The Ministry of Finance is a cabinet ministry in the

Government of Trinidad and Tobago The politics of Trinidad and Tobago function within the framework of a unitary state regulated by a parliamentary democracy modelled on that of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, from which the country gained its independenc ...

. The head of the ministry is the Minister of Finance and is appointed by the

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on the advice of the Prime Minister. The incumbent, Mr.

Colm Imbert Colm Imbert is the Minister of Finance since September 2015 and Member of Parliament for the constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division ...

, assumed office on September 11, 2015, and succeeded Mr. Larry Howai following the

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History

The first mention of The Ministry of Finance was in 1956 when an elected Minister of Finance would replace the Official Financial Secretary (British civil servant), before Trinidad and Tobago, gained independence from Great Britain in 1962. The first Minister of Finance was Dr.

Eric Williams Eric Eustace Williams (25 September 1911 – 29 March 1981) was a Trinidad and Tobago politician who is regarded by some as the " Father of the Nation", having led the then British Colony of Trinidad and Tobago to majority rule on 28 October ...

, which followed the

Trinidad and Tobago general election, 1956 General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 24 September 1956. 129 candidates from nine political parties contested for 24 seats in the legislative council. The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 13 of t ...

Ministers

, 1957-1961 * A.N.R. Robinson, 1961-1966 *

, 1966-1971 * George Chambers, 1971-1974 *

, 1977-1981 * George Chambers, 1981-1986 * A.N.R. Robinson, 1986-1988 *

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, 1989-1991 *

Wendell Mottley Wendell Adrian Mottley ORTT (born 2 July 1941) is a Trinidad and Tobago economist, politician and athlete. Mottley served as Senator and member of the House of Representatives with the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament and was Minister of Finance fr ...

, 1991-1995 *

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, 1995-2000 * Gerald Yetming, 2000-2001 * Patrick Manning, 2001-2007 *

Karen Nunez-Tesheira Karen Nunez-Tesheira was the Minister of Finance of Trinidad and Tobago from 2007 to 2010. Her government was defeated by Kamla Persad-Bissessar of the UNC in the 2010 Trinidad and Tobago general election General elections were held in Trinida ...

, 2007-2010 *

Winston Dookeran Winston Chandarbhan Dookeran (; born 24 June 1943) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician and economist as well as international public official. Dookeran is the current Secretary-General of EUCLID, an intergovernmental institution of higher ...

, 2010-2012 * Larry Howai, 2012-2015 *

, 2015-

Divisions

The Divisions of the Ministry of Finance of Trinidad and Tobago

''(in alphabetical order)'' * Budget * Central Tenders Board * Communications Unit * Customs and Excise Division * Economic Management Division * Financial Intelligence Unit * General Administration Division * Inland Revenue Division * Investments Division * National Insurance Appeals Tribunal * Office Of The Supervisor Of Insolvency * Public Private Partnership Unit * Strategic Management and Execution Office (SMO) * Treasury Division * Treasury Solicitor’s Division * Valuation Division

References

External links

Ministry of Finance
- Official Website in English {{authority control Government ministries of Trinidad and Tobago

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