting Minister of Treasury *

John Wrathall John James Wrathall (28 August 191331 August 1978), was a British-born 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. Earl ...

, April 1964 − November 1965 Source:

Ministers of Finance after UDI

, November 1965 − January 1976 *

David Colville Smith David Colville Smith (19 April 19229 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 of ...

, January 1976 − June 1979 *

Ernest Bulle Ernest Leonard Bulle (born in 1936 died 16 January 1996) 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 Minist ...

, April 1978 – June 1979

Ministers of Finance of
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* Donald MacIntyre, 1953-1962 *

, 1962-1963 Source:Guide to Government Ministers: The British Empire and Successor States 1900-1972
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References

History of Rhodesia

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1933 establishments in Southern Rhodesia 1965 establishments in Rhodesia

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Ministers of Finance before UDI

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 (CAF), was a colonial federation that consisted of three southern African territories: the self-governing British colony of Southern Rhodesia and the Brit ...

References

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