The Ministry of Finance is a cabinet ministry in the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. The head of the ministry is the Minister of Finance and is appointed by the President of Trinidad and Tobago on the advice of the Prime Minister. The incumbent, Mr. Colm Imbert, assumed office on September 11, 2015, and succeeded Mr. Larry Howai following the Trinidad and Tobago general election, 2015.
 The "Coat of Arms" is used as the Ministry's seal. | |
| Ministry overview | |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Headquarters | Eric Williams Plaza, |
| Annual budget | Budget Speech 2016[1] |
| Minister responsible |
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| Website | http://www.finance.gov.tt/ |
History
editThe first mention of The Ministry of Finance was in 1956 when an elected Minister of Finance would replace the Official Financial Secretary (British civil servant),[2] before Trinidad and Tobago, gained independence from Great Britain in 1962. The first Minister of Finance was Dr. Eric Williams, which followed the Trinidad and Tobago general election, 1956.
Ministers
edit- Eric Williams, 1957-1961[3]
- A.N.R. Robinson, 1961-1966[3]
- Eric Williams, 1966-1971[3]
- George Chambers, 1971-1974[3]
- Eric Williams, 1977-1981[3]
- George Chambers, 1981-1986[3]
- A.N.R. Robinson, 1986-1988[3]
- Selby Wilson, 1989-1991[3]
- Wendell Mottley, 1991-1995[3]
- Brian Kuei Tong, 1995-2000[3]
- Gerald Yetming, 2000-2001[3]
- Patrick Manning, 2001-2007[3]
- Karen Nunez-Tesheira, 2007-2010[3]
- Winston Dookeran, 2010-2012[3]
- Larry Howai, 2012-2015[4]
- Colm Imbert, 2015-
Divisions
editThe Divisions of the Ministry of Finance of Trinidad and Tobago
edit(in alphabetical order)[5]
- Budget
- Central Tenders Board
- Communications Unit
- Customs and Excise Division
- Economic Management Division
- Financial Intelligence Unit
- General Administration Division
- Inland Revenue Division
- Investments Division
- National Insurance Appeals Tribunal
- Office Of The Supervisor Of Insolvency
- Public Private Partnership Unit
- Strategic Management and Execution Office (SMO)
- Treasury Division
- Treasury Solicitor’s Division
- Valuation Division
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Meighoo, K.; Dumas, R.; Ghany, H.; Kuboni, O; Reddock, R.; Richards, G.M.; Ryan, S.; Samaroo, B. (7 December 2012). "The Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago" (PDF). The Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. Hansib Publications. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Former Ministers of Finance - Ministry of Finance, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago". February 21, 2014. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014.
- ^ "Trinidad and Tobago Parliament". www.ttparliament.org.
- ^ "Divisions - Ministry of Finance". www.finance.gov.tt. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
External links
edit- Ministry of Finance - Official Website in English