Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs (Malawi)

The Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs is a minister in the Cabinet of Malawi^[1]^[2] who is responsible for the financial management of government affairs, including attending national budget, and developing economic policy.^[3] The current minister is Simplex Chithyola Banda.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Objectives

Functions of the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs

coordinating and preparing of annual budget
preparing and reviewing of the National Economic Programme
monitoringthe financial performance of public enterprises
processing public finance management policy studies
to give advice to the Minister of Finance and the Secretary to the Treasury on short to medium
checking of macroeconomic performance relating to fiscal and monetary policies
coordination policies in the financial sector including such areas as: banks, etc.

Ministers responsible for finance

Colonial era

Henry Phillips, 1963–1964^[9]

Post-colonial era

John Tembo, 1964–1969^[9]
Aleke Banda, 1969–1972^[9]
Dick Matenje, 1972–1978
Edward Bwanali, 1978–1980
Louis Chimango, 1980–1981
Chakakala Chaziya, 1981–1984
Edward Bwanali, 1984–1986
Stephen Chimwemwe Hara, 1986
Dalton Katopola, 1986–1987
Louis Chimango, 1987–1994
Aleke Banda, 1994–1997
Cassim Chilumpha, 1997–2000
Mathews Chikaonda, 2000–2002
Friday Jumbe, 2002–2004
Goodall Gondwe, 2004–2009
Ken Kandodo, 2009–2011
Ken Lipenga, 2011–2013
Maxwell Mkwezalamba, 2013–2014
Goodall Gondwe, 2014–2019
Joseph Mwanamvekha, 2019–2020
Felix Mlusu, 2020–2022^[10]
Sosten Gwengwe, 2022–2023
Simplex Chithyola Banda, 2023–

References

^ "Home". www.malawi.gov.mw. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ "Home". www.finance.gov.mw. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ "Economic Affairs". www.finance.gov.mw. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ "Government – Malawi High Commission Pretoria". www.malawihighcommission.co.za. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ Chikoti, Martha (15 November 2023). "Govt asked to name gains of previous 25 percent devaluation Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi". Malawi 24. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ "Malawi Finance minister ducks questions on Kwacha depreciation - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ "Saudi development fund CEO receives Malawi finance minister". Arab News. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ "HOG". www.info.dfat.gov.au. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bidwell, Robin (24 October 2018). Guide to Government Ministers: The British Empire and Successor States 1900-1972. Routledge. ISBN 9781317792253 – via Google Books.
^ "Minister's Profile".