Ministry of Public Finance

Summary

The Ministry of Public Finance (Spanish: Ministerio de Finanzas Públicas or MINFIN) is a government ministry of Guatemala in charge of fiscal policy and public finances.

Ministry of Public Finance of Guatemala
Ministerio de Finanzas Públicas
Ministry logo

Headquarters
Agency overview
FormedOctober 7, 1825; 198 years ago (1825-10-07)
JurisdictionGovernment of Guatemala
Headquarters8a. Avenida 20–59 Zona 1, Centro Cívico, Guatemala City
Agency executive
Websiteminfin.gob.gt

History edit

The ministry was established by a decree in April 1839.[1] In April 1945, it was renamed as Ministry of Finance and Public Credit. It was redesignated as Ministry of Public Finance in December 1971, according to decree of the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala.

Ministers edit

  • José Nájera y Batres, ?-1851-1858-? [2]
  • Miguel Cerezo, ?-1872-?[2]
  • Angel Peña, ?-1880-1881-?
  • Ramón A. Salazar, 1882-1883-?
  • Delfino Sánchez, ?-1884-?
  • Salvador Escobar, ?-1886-?
  • Manuel Cárdenas, ?-1887-?
  • Mauricio Rodríguez, ?-1888-?
  • Rafael Salazar, ?-1889-1890-?
  • Juan Orantes M., ?-1890-1891-?
  • F. García, ?-1891-?
  • Salvador Herrera, ?-1892-1894-?
  • J. M. González, ?-1895-1897-?
  • Rafael Salazar, ?-1898-?
  • Francisco C. Castañeda, ?-1898-?
  • Francisco Villacorta, ?-1899-?
  • Pedro Gálvez Portocarrero, ?-1900-?
  • Guillermo Aguirre, ?-1900-1917-?
  • Adrián Vidaurre, ?-1920-?
  • Mariano Zeceña, 1920–1921
  • José A. Medrano, 1921
  • Rafael Felipe Solares, 1921-1923-?
  • Salvador Herrera, ?-1924
  • Rafael Felipe Solares, 1924–1926 [3]
  • Carlos O. Zachrisson, 1926
  • Baudilio Palma, 1926–1927
  • Rafael Felipe Solares, 1927–1928
  • Samuel E. Franco, ?-1929-1930-?
  • José González Campo, ?-1931-?
  • José González Campo, ?-1935-1937-? [4]
  • Willis Dearborn Howe, 1938–?
  • Francisco Cordón Horjales, ?-1939
  • Willis Dearborn Howe, 1940
  • Juan Antonio Martínez Perales, 1940
  • José González Campo, ?-1944-?
  • Gabriel Orellana H., ?-1945[4]
  • Jorge Toriello Garrido, 1945
  • Carlos Leonidas Acevedo, 1945–1948
  • Arturo Herbruger, 1948
  • Óscar Barrios Castillo, 1948–1949
  • Alfonso Padilla Iriarte, 1949
  • Óscar Barrios Castillo, 1949–1950
  • Augusto Charnaud MacDonald, 1950
  • Gregorio Prem Beteta, 1952
  • Raúl Sierra Franco, 1953
  • Raúl Reyna Rosal, 1954
  • Jorge Echeverría Lizarralde, 1954–1957
  • Héctor Menéndez de la Riva, 1957–1958
  • Carlos Salazar Gatica, 1958–1959
  • Julio Prado García Salas, 1959–1960
  • Manuel Bendfeldt Jáuregui, 1960–1962
  • Raúl Reyna Rosal, 1962–1963
  • Jorge Caballeros Mazariego, 1963–1965
  • Gabriel Orellana Estrada, 1965–1966
  • Alberto Fuentes Mohr, 1966–1968
  • Mario Fuentes Pieruccini, 1968–1969
  • Emilio Peralta Portillo, 1969–1970
  • Jorge Lamport Rodil, 1970–1977
  • Arturo Aroch Navorro, 1977–1978
  • Hugo Tulio Búcaro, 1978–1980
  • Arnoldo Beltetón San José, 1980–1982
  • Leonardo Figueroa Villate, 1982–1985
  • Ariel Rivera Irías, 1985–1986
  • Rodolfo Ernesto Paiz Andrade, 1986–1989
  • Juan Francisco Pinto Casasola, 1989–1990
  • Marciano Castillo González, 1990–1991
  • Irma Raquel Zelaya, 1991
  • Richard Aitkenhead Castillo, 1991–1994
  • Ana Ordóñez de Molina, 1994–1996
  • José Alejandro Arévalo Alburez, 1996–1997
  • Pedro Lamport-Kelsall, 1997–1999
  • Irma Luz Toledo Peñate, 1999–2000
  • Manuel Maza Castellanos, 2000–2001
  • Eduardo H. Weymann Fuentes, 2001–2003
  • María Antonieta Bonilla, 2004–2006
  • Hugo E. Beteta Méndez-Ruiz, 2006–2007
  • Mefi Eliud Rodríguez García, 2007–2008
  • Juan Alberto Fuentes, 2008–2010
  • Édgar Balsells Conde, 2010
  • Rolando del Cid Pinillos, 2010–2012
  • Pavel Centeno López, 2012–2013
  • María Concepción Castro Mazariegos, 2013–2014 [5]
  • Dorval Carías, 2014–2016
  • Julio Héctor Estrada, 2016–2018
  • Víctor Martínez Ruiz, 2018–2020
  • Alvaro González Ricci, 2020–2022 [6]
  • Edwin Oswaldo Martínez Cameros, 2022–2024
  • Jonthan Menkos, 2024–present [7]

Sources:[8]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The memorias of the Republics of Central America & the Antilles (incl. Haiti, v+170, bibliography)". ufdc.ufl.edu. p. 88. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  2. ^ a b "Calendario manual y guía de forasteros en Madrid". Imprenta Real. April 30, 1872 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Calderón, José Molina (31 July 2019). "Empresa familiar R.F. Solares Miranda" [Family business R.F. Solares Miranda]. Prensa Libre. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  4. ^ a b "Integracion de la Corte de Constitucionalidad" [Integration of the Constitutional Court] (PDF). biblioteca.oj.gob.gt/. 2001. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  5. ^ "Renuncia ministra de Finanzas María Castro" [Finance Minister María Castro resigns]. www.soy502.com. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  6. ^ "Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency – Governors and Alternates" (PDF). pubdocs.worldbank.org. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  7. ^ "Presidente Bernardo Arévalo juramenta a su gabinete de Gobierno". www.soy502.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  8. ^ "Resumen: Historia Del Ministerio Definanzas Públicas" [Summary: History of the Ministry of Public Finance]. scribd.com. Retrieved 2021-04-30.

External links edit

  • Ministry of Public Finance