Ministry of Finance (Mauritius)

Ministry of Finance
Ministère des Finances
Agency overview
Formed1968
JurisdictionGovernment of Mauritius
HeadquartersPort Louis, Mauritius
Ministers responsible
  • Navin Ramgoolam, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
  • Dhaneshwar Damry, Junior Minister
Agency executive
  • Bibi Fatwma Abdool Raman Ahmed, Permanent Secretary
Websitehttp://mof.govmu.org

The Ministry of Finance of Mauritius is a ministerial department found in the Cabinet of the government of the republic. It is considered as the most executive and important ministry in the cabinet after the Prime Minister's Office. The minister of finance is the most desirable position in the cabinet of the country except of the prime minister. Most of the time being the Deputy Prime Minister or any other senior member of the cabinet. It was created along with the cabinet on 7 July 1968, and since then it has been in the cabinet.

There are other departments falling under the aegis of the office such as economic development or empowerment. The department is not to be confused with the minister of economic planning as the minister of finance is the sole person in charge of the yearly budget for governmental and parliamentary works. The incumbent minister is Navin Ramgoolam who is also the Prime Minister, took office as from 22 November 2024.