Ministry of Finance (Trinidad and Tobago)

Trinidad and Tobago
Ministry of Finance
	The "Coat of Arms" is used as the Ministry's seal.
Ministry overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Trinidad and Tobago
Headquarters	Eric Williams Plaza,;
Annual budget	Budget Speech 2016
Minister responsible	Colm Imbert, Minister of Finance;
Website	http://www.finance.gov.tt/

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.

History

The 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

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

The Divisions of the Ministry of Finance of Trinidad and Tobago

(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

^ "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

Ministry of Finance - Official Website in English

[1] "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)

[2] 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.

[ministers-of-finance-3] ^ ^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.

[4] "Trinidad and Tobago Parliament". www.ttparliament.org.

[5] "Divisions - Ministry of Finance". www.finance.gov.tt. Retrieved 2016-01-03.

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