Finance Minister
Cabinet budget chief
A finance minister is the cabinet-level official responsible for a nation's economic policy, government budgets, taxation, and public spending.
The title varies by country—Treasury Secretary in the United States, Chancellor of the Exchequer in Britain.
Finance ministers typically wield significant power, as economic decisions affect nearly every government function: The finance minister announced new austerity measures.
- Secretary of StateTop diplomatic cabinet position
- World BankGlobal development finance institution
- central bankNational currency management institution
- budgetPlan for spending
- annual budgetYear's planned spending
budget deficit · bill · press conference · signature · meeting · ledger · document · chart · austerity · report · briefcase · calculator · agenda · suit · fiscal policy · tax reform · seal · desk
- Cabinet PostsSecretary of State, Energy Secretary, Transportation Secretary, Foreign Secretary, HHS
Finance Ministerbackbencher
Rank-and-file parliamentarian
ordinary citizen · private citizen · citizen · voter · junior minister
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