Bharrat Jagdeo is a Guyanese politician who has been serving as Vice President of Guyana since 2020,in the administration of President Irfaan Ali. He had previously also held the office from 1997 until 1999,during the presidency of Janet Jagan. Jagdeo subsequently served as the President of Guyana from 11 August 1999 to 3 December 2011. He also holds a number of global leadership positions in the areas of sustainable development,green growth and climate change.
Hugh Desmond Hoyte was a Guyanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Guyana from 1984 to 1985 and President of Guyana from 1985 until 1992.
Donald Rabindranauth Ramotar is a Guyanese politician who was President of Guyana from 2011 to 2015. He was also the General Secretary of the People's Progressive Party (PPP) from 1997 to 2013.
Winston Chandarbhan Dookeran is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician and economist as well as international public official. Dookeran is the current Secretary-General of EUCLID,an intergovernmental institution of higher learning. He previously served as Political Leader of the Congress of the People,central bank governor,minister of finance,and minister of foreign affairs.
The Bank of Guyana (BoG) is the central bank of Guyana. It was established in 1965 in advance of the country's independence in 1966. Dr. Gobind Ganga has been the governor of BoG since December 2014.
David Arthur Granger is a retired military officer who served as the 9th President of Guyana from May 2015 to August 2020. He served for a time as Commander of the Guyana Defence Force and subsequently as National Security Adviser from 1990 to 1992. He was Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly of Guyana from 2012 to 2015.
The Hugh Wooding Law School (HWLS) is a law school in Trinidad and Tobago.
Joaquim Vieira Ferreira Levy is a Brazilian economist and Brazil's former Finance Minister. Levy took office on January 1,2015,during the presidential inauguration of Dilma Rousseff's second term. He also was president of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES).
Yuba Raj Khatiwada is a former Nepali politician and economist who has served as the Ambassador of Nepal to the United States since 17 February 2021. As the residential ambassador of Nepal to the US,he was also the non-residential ambassador to Panama,Costa Rica,Mexico,El Salvador,Honduras,and Guatemala and was entitled to look after the affairs related to the World Bank,IMF,and the World Bank Group. He was a member of the National Assembly from 2018 to 2020 and was a minister in the cabinet of KP Sharma Oli from February 2018 to September 2020. He previously served as the governor of the Nepal Rastra Bank,as well as the vice-chair of the National Planning Commission.
Balram Singh Rai was a Guyanese politician. He served as Minister of Community Development and Education from 1959 to 1961,then the first Minister of Home Affairs from 1961 to 1962.
Fernando Medina Maciel Almeida Correia is a Portuguese economist and politician Socialist Party (PS) who has been serving as Minister of Finance in the government of Prime Minister António Costa since 2022. He previously served as Mayor of Lisbon from 2015,succeeding Costa,to 2021.
Mário JoséGomes de Freitas Centeno is a Portuguese economist,university professor,and politician. From 2015 to 2020,he was Minister of Finance of Portugal in the government cabinet of Prime Minister António Costa of the Portuguese Socialist Party (PS). He was the president of the Eurogroup and chairman of the board of Governors of the European Stability Mechanism from 2018 to 2020. Previously,he was a board member economist of the Bank of Portugal. On 9 June 2020,he announced his resignation from the Ministry of Finance,effective 15 June. On 16 July 2020,the Council of Ministers approved Centeno's nomination for the post of Governor of the Bank of Portugal,put forward by his successor as Finance minister,João Leão. Centeno is the author or co-author of several scientific publications,books and book chapters related to his areas of interest,such as labour economics,econometrics,microeconomics and contract theory.
Carl Barrington Greenidge is a Guyanese politician from People's National Congress. From May 2015 to April 2019,he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and one of the vice presidents in the cabinet of David A. Granger.
Mohamed Irfaan Ali is a Guyanese politician who,since 2020,has served as the tenth president of Guyana. He is the first Muslim to hold the office,along with being the second Muslim head of state in the Americas after Noor Hassanali of Trinidad and Tobago.
The Ministry of Finance is the government ministry of Guyana responsible for fostering economic development by managing and maintaining public finances and providing a positive framework for public and private initiatives. The ministry is located in the capital city,Georgetown.
The Cabinet of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana is a principal component of the executive branch of the government of Guyana. Established by Article 106 of the Constitution of Guyana,the Cabinet consists of the President of Guyana,the Prime Minister,the Vice Presidents,and the Ministers appointed by the President. The Cabinet is tasked with aiding and advising the President as it relates to the general control and direction of the government. While the Cabinet is appointed by the President,it is also collectively responsible to Parliament.
Clive Youlande Thomas is a Guyanese economics professor and political activist. He publishes on issues relating to development and poverty eradication in Guyana and the greater Caribbean region.
Oneidge Walrond is a Guyanese politician. She is the current Minister of Tourism,Industry,and Commerce in Guyana. Walrond was appointed Minister by President Irfaan Ali on August 5,2020.
Ashni Kumar Singh is a Guyanese politician. He serves as Minister of Finance as of 5 November 2020. He also served in this role from September 2006 to May 2015.
Asgar Ally is a former Guyanese politician. He served as Minister of Finance from 1992 to 1995.
