WOMEN MINISTERS OF FINANCE AND ECONOMY
FROM 2000

2000-01 Minister of Finance Pia Gjellerup, Denmark

1987-2007 MF, 1990-93 Chairperson of the Taxation Committee, 1991-93 from 2001 Secretary of the Parliamentary Group, 1993 Minister of Justice and Police, 1994-98 and 2002-05 Chairperson of the Parliamentary Group of SD, 1991-93 Secretary of The Folketing, 1993-98 Deputy Chairperson of the Finance Committee and 1998-2000 Minister of Business and Industry. (b. 1960-).

2000-05 Minister of Planning and Finance Luísa Días Diogo, Moçambique  

In 1993-95 Director of Budget in Ministry of Planning and Finance and 1995-2000 Vice-Minister of Planning and Finance. From 2004 also Prime Minister

2000-02 Minister-Delegate for Economic Development Anne Konaté, Burkino Faso

Secretary General of a Ministry 1984-86, 1986-90 Ambassador to Mali, Senegal, Mauritania, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, The Gambia and Cape Verde and to Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania 1990-99, 1999-2000 Deputy Minister of Finance for Economic Development and from 2000 Minister-Delegate by the Premier Minister.

2000-04 National Treasurer Rosa Pastora Mendez de Fondeur, Dominican Republic

In charge of the fiscal affairs of the country.

2001-04 Minister of Finance Dalia Grybauskaitė, Lithuania
2004- Designate Commissioner of Budget, European Union

1994-1995 Extraordinary Envoy and Plenipotentiary Minister at the Lithuanian Mission to the EU and Deputy Head Negotiator for the Europe Agreement with the EU, 1996-1999 Plenipotentiary Minister at the Lithuanian Embassy in the USA. 1999-2000 Vice-Minister of Finance and 2000-01 Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Head of the Lithuanian Delegation for the EU Accession negotiations. (b. 1956-).

2001 Minister of the State Treasury Aldona Kamela-Sowińska, Poland

1997-1998 Prostate Secretary of the Treasury, 1998-2000 Professor and Head of Economics' Department 2000-01 State Secretary of the Treasury. (b. 1950-).

2001 Minister of Finance Halina Wasilewska-Trenkner, Poland

1995-99 Prostate Secretary of Finance and 1999-2001 State Secretary of Finance and in 2001 she again became State Secretary.

 

2001- Minister of Finance Mireia Maestre Cortadella, Andorra

1999-2001 Secretary General of Finance. (b. 1971-)

2001-03 Minister of Economic Relations Azra Hadziahmetovic, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Concurrently Minister of Foreign Trade.

2001-02 Minister of Finance Margaret Annie Dyer-Howe, Montserrat (UK Dependency)

1983-?91 Minister of Education, Health and Community Service, later General Manager of Montserrat Water Authority and member of the Legislative Council. Also Minister of Trade, Agriculture, Lands, Housing and Environment from 2001.

2001-07 Minister of Auditing and Control Lina Pedraza Rodriguez, Cuba

After a career in local politics, she worked for the Economic Department of the Central Committee from 1994 and as CHief of the National Audit Office from 1996. MP from 2008.

2001-02 Economic Secretary to the Treasury
2002-04 Financial Secretary to the Treasury Ruth Kelly, United Kingdom

She was previously the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Nick Brown at the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (since 1998). She was a member of the Treasury Select Committee between 1997 and 1998. 2004 Minister of State at the Cabinet Office, Secretary of State of Education and Skills 2004-06, Secretary of State of Communities and Local Government and Minister for Women 2006-07 and Secretary of State for Transport from 2007. (b. 1968-).

2001-02 Minister of Finance Dra. Fernanda Mesquita Borges, Timor Leste

She was fourth ranking in the second transitional cabinet of East Timor, which was under UN protection but on the way to full independence. Leader of Partido de Unidade Nacional (PUN) from 2007.

2001-04 Minister of Economy and Finance Enebay Geldiyevna Atayeva, Turkmenistan

Minister of Social Affairs in 2001. of Deputy Premier responsible for the Banking Sector 2002-04, Customs and Imports and Governor of Ahal Region (Ca. 2003-04) and Minister of Culture and TV and Radio Broadcast from 2006.

2001-04 Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer Helen Coonan, Australia

Senator until she was elected to the House of Representatives in 2001. She was appointed Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts in 2004.

2001-02 and 2003 Minister Economy Augusta Salling, Greenland (Danish External Territory)

Mayor of Qeqartarsuaq 1993-97, Member of the Landsting for the liberal Atassut Party from 1999, Party Chairperson 2002-05, Vicelandsstyreformand (Vice-Premier) in 2003 and 2. Vice-Chairperson of the Landsting since 2005. (b. 1954-).  

2002-03 Minister of National Revenue Elinor Caplan, Canada

Minister of Government Service and Health in Ontario 1985-90. Liberal MP from 1997. 1998-99 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and 1999-2002 Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. (b. 1944-).  

2002 Minister of Economy Christine Tsung, Taiwan

CEO of China Airlines 2001-02 after having lived in USA for almost 30 years. She resigned after only a few months on the post. (b. 1949-).

2002-05 Minister of Finance Zinaida Grecianîi, Moldova

Vice-Minister 2000-01 and First Vice-Minister of Finance 2001-02, 1. Vice Prime Minister and Coordinator of the activity of executive institution in charge with economic-financial sector from 2005. In 2005 she gathered the highest number of votes at the elections for Mayor-General of Chisinau municipality, but the elections was invalidated because of low turnout. (b. 1956-).

2002-03 and 2006-07 Minister of Planning and Finance Maria dos Santos Lima da Costa Tebús Torres, São Tomé e Príncipe

Maria Santos Tebus is a former civil servant in and Advisor of the Ministry 1999-2002. Also Deputy Prime Minister 2006-07.(b. 1958-).

2002-04 Minister of Finance Maria Manuela Dias Ferreira Leite, Portugal

1989-93 Secretary of State of Finance for Budget, 1993-95 Minister of Education, Vice-President of Partido Social Democrata 1998-99 and 1999-2002 Deputy Parliamentary Leader. 2002 also Minister of State. She was against the appointment of Pedro Santana Lopes as successor of José Durão Barroso as Prime Minister and resigned from the government (b. 1940-).

2002-06 Minister of Financial Services and Investments Allyson Maynard-Gibson, The Bahamas

In June 2002 she acted as Foreign Minister during the absence of the minister, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs 2006-07, MP 2002-07 and Leader of the Opposition Business in the Senate from 2007.

2002-03 Minister of Economy Vilma Villalobos, Costa Rica

Also Minister of Trade and Industry. She is former Secretary of the National Commission of Deregulations. (b. 1968-)

2002-07 Minister of Finance Madalena Brites Boavida, Timor Leste

Appointed to the interim government and continued as member of the first government of the independent East Timor.

2002-03 Minister of Economy, Finance and Privatization Ayawovi Demba Tignokpa, Togo

Also President of the Council of Ministers of Finance of the Monetary Union of East Africa 2002-03.

2002-04 Minister of Economy Patricia Ramírez Ceberg, Guatemala

Her portfolio also covers Foreign Trade.

2002- Minister of Finance Ersilia de Lannooy, Nederlandse Antillen

A former Party Secretary of the National People's Party she became Party Leader in 2004, and is normally known as ‘Zus’/Sister.

2002-04 and 2007- Minister-Delegate by the Minister of Finance charged with Financial Reform Fathia Mentouri, Algeria

Former civil servant and diplomat always working with financing and economy. 1997 Vice-Governor by the African Bank of Development. 2001 Vice-Governor of the National Bank of Algeria. (b. 1947-) 

2003-04 Minister of Foreign Economic Relations Slavica Milacić, Montenegro

Former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Head of the Montenegrin Mission to the EU. She is also Minister of European Integration.

2003- Minister of Finance and the Treasury Ljerka Marić, Bosnia and Herzegovina

1998/98 Minister of Finance in the Canton of Fojnica, Assistant Minister of Finance for Economy of The Bosnian Federation in 2000 and later Advisor of the Prime Minister.

2003- Minister of Economic Relations Dr. Mila Gadzić, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Concurrently Minister f Foreign Trade. A former economy University Scholar.

2003- Minister of Finance Georgina Berreiro Fajardoz, Cuba

Also Minister of Prices. Until her appointment she was Director in the National Bank of Cuba.

2003-04 Minister of Economy Fientje Moerman, Belgium

Concurrently Minister of Energy, Foreign Trade and Scientific Politics. Member of the Chamber of Deputies and Secretary General of the liberal VLD since 1999. From 2004 Minister in the Government of Flanders. (b. 1958-).

2003-05 Minister of Economy Lidia Santova Shouleva, Bulgaria 

Deputy Prime Minister 2001-05, and was Minister of Labour and Social Policy 2001-03.

2003-05 Secretary of Finance Juanita D. Amatong, The Philippines

1986-92 Assistant Secretary of Finance 1992-95 and 2001-03 Undersecretary of Finance.  (b. 1935-).

2003-06 Minister of Finance Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria

When she was appointed Foreign Affairs in June 2006, she continued as the  Head of the Economic Reform Team, but resigned from the government after being fired from this post in August. Her successor as Finance Minsiter was the former Minister of State Nenadi Esther Usman.

2003- Minister of Finance Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Namibia

Saara Kuugongelwa was Cabinet Member and Director-General of the National Planning Commission 1997-2003.

2003-07 Minister of Planning and Development Camille Robinson-Regis, Trinidad and Tobago

1992-94 Minister of Information, 1994-95 Minister of Social Development, 1994-95 Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, 1995 Minister of Consumers' Affairs and 2001-03 Minister of Legal Affairs

2003-05 Minister of Planning, Development and Reconstruction Séraphine Wakana, Burundi

An academic when appointed to the cabinet.

2003-07 Second Minister of Finance Ulla-Maj Wideroos, Finland

Group Secretary of Swedish People's Party 1995-99, Deputy Group Chairperson 1999 and Parliamentary Leader, Group Chairperson 1999-2003 and again from 2007. From 2003 also Minister of Nordic Cooperation. Chairperson of the Swedish Speaking Assembly, Folktinget, from 2007. (b. 1951-).

2004 Minister of Economy Ayşe Dönmezer, Turksh Republic of Northern Cyprus

Ayse was also Minister of Tourism. She is a former Under-Secretary in the Ministry of Finance.

2004-08 Minister of Public Finances María Antonieta del Cid de Bonilla, Guatemala

Former Vice-President of the Bank of Guatamala and other assignments in the financial and banking world.

2004- Minister of Finance Paula A. Cox, Bermuda (British Dependent Territory)

Succeeded her father, Eugene Cox as Minister of Finance when he died in January 2004. 1998-2002 Minister of Labour and Home Affairs and Public Security, 2002-04 Minister of Education, 2002-03 Minister of Development, 2003-04 Attorney General and Minister of Justice. Deputy Leader of the Progressive Labour Party and Deputy Premier from 2006. (b. 1969-).

2004-07 Minister in the Ministry of Finance for Revenue Christine Sahadeo, Trinidad and Tobago

A buisiness executive and Senator from 2001.

2004-05 Minister of Economy and Finance Bibitac Vekilova, Turkmenistan

Her surname is also transcribed Velikova. She was Deputy minister of economy and finance 2003-04 and she was first appointed Acting Minister for a six-month "text-period" after her predecessor was fired by the country's exocentric dictator, Saparmyrat Nyyazov Turkmenbasy (Father of Turkmen) during a direct news broadcast. She was later fired during a Cabinet Session, by the president who instructed her to join the agricultural joint-stock association as a deputy to control revenues and expenditures there.

2004-05 and 2007- Minister of Economic Affairs Ho Mei-yueh, Taiwan

2000-04 Vice-Chairperson of the Cabinet Council for Economic Planning and Development. Minister without Portfolio 2006-07.

2004- Minister of Economy Yolanda Mayora de Gavidia, El Salvador

An economist who worked with various national development organisations.

2004-08 Minister of Economic Planning Sheikha Lubna al-Qassemi, United Arab Republic

Member of the royal family of Sarajah and an executive within the it-business. Minister of Foreign Trade from 2008.

Around 2002-04 Deputy Minister of Taxes

2004-05 Minister and Technical Executive Secretary of Planning Julia Maciel Gonzalez, Paraguay

In spanish her title was Ministra Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Secretaría Técnica de Planificación.

2004-06 Minister of Foreign Economic Relations Gordana Đurović, Montenegro

Professor of Economy. Also Minister of  and European Integration since 2004 and from 2006 Deputy Prime Minister.

2005-06 Minister of Finance Svetlana Cenić, Srpska (De-facto Independent Repubic within Bosnia-Herzegovina)

Former Presidential Advisor. (b. 1960-).

2005 Secretary of State of Economy and Finance Margaret Keita, The Gambia

Accountant General from 1996. (b. 1960-).

2005-06 Minister of Planning and Administrative Development Massouma al-Mubarak, Kuwait

Professor of international relations at Kuwait University and women’s rights activist and columnist. As Minister of Planing she was in charge of the social and economic development and foreign economic cooperation. Minister of Communiation 2006-07 and Minister of Health in 2007.

2005 Minister of Sustainable Development and Planning Irma Peredo Obleas, Bolivia

Responsible for the portfolio, which covers economic, social, environmental and political development for about one month.

2005- Minister of Sustainable Development and Economic Planning Martha Bozo Espinoza, Bolivia

Director of Agrarian Reform within the Ministry since 2001.

2005-07 Minister of Finance and Economy Magdalena Barreiro Riofrío, Ecuador

Before she was appointed Under-Secretary of Finance and Economy for Finance in June 2005, she was a Economic Scholar and worked for the Ecuador National Bank

2005-06 Minister of Development Planning and National Reconstruction Marie Goretti Nduwimana, Burundi

Also known as Marie Goreth Nizigama, she was Minister of Welfare and Women’s Promotion in 2001-03 and 2004-05. Minister for Transport, Posts and Telecommunications from 2006.

2005- Minister of Finance Kristin Halvorsen, Norway

Leader of Socialistisk Vensterparti from 1997 and Parliamentary Leader (Socialist Left) 1997-2001. She is also 1. Deputy to the Prime Minister. (b. 1960-).

2005- Minister of Customs Nanaia Mahuta, New Zealand

Also Minister of Youth Affairs, and Associate Minister for the Environment and Local Government.

2005-  Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Suhair Al Ali, Jordan

Former Bank Manager she is in charge of socio-economic development and economic cooperation with foreign countries.

2005-07 Minister of Economy and Production Felisa Miceli, Argentina

President of the National Bank 2003-05.

2005- Minister and Executive Secretary of Panning and Economic and Social Development Rosa Miguelina Gómez de Martínez, Paraguay

In Spanish her title was Ministra Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Secretaría Técnica de Planificación.

2005- Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Indonesia

An economist she worked both in Indonesia and abroad. She was State Minister and Chairperson of the National Development Planning Agency 2004-05, mother of 3 children, and (b. 1942-).

2005-06 Minister of Finance Teresa Lubińska, Poland

In office for 2 months. Until 2005 she was member of the Macroeconomic Board of the Finance Ministry., she was Professor at Szczenin University.  (b. 1952-).

Also Vice-President of the Council of Ministers, She was Deputy Leader of the Citizen's Platform 2003-05, Member of the Sejm 2001-05. First fired because of charges of lying about her activities during the Communist regime, but when she was cleared, she was reinstated in her office. Appointed State Secretary and Acting Minister of Fnance after the parliament was dissolved in September 2007, but reappointed to the cabinet after a few days. Professor of economy. (b. 1949-).

2006-08 Minister of Finance Zakia Hamdan Meghji, Tanzania

1995-97 Minister for Health and 1997-2006 Minister of National Resources and Tourism.

2006- Minister of Finance Natalia Korzhova, Kazakstan

1996-99 Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, 1999-2002 Deputy Minister of Finance, 2002-2003 1. Deputy Minister of Finance and 2003-06 Deputy Minister of Economics and Budget Planning.

2006-07 Minister of National Revenue and Minister of Western Economic Diversification Carol Skelton, Canada