What Does a Minister of Finance Do?

The Minister of Finance is an official name, referred to as the Minister of Finance. It belongs to the ministerial level in China and is the highest official of the financial institutions of each country. China's current Finance Minister is Liu Kun, who has been in office since March 19, 2018.

Finance minister

(Updated on March 20, 2018)

Minister of Finance

China

Finance Ministers (9 photos)

Minister of Finance: Liu Kun (March 19, 2018present) ^[1]

Afghanistan's Finance Minister: Eklil Ahmad Hakimi February 1, 2015present

UAE Minister of Finance and Deputy Chief of Dubai: Hamdan bin Rashid al-Maktoum December 9, 1971present

Oman Sultan and Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Defense and Finance: Qaboos Bin Said July 23, 1970-present

Minister of Finance of Azerbaijan: Samir Sharifov April 18, 2006-present

Pakistan's Minister of Finance and Privatization: Ishaq Dar June 7, 2013present

Palestinian Minister of Finance: Shukri Bishara June 6, 2013present

Minister of Finance of Bahrain: Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa January 14, 2005-present

Minister of Finance of Bhutan: Lyonpo Namgay Dorji July 27, 2013-present

North Korean Finance: KI Kwang Ho February 3, 2012-Today

Timor-Leste Treasurer: Santana Cardoso February 16, 2015-present

Philippine Minister of Finance: Carlos Dominguez III June 30, 2016present

Georgian Minister of Finance: Nodar Khaduri October 25, 2012-present

Minister of Finance of Kazakhstan: Bakhyt Sultanov November 6, 2013-present

South Korean Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and Finance: Kim Dong-yeon June 9, 2017present ^[2]

Kyrgyz Minister of Finance: Adylbek Kasymaliev November 4, 2015-present

Minister of Finance and Economics of Cambodia: Aun Porn Moniroth September 26, 2013present

Qatar's Minister of Finance: Ali Sherif Al-Emadi June 26, 2013present

Kuwait s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance: Anas Khaled Al-Saleh January 6, 2014-present

Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance: Somdy Douangdy April 19, 2016present

Lebanese Minister of Finance: Ali Hassan Khalil February 15, 2014-present

Minister of Finance of Maldives: Ahmed Munawwar June 21, 2016-present

Malaysian Prime Minister and Minister of Finance: Datuk Seri Mohammed Najib Bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak 2009 4 March 3present

Minister of Finance of Mongolia: Bolor Bayarbaatar September 8, 2015-present

Minister of Finance of Bangladesh: Abul Maal Abdul Muhit January 6, 2009-present

Minister of Finance and Taxation of Myanmar: Kyaw Win June 27, 2016present

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Nepal: Krishna Bahadur Mahara August 4, 2016-present

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Japan: Asou Tarou December 26, 2012present

Saudi Minister of Finance: Ibrahim Bin Abdul Aziz AlAsaf January 30, 1996-present

Sri Lankan Finance Minister: Mangala Samaraweera May 22, 2017-present

Minister of Finance of Tajikistan: Abdusalom Qurbonov November 29, 2013-present

Thailand's Finance Minister: Apisak Tantivorawong August 20, 2015present

Turkish Minister of Finance: Naci Agbal November 24, 2015-present

Turkmenistan's Minister of Finance: Muhammetguly Muhammedow April 18, 2016-present

Brunei Sultan and Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Finance: Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah February 26, 1997 -this

Armenian Minister of Finance: Gagik Khachatryan April 26, 2014-present

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Uzbekistan: Rustam Azimov November 22, 2005-present

Singapore's Finance Minister: Heng Swee Keat October 1, 2015-present

Syrian Finance Minister: Maamoun Hamdan October 1, 2015present

Minister of Finance of Yemen: Muhammad Mansur Zamam June 11, 2014-present

Iraq s Finance Minister: Hoshiar Mahmoud al-Zibari October 18, 2014present

Iran's Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance: Ali Tayebnia August 15, 2013-present

Israeli Minister of Finance: Moshe Kahlon May 14, 2015-present

Indian Minister of Finance: Arun Jaitley May 27, 2014-present

Indonesian Finance Minister: Bambang Brodjonegoro October 27, 2014present

Jordan's Chancellor of the Exchequer: Omar Malhas November 9, 2015-present

Minister of Finance of Vietnam: inh Tin Dng April 9, 2016-present

Ministers of finance

Albanian Minister of Finance: Arben Ahmetaj February 16, 2016-present

Irish Minister of Finance: Michael Noonan March 9, 2011-present

Estonian Finance Minister: Jurgen Ligi April 9, 2015-present

Minister of Finance and Public Administration of Andorra: Jordi Cinca Mateos May 11, 2011-present

Austrian Minister of Finance: Hans Jörg Schelling September 1, 2014-present

Belarusian Finance Minister: Vladimir Amarin November 6, 2014-present

Bulgarian Finance Minister: Vladislav Goranov November 7, 2014-present

Minister of Finance of Belgium: Johan Van Overtveldt October 11, 2014-present

Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs of Iceland: Benedikt Jóhannesson January 11, 2017-present

BiH Finance Minister: Vjekoslav Bevanda March 31, 2015-present

Polish Minister of Finance: Pawe Szaamacha November 16, 2015-present

Danish Minister of Finance: Claus Hjort Frederiksen June 28, 2015present

German Deputy Chancellor and Minister of Finance: Olaf Scholz March 14, 2018present ^[3]

Minister of Finance of Russia: Anton Germanovich Siluanov September 27, 2011-present

French Minister of Finance and Public Accounts: Bruno Le Maire May 17, 2017-present

Finnish Finance Minister: Petteri Orpo June 22, 2016present

Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Euro Group: Jeroen Dijsselbloem November 5, 2012-present

Minister of Finance of Montenegro: Rako Konjevi May 12, 2016-present

Czech Finance Minister: Ivan Pilný May 24, 2017present ^[4]

Croatian Finance Minister: Zdravko Mari January 22, 2016present

Latvian Minister of Finance: Dana Reizniece-Ozola February 11, 2016-present

Lithuanian Minister of Finance: Rimantas Sadzius December 13, 2012-present

Adria Hasler, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Liechtenstein March 27, 2013-present

Luxembourg Minister of Finance: Pierre Gramegna December 4, 2013-present

Romanian Minister of Public Finance: Anca Paliu-Dragu November 17, 2015-present

Malta's Minister of Finance: Edward Sciluna March 13, 2013-present

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Macedonia: Zoran Stavreski July 10, 2009present

Moldova Minister of Finance: Octavian Armasu January 20, 2016present

Minister of Finance and Economy of Monaco: Jean Castellini December 26, 2012-present

Norwegian Minister of Finance: Siv Jensen October 16, 2013present ^[5]

Portuguese Minister of Finance: Mário Centeno November 26, 2015present

Swedish Minister of Finance: Magdalena Andersson October 3, 2014-present

Swiss Federal Councillor and Minister of Finance: Ueli Maurer January 1, 2016present

Serbian Minister of Finance: Duan Vujovic July 12, 2014-present

Cyprus Minister of Finance: Harris Georgiades April 3, 2013-present

San Marino Minister of Finance, Budget and Post: Giancarlo Capicchioni October 22, 2014-present

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Slovakia: Peter Kazimik April 4, 2012-present

Minister of Finance of Slovenia: Alenka Smerkolj July 13, 2016-present

Minister of Finance of Ukraine: Oleksandr Danylyuk April 14, 2016-present

Spanish Minister of Finance and Public Administration: Cristóbal Montoro December 22, 2011-present

Greek Minister of Finance: Euclid Tsakalotos September 23, 2015present

Italian Minister of Economy and Finance: Pier Carlo Padoan February 22, 2014present

Chief Minister and Treasurer of the United Kingdom (United Kingdom): Philip Hammond July 13, 2016present

Treasury minister

Algerian Minister of Finance: Abderrahmane Raouia May 25, 2017-present

Egyptian Minister of Finance: Amr al-Garhy March 23, 2016present

Ethiopian Minister of Finance and Economic Development: Abdulaziz Mohammed October 6, 2015-present

Angola's Finance Minister: Armando Manuel May 9, 2013-present

Benin Minister of State for Economy, Finance and Privatization Plan: Romuald Wadagni April 6, 2016-present

Botswana Minister of Finance and Development Planning: Kenneth Matambo August 1, 2009-present

Burkina Faso Minister of Economy, Finance and Development: Hadizatou Rosine Coulibaly January 13, 2016-present

Burundi Minister of Finance, Budget and Privatization: Tabu Abdallah Manirakiza February 8, 2012-present

Equatorial Guinea's Minister of Finance and Budget: Miguel Engonga Obiang Eyang May 22, 2012-present

Togo Minister of State for Economic Finance and Development Planning: Adji Otèth Ayassor March 15, 2007-present

Eritrean Minister of Finance: Berhane Habtemariam December 1, 2012-present

Minister of Finance and Public Administration of Cape Verde: Olavo Correia April 22, 2016-present

Gambia Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs: Amadou Sanneh February 1, 2017present

Congo Minister of State for Economy, Finance, Planning, Treasury and Integration: Gilbert Ondongo April 30, 2016-present

Minister of Finance, Democratic Congo: Henri Yav Mulang December 7, 2014-present

Djibouti Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry: Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh May 10, 2011-present

Guinea's Minister of Economy and Finance: Malado Kaba January 4, 2016-present

Guinea-Bissau Minister of Economy and Finance: Henrique Horta dos Santos June 2, 2016-present

Ghana's Minister of Finance: Ken Ofori-Atta January 27, 2017present

Gabon Minister of Budget and Public Finance: Christian Magnagna January 28, 2014-present

Zimbabwe Treasury Secretary: Patrick Chinamasa September 11, 2013-present

Cameroon's Minister of Finance: Alamine Ousmane Mey December 11, 2012-present

Comorian Minister of Finance and Budget: Said Ali Said Chayhane May 31, 2016-present

Côte d'Ivoire Minister of Economy and Finance: Adama Koné January 11, 2017-present

Kenyan Minister of Finance: Henry Rotich May 15, 2013present

Lesotho Chancellor of the Exchequer: 'Mamphono Khaketla March 30, 2015-present

Liberia Minister of Finance: Boima Kamara April 15, 2016-present

Libya (current war)

Rwandan Minister of Finance and Economic Planning: Claver Gatete February 26, 2013-present

Minister of Finance and Budget of Madagascar: Francois Marie Maurice Gervais Rakotoarimanana January 25, 2015-present

Malawi Minister of Finance: Goodall Gondwe June 6, 2014-present

Minister of Economy and Finance of Mali: Boubou Cissé January 16, 2016-present

Minister of Finance and Economic Development of Mauritius: Pravind Jugnauth May 26, 2016-present

Mauritania Minister of Finance: Mokhtar Ould Diay January 16, 2015-present

Minister of Economy and Finance of Morocco: Mohamed Boussaid October 10, 2013-present

Mozambique's Minister of Economy and Finance: Adriano Maleiane January 19, 2015-present

Namibia's Minister of Finance: Calle Schlettwein March 21, 2015present

South African Minister of Finance: Nhlanhla Musa Nene February 27, 2018present ^[6]

South Sudan Minister of Finance, Trade and Economic Planning: David Deng Athorbei January 12, 2015-present

Minister of Finance of Niger: Saidou Sidibe June 4, 2015-present

Nigerian Minister of Finance: Kemi Adeosun November 11, 2015-present

Sierra Leone Minister of Finance and Economic Development: Momodu Kargbo March 13, 2016-present

Minister of Economy, Finance and Planning of Senegal: Amadou Ba September 3, 2013-present

Seychelles Minister of Finance, Trade and Blue Economy: Jean-Paul Adam February 1, 2015-present

Sao Tome and Principe Minister of Finance and Public Administration: Americo D'oliveira Ramos November 29, 2014-present

Minister of Finance of Swaziland: Martin Dlamini November 4, 2013-present

Sudan's Minister of Finance and Economic Planning: Mohammed Osman Suleiman Rikabi May 12, 2017-present

Somalia's Finance Minister: Abdirahman Duale Beyle March 29, 2017present

Tanzanian Minister of Finance Planning: Philip Mpango December 23, 2015present

Tunisian Minister of Finance: Slim Chaker February 6, 2015-present

Uganda Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development: Matia Kasaija March 1, 2015-present

Minister of Finance of Zambia: Alexander Chikwanda September 30, 2011present

Chad Minister of Finance and Budget: Christine Georges Diguibaye February 6, 2017-present

Central African Minister of Finance and Budget: Félix Moloua April 11, 2016-present

Treasury secretary

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Corporate Management: Gaston Browne June 13, 2014present

Barbados Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs: Christopher Sinckler October 4, 2010-present

Bahamas Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance: Peter Turnquest May 12, 2017present

Minister of Economy and Finance of Panama: Dulcidio De La Guardia July 1, 2014-present

Belize Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economic Development: Dean Barrow February 8, 2008-present

Dominica's Minister of Finance: Simon Lizardo August 16, 2012-present

Dominic Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Public Services: Roosevelt Skerrit January 9, 2004-present

Costa Rica's First Vice President and Minister of Finance: Helio Fallas Venegas May 8, 2014-present

Grenada Prime Minister and Minister of Energy, Finance, Information, National Security and Public Affairs Management: Keith Mitchell March 3, 2013present

Cuban Minister of Finance and Prices: Lina Olinda Pedraza Rodríguez March 2, 2009present

Haiti's Minister of Economy and Finance: Jude Alix Patrick Salomon March 21, 2017-present

Honduran Minister of Finance: Wilfredo Cerrato Rodríguez August 9, 2012-present

Canadian Minister of Finance: Bill Morneau November 4, 2015present

US Treasury Secretary: Steven Terner Mnuchin February 13, 2017present ^[7]

Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Mexico: Luis Videgaray Caso December 1, 2012-present

Nicaraguan Minister of Finance: Alberto Guevara February 15, 2012-present

El Salvador's Minister of Finance: Carlos Cáceres June 1, 2009present

Saint Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Sustainable Development: Timothy Harris February 18, 2015present

Saint Lucia Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs: Allen Chastanet June 14, 2016-present

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, National Security, Grenadines Affairs and Justice: Ralph Gonsalves March 29, 2001-present

Trinidad and Tobago Minister of Finance and Economy: Colm Imbert September 11, 2015-present

Guatemala's Minister of Finance: Julio Héctor Estrada January 14, 2016-present

Jamaican Minister of Finance and Planning: Audley Shaw March 7, 2016-Today

Minister of Finance

Argentina's Minister of Finance and Finance: Alfonso Prat Gay December 10, 2015present

Paraguay's Minister of Finance: Lea Giménez Duarte June 6, 2017present

Brazilian Minister of Finance: Henrique Meirelles May 12, 2016present

Peruvian Minister of Economy and Finance: Alonso Segura Vasi September 14, 2014-present

Bolivia Minister of Economy and Finance: Luís Alberto Arce Catacora January 23, 2006-present

Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia: Mauricio Cárdenas Santamaría September 3-2012

Ecuador's Minister of Finance: Carlos de la Torre May 24, 2017present

Guyana Treasurer: Winston Jordan May 20, 2015present

Suriname's Finance Minister: Gilmore Hoefdraad August 12, 2015present

Venezuelan Minister of Finance and Public Banking: Rodolfo Medina January 6, 2016-present

Uruguay Minister of Economy and Finance: Danilo Astori March 1, 2015-present

Chile's Finance Minister: Rodrigo Valdés May 11, 2015present

Minister of Finance of Oceania

Australian Minister of Finance: Scott John Morrison September 21, 2015present

Papua New Guinea's Finance Minister: James Marape August 9, 2012-present

Solomon Islands Minister of Finance and Development Planning: Snyder Rini December 23, 2014-present

Vanuatu Minister of Finance and Economic Management: Gaetan Pikioune February 11, 2016-present

Micronesia Minister of Finance and Administration: Sihna N. Lawrence May 11, 2015-present

Palau Finance Minister: Elbuchel Sadang April 29, 2013present

Nauru Minister of Finance and Sustainable Development: David Adeang June 13, 2013-present

Kiribati Minister of Finance and Economic Development: Teuea Toatu March 15, 2016-present

Tuvalu Minister of Finance and Economic Development: Matia Toafa August 5, 2013-present

Fiji Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Finance, Public Enterprise, Public Service: Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum September 24, 2014-present

Cook Islands Minister of Finance and Economic Management: Mark Brown December 3, 2010present

Niue Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tariffs, Finance, Economic Development Plan, Civil Service, Interior, Tourism, Sports, Housing, Fuel Affairs: Toke Talagi June 7, 2008-present

Minister of Finance and National Planning of Tonga: Aisake Valu Eke January 13, 2014-present

Minister of Finance of Samoa: Sili Epa Tuioti March 18, 2016-present

Marshall Islands Treasurer: Brenson Wase February 1, 2016present

New Zealand Treasurer: Grant Murray Robertson October 26, 2017present