Agency overview | |
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Jurisdiction | Palestinian National Authority |
Headquarters | Ramallah, Palestine |
Minister responsible |
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Officeholders whose status is disputed are shown in italics |
Member state of the Arab League |
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The Finance Minister of the Palestinian Authority is the head of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) branch that is in charge of finance. The minister deals with launching audits, collecting tax from Palestinian businesses and overseeing financial aid directed to the PNA. Shukri Bishara is the current Finance Minister.
In April 2007, it was reported that that branch was not receiving satisfactory amounts of money. It was estimated that the PNA gained only $40 million, while $160 million was the amount required. [1]
The Finance Minister is in charge of
# | Name | Party | Time |
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1 | Mohammad Zuhdi Nashashibi | Fatah | July 1994-June 2002 |
2 | Salam Fayyad | Independent | June 2002-November 2005 |
3 | Ahmad Qurei (interim) | Fatah | November 2005-March 2006 |
4 | Omar Abd al-Razaq | Hamas | March 2006-June 2006 |
5 | Yousef Rizqa (interim) | Hamas | June 2006-January 2007 |
6 | Samir Abu Eisheh (interim) | Hamas | January 2007-March 2007 |
7 | Salam Fayyad | Third Way | March 2007-May 2012 |
8 | Nabeel Kassis | Independent | May 2012-March 2013 |
9 | Shoukry Bishara | Independent | June 2013-present |
10 | Ziyad al-Thatha (Part of Ismail Haniyeh's cabinet, which began de facto control over the Gaza Strip in June 2007) | Hamas | June 2007 - September 2012 |
11 | Ziyad al-Thatha (Part of second Hamas cabinet in Gaza Strip) | Hamas | September 2012 - present |
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