Minister of Finance (Vishwamitra)

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Minister of Finance
वित्त मंत्री
Coat of arms of Vishwamitra
Incumbent
Princess Sarala Baishya
since 13 October 2023
Ministry of Finance
StyleThe Most Honourable
Member of
Reports toRashtradhyaksh
Prime Minister
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerRashtradhyaksh
on the recommendation of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Formation15 April 2007; 16 years ago
First holderTanishkaa Patranabish
DeputyMinister of State for Finance

The Minister of Finance (Hindi: वित्त मंत्री), commonly shortened to Finance Minister is the minister in the Cabinet of Vishwamitra who is responsible for overseeing the nation's economy, financial infrastructure, management. The minister is the head of the Ministry of Finance. The first Minister of Finance was Tanishkaa Patranabish who was appointed on 15 April 2007 following the establishment of the ministry and is till date the longest-serving minister. The current Minister of Finance is Deputy Prime Minister Princess Sarala Baishya who was appointed on 13 October 2023.

The Minister of Finance is often assisted by a junior minister, titled as the Minister of State for Finance who acts as the deputy to the Finance Minister and the second highest office holder in the Ministry of Finance.

History of office

The Minister of Finance has been the head of the Ministry of Finance since its formation on 15 April 2007 and is one of the longest-continuing ministerial positions in the cabinet. The first minister was Tanishkaa Patranabish who is till date the longest serving finance minister. Often prime ministers like Sarala Baishya, Dhrubajyoti Roy, Tanishkaa Patranabish and Anoushkaa Patranabish served as ministers of finance.

Role and duties

The minister is usually one of the most senior members of Cabinet and a member on the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS). The minister is seen as one of the people most responsible for formulating Vishwamitra's nation's economy, financial infrastructure, management, as they along with other relevant ministers advise the Prime Minister in developing the national economy and formulating laws and policies to develop the economy and economic infrastructure, and also acts as the government's main spokesperson on financial subjects. The minister is also the principal advisor to the Rashtradhyaksh on matters on finance. Prior to 2020, the ministers of finance also tabled the National Finance Budget and Cultural Budget, later transformed to the National Statements on the floor of the house.

The minister along with their deputy, the minister of state for finance, preside over the following departments and agencies which fall under the jurisdiction of the ministry:

  • Department of the National Budget
  • Department of Economic Development
  • Department of Financial Planning

List of ministers

Seventeen individuals have served as the Minister of Finance since the establishment of the ministry on 15 April 2007. Out of those seventeen individuals, four served as a minister as an additional ministry during their tenure as the Prime Minister. The first occupant of the office was Tanishkaa Patranabish who also holds the record of being the longest-serving minister of finance with a tenure of more than 7 years. She also holds the record of being appointed as the finance minister for the most number of terms. The tenure of the shortest minister is that of Liam Alexander who held the portfolio for less than a day (eight hours approximately).

The current minister is Deputy Prime Minister Princess Sarala Baishya who has been in office since 13 October 2023.

No. Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Minister of Finance
1 Tanishkaa Patranabish
(born 2004)
Representative (2007–2010)
MP for Beltola (2010–2012) 		15 April
2007 		31 December
2009 		5 years, 37 days Independent Arnisha Arnisha Phatowali
1 January
2010 		22 May
2012 		Dhrubajyoti I Dhrubajyoti Roy
2 Sarala Baishya
(born 2005)
MP for Basant Bahar
(Prime Minister from
21 May 2014 until
27 December 2014) 		22 May
2012 		21 May
2014 		3 years, 198 days Dhrubajyoti II
21 May
2014 		22 February
2015 		Sarala I Sarala Baishya
Dhrubajyoti Roy
22 February
2015 		6 December
2015 		Tanishkaa I Tanishkaa Patranabish
3 Mohammad Mridul Amin
(born 2003)
Rajya Sabha MP 		6 December
2015 		11 April
2016 		127 days Sarala II Sarala Baishya
4 Arnab Sil
(born 2004)
Rajya Sabha MP 		11 April
2016 		29 May
2016 		48 days Children's Group Secular Party Dhrubajyoti III Dhrubajyoti Roy
5 Bishnu Chetry
(born 2001)
Rajya Sabha MP 		29 May
2016 		2 October
2016 		126 days
(1) Tanishkaa Patranabish
(born 2004)
MP for Beltola
(Deputy Prime Minister) 		2 October
2016 		30 December
2016 		89 days
6 Dhrubajyoti Roy
(born 2002)
MP for Maligaon
(Prime Minister) 		30 December
2016 		12 April
2017 		103 days Dhrubajyoti IV
(2) Sarala Baishya
(born 2005)
MP for Basant Bahar
(Prime Minister) 		12 April
2017 		5 July
2017 		84 days Friends Society Independent Party Sarala III Self
(1) Tanishkaa Patranabish
(born 2004)
MP for Beltola
(Prime Minister until
25 December 2017,
Deputy Prime Minister from
25 December 2017,
Head of Government from
14 May 2018) 		5 July
2017 		25 December
2017 		1 year, 68 days Friends Society Secular Party Tanishkaa II Self
25 December
2017 		21 March
2018 		Dhrubajyoti V Dhrubajyoti Roy
21 March
2018 		13 May
2018 		Dhrubajyoti VI
14 May
2018 		11 September
2018 		Tanishkaa III Tanishkaa Patranabish
(6) Dhrubajyoti Roy
(born 2002)
Unelected
(President) 		11 September
2018 		12 October
2018 		117 days Friends Societal Congress Dhrubajyoti Roy
12 October
2018 		6 January
2019 		Dhrubajyoti VII
(1) Tanishkaa Patranabish
(born 2004)
(Prime Minister) 		7 January
2019 		17 March
2019 		190 days Friends Society Secular Party Tanishkaa IV Tanishkaa Patranabish
17 March
2019 		16 July
2019 		Friends Societal Congress Tanishkaa V
7 Asmi Patranabis
(born 2007)
(Deputy Prime Minister) 		16 July
2019 		29 September
2019 		75 days
8 Anoushkaa Patranabish
(born 2010)
MP for Basant Bahar
(Deputy Prime Minister) 		29 September
2019 		8 November
2019 		40 days
(7) Asmi Patranabis
(born 2007) 		8 November
2019 		16 November
2019 		8 days
(4) Arnab Sil
(born 2004)
MP for Maligaon 		16 November
2019 		24 November
2019 		8 days
(6) Dhrubajyoti Roy
(born 2002)
(President) 		24 November
2019 		26 November
2019 		2 days
(4) Arnab Sil
(born 2004)
MP for Maligaon 		26 November
2019 		9 December
2019 		13 days
(1) Tanishkaa Patranabish
(born 2004)
(Prime Minister) 		9 December
2019 		10 January
2020 		32 days
(8) Anoushkaa Patranabish
(born 2010)
MP for Basant Bahar
(Deputy Prime Minister) 		10 January
2020 		3 March
2020 		53 days
9 Ankurjyoti Thakuria
(born 2002)
Unelected
(Deputy Prime Minister) 		3 March
2020 		9 March
2020 		6 days National People's Congress Anoushkaa I Anoushkaa Patranabish
(8) Anoushkaa Patranabish
(born 2010)
Unelected
(Prime Minister) 		9 March
2020 		22 March
2020 		13 days
(1) Tanishkaa Patranabish
(born 2004)
MP for Basant Bahar
(Prime Minister) 		22 March
2020 		10 April
2020 		19 days Tanishkaa VI Tanishkaa Patranabish
(4) Arnab Sil
(born 2004)
MP for Maligaon
(Deputy Prime Minister) 		10 April
2020 		30 April
2020 		20 days
13 May
2020 		7 June
2020 		25 days Tanishkaa VII Tanishkaa Patranabish
(8) Princess Anoushkaa
(born 2010)
MP for Beltola Urban
(Prime Minister) 		8 June
2020 		28 January
2021 		234 days Anoushkaa II Princess Anoushkaa
10 Liam Alexander
(born 2005)
Unelected
(Deputy Prime Minister) 		28 January
2021 		Less than a day
(8 hours approx.) 		Royalist Party of Vishwamitra Ștefan I Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu
Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance
(6) Dhrubajyoti Roy
(born 2002)
Unelected
(Rashtradhyaksh) 		28 January
2021 		1 March
2021 		32 days Independent Ștefan I Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu
Minister of Finance
11 Cristian Dobrev
(born 2004)
MP for Radisson 		6 March
2021 		18 June
2021 		104 days Independent Ștefan II Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu
12 Ested Vlasyn
(born 2001)
MP for National List 		18 June
2021 		11 September
2021 		85 days National People's Congress
13 Charles Burgardt
(born 2002)
Unelected 		11 September
2021 		21 October
2021 		40 days Farhaz I Farhaz Hazarika
14 Phillip Joseph Pillin
(born 1996)
Unelected
(Prime Minister) 		21 October
2021 		22 November
2021 		32 days Independent Phillip Phillip Joseph Pillin
(13) Charles Burgardt
(born 2002)
MP for Rajagriha (until Dec'2021)
Councillor for Purvanchal (Jan–Apr'2022)
MP for Maligaon (from May'2022) 		22 November
2021 		12 May
2022 		171 days National People's Congress Farhaz II Farhaz Hazarika
15 Matthew Tonna
(born 2005)
MP for National List 		12 May
2022 		30 July
2022 		79 days Independent Farhaz III
16 Lieutenant General
Rory Leonard
(born 2007)
MP for Kalapani 		31 July
2022 		11 November
2022 		103 days
17 Arsal Abbas Mirza
(born 2006)
MP for Dadara 		12 November
2022 		18 March
2023 		126 days Farhaz IV
18 Rafe Burfield
(born 2005)
MP for Chandril 		18 March
2023 		9 October
2023 		205 days National People's Congress
(2) Princess Sarala Baishya
(born 2005)
MP for Rashtra Niwas
(Deputy Prime Minister) 		13 October
2023 		Incumbent 50 days Farhaz V

See also

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