The Minister of Finance of Kenya is a cabinet position held by the Minister responsible for the Ministry of Finance.
The following are the Finance Ministers of Kenya since independence.[1]
| Portrait | Minister | Took office | Left office | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1963 | 1969[2] | ||||
| 2 | 1969 | 1982[3] | Kenya's longest serving minister. Became third president after being elected overwhelmingly in December 2002. | |||
| 3 | 1982 | 1986[4] | ||||
| 4 | 1986 | 1992 | Goldenberg scandal occurred | |||
| 5 | 1993 | 1997 | Land economist and son of long serving minister Moses Substone Mudavadi mopped up the excess liquidity related to the 1992 multiparty elections | |||
| 6 | 1998 | 1999 | ||||
| 7 | February 1999 | August 1999 | ||||
| 8 | September 1999 | November 2001 | Now facing an extradition case related to money laundering at Kenya Power in his earlier career as Energy minister | |||
| 9 | November 2001 | December 2002 | ||||
| 10 | January 2003 | February 2006 | Resigned following the Anglo-Leasing scandal | |||
| 11 | February 2006 | 2008 | Resigned following the Grand Regency Scandal | |||
| – | John Michuki (in a temporary capacity) | 2008 | 2009 | |||
| 12 | 2009 | 2011 | Resigned following the ruling by the International Criminal Court[5] | |||
| 13 | 2011 | 2013 |
| Portrait | Minister | Took office | Left office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 May 2013 | Removed in office, face charges of corruption; 22 July 2019 | |||
| 2 | Ukur Yatani Kanacho | 14 January 2020 | 2022 | ||
| 3 | Njuguna Ndung'u | October 2022 |