List of finance ministers of Andhra Pradesh

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Finance Minister
ఆర్ధిక శాఖ మంత్రి
Flag of Andhra Pradesh.svg
Payyavula Keshav.jpg
Incumbent
Payyavula Keshav
since 12 June 2024
Ministry of Finance
Style The Honourable
AbbreviationFM
Member of State Cabinet,
Andhra Pradesh Legislature
Reports to Chief Minister,
Andhra Pradesh Legislature
Seat Amaravati
Appointer Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister
Term length Up to Confidence of Chief Minister
5 years
Precursor Buggana Rajendranath
(2019-2024)
Inaugural holder Yanamala Rama Krishnudu
Formation8 June 2014

The Finance Minister is the head of theMinistry of Finance of the Government of Andhra Pradesh. One of the senior-most officers in the Cabinet of Andhra Pradesh, the chief responsibility of the Finance Minister is the maintenance of Andhra Pradesh's finances

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Ever since the time of formation of Andhra Pradesh. the office has been seen as second in seniority with par to FRinacen minister only to the Chief Minister in the state Cabinet.

From June 2014 to May 2019, the Finance Minister of Andhra Pradesh was Yanamala Rama Krishnudu of the Telugu Desam Party, taking over the reins from Kiran Kumar Reddy who was also Finance Minister as well as last Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh before burification of state into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Following the cabinet formation on 12 June 2024, Payyavula Keshav assumed the office under N. Chandrababu Naidu Chief minister ship .

List of finance ministers

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
TenurePartyChief MinisterRef.
Assumed officeLeft officeTime in office
Yanamala Ramakrishnudu.jpg Yanamala Rama Krishnudu Telugu Desam Party N. Chandrababu Naidu
No-Photo-Available-240x300.jpg Indian National Congress Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy
No-Photo-Available-240x300.jpg Raghu Veera Reddy Indian National Congress N. Kiran Kumar Reddy [1]
Andhra Pradesh
1 Yanamala Ramakrishnudu.jpg Yanamala Rama Krishnudu 8 June 201429 May 20194 years, 355 days Telugu Desam Party N. Chandrababu Naidu [2]
2 No-Photo-Available-240x300.jpg Buggana Rajendranath 8 June 201911 June 20245 years, 3 days YSR Congress Party Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy [3] [4]
3 Payyavula Keshav.jpg Payyavula Keshav 12 June 2024Incumbent14 days Telugu Desam Party N. Chandrababu Naidu

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