Minister of State for Finance (Vishwamitra)

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Minister of State for Finance
वित्त राज्यमंत्री (Hindi)
Coat of arms of Vishwamitra
Incumbent
Jemina Hazarika
since 15 June 2024
Ministry of Finance
StyleThe Right Honourable (formally)
Member of
Reports toPrime Minister
Minister of Finance
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerThe Rashtradhyaksh
on the recommendation of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt His Illustrious and Royal Majesty's pleasure
Formation6 December 2015;
8 years, 11 months ago
First holderAbhiraj Kar

The Minister of State for Finance (Hindi: वित्त राज्यमंत्री), commonly shortened as State Minister for Finance is the junior minister in the Ministry of Finance who is also a member of the union council of ministers. The minister of state is responsible to carry out specialised duties as directed to them from time to time by the Prime Minister or the cabinet minister within the ministerial jurisdiction. The first Minister of State for Finance was Abhiraj Kar who was appointed by prime minister Klarissa Sriraya on 6 December 2015, while the current minister of state is Jemina Hazarika who has been in office since 15 June 2024.

The Minister of State for Finance often assists their senior ministerial colleague, the Minister of Finance and also carries out duties and heads various departments within the ministry. The minister of state for finance has occasionally simultaneously served as the minister of state in the Ministry of Salaries between 2016 and 2017.

History

Following the constitutional changes of December 2015, the position of the Minister of States were introduced in the government and Klarissa Sriraya became the first prime minister to appoint junior ministers in the various ministries of the government. The Minister of State for Finance is one of the longest continuing junior ministerial position that exists in the nation and has been existing since 6 December 2015. Abhiraj Kar was the first to be appointed as a minister of state for finance by prime minister Klarissa Sriraya in her second cabinet. The current minister of state is Johannes Mattias Toome who has been in office since 14 May 2023.

The Minister of State of Finance was known as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Chancellor of Treasury between May and October 2018 after the Ministry of Finance was renamed as the Treasury.

Sixteen individuals have served as the Minister of State for Finance since the introduction of the position in December 2015. Tanvi Sridasa was appointed as the minister of state for finance on six separate occasions while Arsal Abbas Mirza is the only former minister of state to serve as the cabinet minister of finance. He was appointed as the cabinet minister immediately after relinquishing the duties of the minister of state. Since July 2022, the ministers of state of finance have also served as the minister of state for external affairs as well. Arsal Abbas Mirza, Johannes Mattias Toome, and Josh Ford have served as ministers of state in both the finance and external affairs ministries at the same time.

Roles and duties

The Minister of State for Finance is responsible for assisting the Minister for Finance in the discharge of their functions in formulating Vishwamitra's nation's economy, financial infrastructure, management, etc. and other duties over the ministry and the various departments, including:

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

List of ministers

Minister of State for Finance (2015–2018)

Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry
From To Period
Abhiraj Kar
(born 2006) 		6 December
2015 		11 April
2016 		127 days Independent Klarissa II
Arnab Deka
(born 2002) 		11 April
2016 		10 July
2016 		90 days Secular Party Varuna III
Bhargab Jyoti Medhi
(born 2001) 		10 July
2016 		2 October
2016 		84 days
Anirban Phatowali
(born 2009) 		2 October
2016 		13 November
2016 		42 days
Tanvi Sridasa
(born 2013) 		13 November
2016 		30 December
2016 		47 days
Anirban Phatowali
(born 2009) 		30 December
2016 		17 February
2017 		49 days Independent Party Varuna IV
Bhargab Jyoti Medhi
(born 2001) 		17 February
2017 		12 April
2017 		54 days
Jemina Hazarika
(born 2006) 		12 April
2017 		5 July
2017 		84 days Klarissa III
Tanvi Sridasa
(born 2013) 		5 July
2017 		13 May
2018 		312 days Tanishkaa II
Congress Varuna V
Varuna VI
Post renamed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Chancellor of the Treasury in 2018.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Chancellor of the Treasury (2018)

Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry
From To Period
Tanvi Sridasa
(born 2013) 		14 May
2018 		12 October
2018 		151 days Congress Tanishkaa III
Varuna II
(Interim)
Post renamed as Minister of State for Finance.

Minister of State for Finance (2018–present)

Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry
From To Period
Mohammad Mridul Amin
(born 2003) 		12 October
2018 		6 January
2019 		86 days Congress Varuna VII
Tanvi Sridasa
(born 2013) 		7 January
2019 		16 July
2019 		190 days Tanishkaa IV
Tanishkaa V
Mohammad Mridul Amin
(born 2003) 		16 July
2019 		2 September
2019 		48 days
Tanvi Sridasa
(born 2013) 		2 September
2019 		15 October
2019 		43 days
Tusharjit Deka
(born 2006) 		15 October
2019 		16 November
2019 		32 days
Tanvi Sridasa
(born 2013) 		16 November
2019 		24 November
2019 		8 days
Tusharjit Deka
(born 2006) 		26 November
2019 		8 December
2019 		12 days
Pallavi Rai
(born 2006) 		3 March
2020 		22 March
2020 		19 days Congress Anoushkaa I
(Caretaker)
Arpan Deka
(born 2008) 		22 March
2020 		29 March
2020 		7 days Tanishkaa VI
Jemina Hazarika
(born 2006) 		29 March
2020 		30 April
2020 		32 days
Tusharjit Deka
(born 2006) 		13 May
2020 		17 June
2020 		35 days Congress Tanishkaa VII
Anoushkaa II
Ezri Ambriz
(born 2007) 		6 August
2021 		9 September
2021 		34 days Congress Snagoveanu II
Rey Jr. Mancio
(born 2007) 		11 June
2022 		1 July
2022 		20 days Independent Hazarika III
Thomas Jacobs
(born 2008) 		1 July
2022 		16 July
2022 		15 days
Arsal Abbas Mirza
Baron Mirza of Lahore
(born 2006)
Unelected 		31 July
2022 		11 November
2022 		103 days
Johannes Mattias Toome
Baron Toome
(born 2006)
MP for Dhirenpara 		12 November
2022 		18 March
2023 		126 days Congress Hazarika IV
Josh Ford
Baron Ford
(born 2006)
MP for Boragaon 		18 March
2023 		14 May
2023 		57 days Independent
Johannes Mattias Toome
Baron Toome
(born 2006)
MP for Dhirenpara 		14 May
2023 		12 August
2023 		90 days Congress
Jemina Hazarika
(born 2006) 		15 June
2024 		Incumbent 34 days Congress Klarissa IV

See also

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