Ministry of Finance (The Bahamas)

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Ministry of Finance
Agency overview
Formed1964
JurisdictionFlag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Government of the Bahamas
HeadquartersCecil Wallace-Whitfield Centre, West Bay Street, Nassau
Minister responsible
Parent agency Government of the Bahamas
Website www.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.

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Ministers of Finance

NameTook officeLeft officeNotes
Stafford Sands 19641967 [2] [3]
Carlton Elisha Francis 19671973 [2] [3]
Arthur D. Hanna 19731984 [4] [5] [3]
Lynden O. Pindling 19841990 [3]
Paul Adderley 19901992 [6]
Hubert Ingraham 19921995 [3]
William Clifford Allen 19952002 [3]
Perry Christie 20022007 [3]
Hubert Ingraham 20072012 [7]
Perry Christie 20122017
Peter Turnquest 20172020
Hubert Minnis 20202021 [8]
Philip Davis 2021Incumbent

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