Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (Rwanda)

The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN, Kinyarwanda: Minisiteri y'Imari n'Igenamigambi, French: Ministère des Finances et de la Planification économique^[1]) is a government ministry of the Republic of Rwanda that was established in 1997 through a merger of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economic Planning.^[2] The current Minister of Finance and Economic Planning is Yusuf Murangwa. There are currently two further ministerial positions: the Minister of State in charge of National Treasury and the Minister of State in charge of Public Investment and Resource Mobilization. Since its establishment the Ministry has been located in the Nyarugenge district of Kigali, close to the city centre.^[3]

Operations

The responsibilities of the Ministry include preparing and presenting the national budget; managing the Treasury and the National Bank of Rwanda; and national economic planning.

The institutional purview of the Ministry includes the School of Finance and Banking in Kigali and the Rwanda Revenue Authority.

The Ministry's Public Relations Office publishes an informational newsmagazine, the Minecofin Magazine.

Ministers of Finance

• Gaspard Cyimana, October 1960 – June 1968^[4]
• Fidèle Nzanana, June 1968 – July 1973^[4]
• Bonaventure Ntibitura, July 1973 – August 1973^[4]
• Jean-Chrysostome Nduhungirehe, August 1973 – June 1975^[4]
• Denys Ntirugirimbabazi, June 1975 – March 1981^[4]
• Jean-Damascene Hategikimana, March 1981 – April 1987^[4]
• Vincent Ruhamanya, April 1987 - January 1989^[4]
• Bénoit Ntigurirwa, January 1989 – December 1991^[4]
• Enoch Ruhigira, December 1991 – April 1992^[4]
• Marc Rugenera, April 1992 – April 1994^[4]
• Emmanuel Ndindabahizi, April 1994 – July 1994^[4]
• Marc Rugenera, 1994 – 1997^[5]
• Jean-Berchmans Birara, 1997^[6]
• Donald Kaberuka, 1997 – 2005^[5]
• Manasseh Nshuti, 2005 – 2006^[5]
• James Musoni, 2006 – 2009^[5]
• John Rwangombwa, 2009 – 2013^[5]
• Claver Gatete, 2013 – 2018^[5]
• Uzziel Ndagijimana, 2018^[5] – 2024^[7]
• Yusuf Murangwa, 2024^[7]-