Neal Rijkenberg | |
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Minister of Finance | |
Assumed office November 2018 | |
Monarch | Mswati III |
Prime Minister | Russell Dlamini |
Preceded by | Martin Dlamini |
Member of Parliament | |
Assumed office November 2018 | |
Appointed by | Mswati III |
Personal details | |
Born | 1972 Madulini,Shiselweni Region,Swaziland |
Political party | Independent |
Neal Rijkenberg is the minister of finance of Eswatini since November 2018. [1] [2]
Rijkenberg's family moved from South Africa to Swaziland in 1970. [3] He was born in Swaziland in 1972. [4] He previously was CEO of timber producer Montigny Group from 1997. [5] He co-founded Bulembu Ministries Eswatini. He was also a director in Bulembu Ministries from 2005 to 2018. [5] A self-described proponent of a free-market economy,he supports slashing labour and competition regulations. In February 2020,he cut the country's corporate tax rate from 27.5% to 12.5%. [6] [7] [8]