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Ministry of Finance (The Bahamas)

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Home - Government". www.bahamas.gov.bs. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Bidwell, Robin (October 24, 2018). Guide to Government Ministers: The British Empire and Successor States 1900-1972. Routledge. ISBN 9781317792260 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "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.