Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership

 

WOMEN MINISTERS OF FINANCE AND ECONOMY
FROM 2000

 

The Portfolio did long remain a male domain but during the last couple of years more and more women has been appointed to take care of the finance and economy, which is traditionally one of the most important ministries. Deputy Ministers can be found in the entries about the government members in 
Women in governments by country


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 and Prime Minister 2004-10.


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
2004-09 Commissioner of Financial Programming and Budget of the 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 EU, 1996-1999 Plenipotentiary Minister at the Embassy in USA, 1999-2000 Vice-Minister of Finance and 2000-01 Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Head of the EU Accession negotiations, President of Lithuania from 2009. (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
2009- Minister of Finance

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 2007-08. (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. Party President from 2008. (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-)


2002-03 Minister of National Planning and Economic Policies Lineth Saborío Chaverri, Costa Rica

1. Vice-President and Coordinator of the Ministries of Justice, Security, Interior, External Relations and the Institute of Development. She was head of the National Investigative Police 1997-2001, and married to the Deputy Minister by the President Roger Carvajal Bonilla. (b. 1962-)


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 2007-08 Minister-Delegate  Financial Reform attatched to the Minister of Finance charged with 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.


2003-07 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.


2003-09 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 2007-08 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 in charge of the Council for Economic Planning and Development Yeh Chu-lan, Taiwan

Deputy Convener of DPP Caucus in Legislative Yuan 1992 and General Convener 1995, 2000-02 Minister of  State and Minister of Transport and Communication (Third in Cabinet). 2002-04 Minister and Chairperson of the Council for Hakka Affairs, Vice-Premier in 2004 and President of the National Assembly from 2005. (b. 1949-).


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.


2004- Minister of Taxes and Duties Anna Deiko, Belarus

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 Finance and Planning Maria do Carmo Silveira, São Tomé e Princípe

Maria do Carmo Trovoada Pires de Carvalho Silveira was Prime Minister and Finance Minister 2005-06. Governor of the National Bank 2002-05 and member of the Political Bureau of the Movement for the Liberation of Sao Tomé-Social Democratic Party, MLSTP-PSD. (b. 1961-).


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.


2005-09 Minister of Finance Kristin Halvorsen, Norway

Leader of Socialistisk Vensterparti from 1997 and Parliamentary Leader (Socialist Left) 1997-2001, Minister of Finance 2005-09 and of Education from 2009. She is also 1. Deputy to the Prime Minister. (b. 1960-).


2005-07 Minister of the Budget Freya Van den Bossche, Belgium

Attaché for Extern Communication and Drug Affairs by the Mayor of Gent 1999-2003. Member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2003. 2003-04 Minister for Environment, Consumer Protection and Sustainable Development, 2004-05 Minister of Labour and from 2005 also Vice Prime Minister. (b. 1975-).


2005-08 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
2008- Chief Economics Minister

An economist she worked both in Indonesia and abroad. She was State Minister and Chairperson of the National Development Planning Agency 2004-05. As CEM she coordinates the work of all the Ministries within the Economic sfere. Mother of 3 childrenand (b. 1962-).


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-).


2006 Minister of Finance Zyta Gilowska, Poland
2006-07 Vice-Premier responsible for Economic Affairs and Minister of Finance
2007 Acting Minister of Finance
2007- Minister of Finance

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

Deputy Parliamentary Leader of the Canadian Alliance (Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition) 2002-04 and Deputy House Leader of the Conservatives ( the Official Opposition). (b. 1945-)


2006-08 Minister of Economic Affairs and Development Mia Mottley, Barbados

1994-2001 Minister of Education, Culture and Youth and 2001-06 Attorney General and Minister of Home Affairs, 2001-08 Leader of the House and 2003-08 Deputy Prime Minister. Leader of the Barbados Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2008. (b. 1965-).

2006-08 Minister of Finance Antoinette Sayeh, Liberia

A former World Bank executive and  Director of the African Department of the International Monetary Fund from 2008 (b. 1959-).


2006- Minister of Economy, Development and Reconstruction Ingrid Antonijevic Hanh, Chile

Before her appointment as Director in the National Bank 2003, she worked in various financial institutions in Chile and USA. She will take office on 11. March. (b. 1953-).


2006 Minister of Planning and Cooperation Clarisa Hardy Roskovan, Chile

Former Director of the socialist think thank Fundación Chile 21 she was offered the same Portfolio in 2000 by President Lagos, but turned it down because of lack of political experience. She was fired after 4 months in office in 2006 by President Michelle Bachelet. (b. 1946-)


2006- Minister of Economic Development Celinda Sosa Lunda, Bolivia

Also in charge of Production and Microentreprises.


2006- Minister of Economic Relations Jasna Brkić, Sprpska (De-facto Independent Repubic within Bosnia-Herzegovina)

(b. 1959-).


2006-07 Minister of Economy Cristina Maria Fernandes Dias, São Tomé e Príncipe

Head of a number of NGOs prior to her appointment and 2009-10 Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Environment until she resigned from the government. (b. 1965-).


2006-07 Minister of Finance Nenadi Usman, Nigeria

Minister of State of Finance 2003-06. Two months after her appointment she succeeded the Foreign Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as Head of the Economic Reform Team.


2006-09 Minister of Finance Rebeca Patricia Santos Rivera, Honduras

Worked at the World Bank before her appointment as Vice-Minister of Finance earlier in 2006.


2006- Federal Councillor of Economic Affairs Doris Leuthard, Switzerland

Member of the Assembly in Aargau 1997-2000, Vice-President of Christian Democratic Party, CVP 2001-04, President of CVP Schweiz 2004-06 and Vice-President of the COnfederation in 2009. (b. 1963-).


2006- Minister of Economy Vera Rafajlovska, Macedonia

Professor of Economy and worked in the city administration of Skopje. (b. 1947-).


2006-  Minister of Finances and Public Administration Cristina Duarte, Capo Verde

Economist and international banker. (b. 1962-).


2006-07 Minister of Finances Denise Sinankwa, Burundi

Minister of Commerce and Industry 2005-06.


2006-08 Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Hiroko Ota, Japan

Director-General for Policy Planning in the Cabinet Office 2002-04 and Professor of Economy. (b. 1954-).


 

2006-07 Minister of Finances of Cooperation and Development Clotilde Nizigama, Burundi

Former Director General of Onapha.


2006 Acting Minister of Finance Vesna Arsić, Serbia

Deputy Finance Minister 2004-06 and State Secretary from 2006, and in this capacity she ran the Ministry for a few days after the resignation of her predecessor. Vice-Governor of Yugoslavia 2000-04.


2006-07 Minister of Finance Armelle Merceron, Polynésie Française (French External Territory)

Professor in Economics. Member of the Assembly since 2001, 2001-04 Minister of Public Works and Administrative Decentralization, 2001 Minister of Labour, Social Dialouge, 2001-04 Minister of Health and 2004-05 Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research. (b. 1950-)


2007- Minister of Economic Affairs Maria van der Hoeven, The Netherlands

Former Vice-Chairperson of the CDA Faction and Vice-Chairperson of the Tweede Kamer, Minister of Education, Culture and Science 2002-07, and Candidate for the Post of Chairperson of the Second Chamber in 2006. (b. 1952-).


2007-08 Minister of Finance Christine Lagarde, France
2007- Minister of Economy

Minister-Delegate of External Commerce in the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry 2005-07 and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries in 2007. From 2007 also Minister of Employment and from 2008 Industry. (b. 1955-).


2007- Paymaster General Tessa Jowell, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Labour Whip 1994-95, Minister of State of Health 1997-99, Minister of State of Women’s Affairs 1998-2001, Minister of State of Education and Employment 1999-2001
Secretary of State of Culture, Media and Sport 2001-07,
Minister for the Olympics since 2005, Minister for Women 2005-06
and from 2007 also Minister for London and the South East (Attending the Cabinet). Her full name is Tessa Jane Helen Douglas Jowell née Palmer. Her first husband was Roger Jowell and she has been married to David Mills since 1979. (b. 1947-).


2007-09 Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury Angela Eagle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Labour Whip 1996-97. 1997-98 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Environment, Transport and The Regions, 1998-2001 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of Social Security, 2001-02 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of the Home Office and Minister of State or Work and Pensions from 2009. She is an open lesbian, and her twin-sister, Maria Eagle, is also an MP and a junior-Minister since 2001. (b. 1961-).


2007-08 Financial Secretary to the Treasury Jane Kennedy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Formerly Labour Opposition Whip in the House of Commons. 1997-98 Assistant Government Whip, 1998-99 Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, 1999-2001 Parliamentary Secretary in the Lord Chancellor's Department , 2001-04 Minister of State in the Northern Ireland Office, 2004-05 Minister of State for Works and Pensions and 2005-06 Minister of State of Health. As Financial Secretary she is responsible for the Office for National Statistics, and the Royal Mint.  Minister of State of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2008. (b. 1958-).


2007-08 and 2009 Economic Secretary to the Treasury Kitty Ussher, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Labour MP from 2005 and Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of State at the Department of Trade and Industry 2006-07. As Economic Secretary she is responsible for matters involving banking and finance, including banks, insurance, personal savings, financial regulation, and foreign exchange reserves and a number of other items. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of Works and Pensions 2008-09. Resigned after only a few weeks in office in 2009 because of financial irregularities. (b. 1971-).


2007-08 Minister of Finance Aleqa Hammond, Greenland (Denmark)
 

Also Minister of External Relations on 1 July. She was Minister of Family Affairs and Justice 2005-07 and is MP Member of Parliament for the social democratic Siumut. Resigned in protest against the economic policies of the government. Chairperson of Siumut from 2009. (b. 1965-).


2007- Minister of Finance Dr. Emilía Maria Valéria Pires, Timor Leste

1998-2000 Member of the Executive Committee of the National Council of Timorese Resistance and Director of the Department of Regional Services, 2001-03 Secretary of the Commission on Planning and later Member of the parliament.


2007- Minister of Economic Development Elvira Nabiullina, Russia

Also Minister of Trade. 2000-03 and possibly 2006-07 First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade President of the Center of Strategic Research from 2003.


2007- Minister of Economy Bâ Fatoumata Néné Sy (Mali) 

Also Minister of Industry and Commerce.


 

2007 Minister of Finance Oksana Ionova, The Self-Proclaimed Republic of Transniestria (Dniester Republic) in Moldova

Tax Service Director in the privious government.


2006-07 Minister of Finance Irina Molokanova, The Self-Proclaimed Republic of Transniestria (Dniester Republic) in Moldova

 


2007- Commissioner of Finance Claudette J. Watson-Anderson, US Virgin Islands (External Territory of USA)

Former financial auditor of the Legislature.


 

2007- Director of Internal Revenue Gizette Canegata-Thomas, US Virgin Islands (External Territory of USA)

Deputy Director of the Department until her appointment.


2007- Director of Management and Budget Debra Gottlieb, US Virgin Islands (External Territory of USA)

Former Director General of Onapha.


2007- Minister of Finance Karen Nunez-Tesheira, Trinidad and Tobago

MP for the governing People’s National Movement (PNM).


 

2007-08 Minister of Economy Valdimira Da Silva Tavares, São Tomé e Príncipe

Member of MDFM. Minister of Agriculture and Regional Development 2008.


2007-08 Minister of Economy Sabine Laruelle, Belgium

Liberal Senator in 2003, Minister for the Self-employed and Agriculture from 2003, Minister of Cooperation and Development in 2007 and Minister of Science and Small Businesses and Enterprise since 2008. (b. 1965-). 


2007-09 Minister of Finance Tazhikan Borbugulovna Kalimbetova, Kyrgyzstan

Appointed by the authoritarian president Kurmanbek Bakiyev, after parliamentary elections where the opposition did not get any seats in spite of officially winning more than 8% of the vote. Former Civil Servant in the Economy Ministry and Deputy Minister of Finance. Deputy Prime Minister from 2009. (b. 1959-).


2007- Minister of Audit and Control Gladys María Bejerano Portela, Cuba

Worked for 30 with the party and council of ministers. Former MP and 2006-07 1. Vice-Minister of Audit and Control . (b. 1947-).


2008-09 Minister of Economic Development Ekaterine Sharashidze, Georgia

Head of the Presidential Administration 2005-08. (b. 1974-).


2008-09 Chief Secretary to the Treasury Yvette Cooper, United Kingdom of Great Britain

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of Health 1999-2002, Parliamentary Secretary in the Lord Chancellor's Office 2002-03, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 2003-05, Minister of State of Housing 2005-06, Minister of State of Communities and Local Government 2006-07 and Minister for Housing (Attending the Cabinet) 2007-08. As Chief Secretary she is member of the Cabinet and her responsibilities include negotiating with departments about budget allocations, public sector pay, welfare reform, and procurement policy and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2009. She is married to Ed Balls, Secretary of State of Children, Schools and Families and mother of 3 children. (b. 1969-).


2008-09 Minister of Finance Mariana Durlesteanu, Moldova

2000-05 Vice-Minister of Finance and Ambassador to United Kingdom and Ireland 2005-08. (b. 1972-).


2008- Chief of the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics Shih Su-mei, Taiwan

Director of the Budget Ofice of the City of Taipei until her appointment to the Cabinet.


2008- Minister of Finance Ângela Viegas Santiago, São Tomé e Príncipe

Former advisor to the ministry.


2008- Minister of Economy and Competitiveness Fátima Maria Carvalho Fialho, Capo Verde

Economist, former banker and former civil servant in Cape Verde. (b. 1951-).


2008- Minister of Finance Diana Dragutinović, Serbia

Vice-Governor of the Central Bank 2004-08. (b. 1958-)


2008- Minister for the National Investment Plan Verica Kalanović, Serbia

2007-08 State Secretary of Economy and Regional Development


2008 Minister of Finance Wilma Josefina Salgado Tamayo, Ecuador

Economist who worked in the Ministry of Finance, for the World Bank, the Central Bank and latest as an MP. She was in office for a few months. (b. 1952-).


2008- Minister of Finance María Elsa Viteri Acaiturri, Ecuador

Subsecretary of Finance 2007-08.


2008-10 Minister of Economic Affairs Lene Espersen, Denmark

MF since 1994, Political Spokesperson of The Conservative People's 1999-2001, Minister of Justice 2001-08 and Political Leader from 2008 and also Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Business Affairs. Foreign Minister from 2010. (b. 1965-)   

 

2009- Minister of Economy Helena Nosolini Embalo, Guinea-Bissau

Also Minister of Planning and Regional Integration.


2009- Chairperson of the Council of Economic Advisors Christina Romer, United States of America

Professor of Economics at Berkley, Director of the Program in Monetary Economics at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and is a member of the NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee. Mother of 3 children. (b. 1958-).

2009- Minister of Finance Clotilde Niragira, Burundi

2005-07 Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals and 2007-09 Minister of Civil Service, Labour and Social Security


2009- Minister of Finance Syda Namirembe Bbumba, Uganda

1998-99 Minister Attached to the Office of the President responsible for Economic Monitoring, 1999-2006 Minister of Energy and Minerals and 2006-09 Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Affairs.


2009- Government Councillor of Finance and Economy Sophie Thevenoux, Monaco

Former Director General of the Department and Monaco's first female Minister ever.


2009- Minister of Finance and Economy Elena Salgado Méndez, Spain

Also 2. Vice-President of the Government from 2009.Secretary General of the Ministry of Environment 1991-96, 2004-07 Minister of Health  and President of the WHO Assembly in 2005 and 2007-09 Minister of Public Administration and Civil Service. (b. 1949-).


2009- Exchequer Secretary (Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury) Sarah McCarthy-Fry, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Labour MP from 2005, Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Financial Secretary to the Treasury 2006-07, Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chief Whip (Junior Minister) 2007-08, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools, Skills and Families 2008-09 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Communities and Local Government in 2009. (b. 1955-).


2009- Minister of Finance Ingrida Simonytė, Lithuania

Worked in the Ministry of Finance from 1997 as Deputy Minister 2002-09. (b. 1974-).


2009- Minister of Finance Jenny Phillips, Costa Rica

Vice-Minister of Finance 2006-09.


2009- Minister of Economy Louka Katseli, Greece

Also Minister of Competitiveness and Shipping.


2009- Minister of Economic Affairs Michelle Winklaar, Aruba (Dutch External Territory)

Also Minister of Social Affairs and Culture


2009- Minister of Finance Raya Haffar al-Hassan, Lebanon

Member of the 14 March Party and Sunni Muslim.


2009- Minister of Finance Mercedes Aráoz Fernández, Perú

2006-09 Minister of External Trade and Tourism and 2009 Minister of Production.


2010- Minister of Economy Lamia Assi , Syria

Former Ambassador to Malaysia.



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update 23.02.10

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