Minister of Finance (Tanzania)
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The Minister of Finance is the head of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs of the Government of Tanzania.
| Minister of Finance | |
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| Waziri wa Fedha na Uchumi (Swahili) | |
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since 2021 | |
| Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs | |
| Style | Honourable Minister |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Seat | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| Appointer | President |
| Term length | At the President's discretion |
| Website | www |
List of ministers
The following have served the ministry:[1]
- Parties
| # | Portrait | Minister | Took office | Left office | President |
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 | Sir Ernest Vasey (1901-1984) | September 1961 | January 1962 | Julius Nyerere | |
 | Paul Bomani (1925-2005) | January 1962 | September 1965 | ||
.jpg) | Amir H. Jamal (1922-1995) | September 1965 | February 1972 | ||
| Cleopa Msuya (1931-2025) | February 1972 | November 1975 | ||
| Amir H. Jamal | November 1975 | 1977 | ||
| Edwin Mtei (1932-2026) | 1977 | 1979 | ||
| Amir H. Jamal | 1979 | 1983 | ||
 | Kighoma Malima | 1983 | 1985 | ||
| Cleopa Msuya | 1986 | 1989 | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | |
| Steven Kibona | 1990 | 1993 | ||
| Kighoma Malima | 1994 | |||
 | Jakaya Kikwete | 1994 | 1995 | ||
| Simon Mbilinyi | 1995 | 1996 | Benjamin Mkapa | |
| Daniel Yona | 1997 | 2000 | ||
| Basil Mramba | 2001 | 21 December 2005 | ||
 | Zakia Meghji | 6 January 2006 | 7 February 2008 | Jakaya Kikwete | |
 | Mustafa Mkulo | 13 February 2008 | 4 May 2012 | ||
| William Mgimwa | 7 May 2012 | 1 January 2014 | ||
 | Saada Salum | 20 January 2014 | 5 November 2015 | ||
| Philip Mpango | 2015 | 31 March 2021 | John Magufuli | ||
| Samia Suluhu | |||||
| 16 |  | Mwigulu Nchemba | 31 March 2021[2] | 13 November 2025 | Samia Suluhu |