Minister of Finance (Vishwamitra)

Minister of Finance वित्त मंत्री
Coat of arms
Incumbent Baron Arsal Abbas Mirza since 12 November 2022
Ministry of Finance
Style	The Most Honourable
Member of	Cabinet Lok Sabha
Reports to	Rashtradhyaksh Prime Minister
Nominator	Prime Minister
Appointer	Rashtradhyaksh on the recommendation of the Prime Minister
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation	15 April 2007; 15 years ago
First holder	Tanishkaa Patranabish
Deputy	Minister 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 Affairs. 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 Baron Arsal Abbas Mirza who was appointed on 12 November 2022 and has earlier served as the minister of state in the ministry.

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 Department of Economic Development
• Department of Digital Economy
• Department of Budget
• Department of Financial Services
• Department of Monetary Development and Creation

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 Baron Arsal Abbas Mirza who has been in office since 12 November 2022 and has previously served as the minister of state in the ministry being the first former finance minister of state to serve as cabinet minister in the same ministry.

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death)	Term of office			Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister
			From	To	Period
		Tanishkaa Patranabish तनिष्का पत्रनबिश (born 2004)	15 April 2007	31 December 2009	7003186400000000000♠5 years, 37 days	Independent	Arnisha	Arnisha Phatowali
			1 January 2010	22 May 2012			Dhrubajyoti I	Dhrubajyoti Roy
		Sarala Baishya सरला वैश्य (born 2005)	22 May 2012	21 May 2014	7003129300000000000♠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
		Mohammad Mridul Amin मोहम्मद मृदुल अमीन (born 2003)	6 December 2015	11 April 2016	7002127000000000000♠127 days		Sarala II	Sarala Baishya
		Arnab Sil अर्नब सिल (born 2004)	11 April 2016	29 May 2016	7001480000000000000♠48 days	Secular Party	Dhrubajyoti III	Dhrubajyoti Roy
		Bishnu Chetry बिष्णु चेत्री (born 2001)	29 May 2016	2 October 2016	7002126000000000000♠126 days
		Tanishkaa Patranabish तनिष्का पत्रनबिश (born 2004)	2 October 2016	30 December 2016	7001890000000000000♠89 days
		Dhrubajyoti Roy ध्रुबज्योति रॉय (born 2002) (Prime Minister)	30 December 2016	12 April 2017	7002103000000000000♠103 days		Dhrubajyoti IV
		Sarala Baishya सरला वैश्य (born 2005) (Prime Minister)	12 April 2017	5 July 2017	7001840000000000000♠84 days	Independent Party	Sarala III	Self
		Tanishkaa Patranabish तनिष्का पत्रनबिश (born 2004) (Prime Minister until 25 December 2017)	5 July 2017	25 December 2017	7002433000000000000♠1 year, 68 days	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
		Dhrubajyoti Roy ध्रुबज्योति रॉय (born 2002) (President)	11 September 2018	12 October 2018	7002117000000000000♠117 days	Congress		Dhrubajyoti Roy
			12 October 2018	6 January 2019			Dhrubajyoti VII
		Tanishkaa Patranabish तनिष्का पत्रनबिश (born 2004) (Prime Minister)	7 January 2019	17 March 2019	7002190000000000000♠190 days	Secular Party	Tanishkaa IV	Tanishkaa Patranabish
			17 March 2019	16 July 2019		Congress	Tanishkaa V
		Asmi Patranabis अस्मी पत्रनबिस (born 2007)	16 July 2019	29 September 2019	7001750000000000000♠75 days
		Anoushkaa Patranabish अनुष्का पत्रनबिश (born 2010)	29 September 2019	8 November 2019	7001400000000000000♠40 days
		Asmi Patranabis अस्मी पत्रनबिस (born 2007)	8 November 2019	16 November 2019	7000800000000000000♠8 days
		Arnab Sil अर्नब सिल (born 2004)	16 November 2019	24 November 2019	7000800000000000000♠8 days
		Dhrubajyoti Roy ध्रुबज्योति रॉय (born 2002) (President)	24 November 2019	26 November 2019	7000200000000000000♠2 days
		Arnab Sil अर्नब सिल (born 2004)	26 November 2019	9 December 2019	7001130000000000000♠13 days
		Tanishkaa Patranabish तनिष्का पत्रनबिश (born 2004) (Prime Minister)	9 December 2019	10 January 2020	7001320000000000000♠32 days
		Anoushkaa Patranabish अनुष्का पत्रनबिश (born 2010)	10 January 2020	3 March 2020	7001530000000000000♠53 days
		Ankurjyoti Thakuria अंकुरज्योति ठाकुरिया (born 2002)	3 March 2020	9 March 2020	7000600000000000000♠6 days	Congress	Anoushkaa I	Anoushkaa Patranabish
		Anoushkaa Patranabish अनुष्का पत्रनबिश (born 2010) (Prime Minister)	9 March 2020	22 March 2020	7001130000000000000♠13 days
		Tanishkaa Patranabish तनिष्का पत्रनबिश (born 2004) (Prime Minister)	22 March 2020	10 April 2020	7001190000000000000♠19 days		Tanishkaa VI	Tanishkaa Patranabish
		Arnab Sil अर्नब सिल (born 2004)	10 April 2020	30 April 2020	7001200000000000000♠20 days
Position vacant between 1 May and 13 May 2020.
		Arnab Sil अर्नब सिल (born 2004)	13 May 2020	7 June 2020	7001250000000000000♠25 days	Congress	Tanishkaa VII	Tanishkaa Patranabish
		Princess Anoushkaa राजकुमारी अनुष्का (born 2010) (Prime Minister)	8 June 2020	28 January 2021	7002234000000000000♠234 days		Anoushkaa II	Princess Anoushkaa
		Liam Alexander लियाम अलेक्जेंडर (born 2005)	28 January 2021		Less than a day (8 hours approx.)	Royalist Party	Ștefan I	Duke Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu
		Rashtradhyaksh Dhrubajyoti Roy ध्रुबज्योति रॉय (born 2002) (Advisor to the Prime Minister)	28 January 2021	1 March 2021	7001320000000000000♠32 days	Independent
Position vacant between 1 March and 5 March 2021.
		Cristian Dobrev क्रिस्टियन डोबरेव (born 2004)	6 March 2021	18 June 2021	7002104000000000000♠104 days	Independent	Ștefan II
		Baron Ned Vodă नेड वोडा (born 2001)	18 June 2021	11 September 2021	7001850000000000000♠85 days	Congress
		Charles Burgardt चार्ल्स बर्गार्ड्ट (born 2002)	11 September 2021	21 October 2021	7001400000000000000♠40 days		Farhaz I	Duke Farhaz Hazarika
		Count Phillip Joseph Pillin फिलिप जोसेफ पिलिन (born 1996) (Prime Minister)	21 October 2021	22 November 2021	7001320000000000000♠32 days	Independent	Phillip	Count Phillip Joseph Pillin
		Count Charles Burgardt चार्ल्स बर्गार्ड्ट (born 2002)	22 November 2021	12 May 2022	7002171000000000000♠171 days	Congress	Farhaz II	Duke Farhaz Hazarika
		Baron Matthew Tonna मैथ्यू टोना (born 2005)	12 May 2022	30 July 2022	7001790000000000000♠79 days	Independent	Farhaz III
		Duke Rory McPhail रोरी मैकफेल (born 2007)	31 July 2022	11 November 2022	7002103000000000000♠103 days
		Baron Arsal Abbas Mirza अरसल अब्बास मिर्ज़ा (born 2006)	12 November 2022	Incumbent	Independent		Farhaz IV

See also

• Ministry of Finance (Vishwamitra)
• Minister of State for Finance (Vishwamitra)
• Union government ministries of Vishwamitra