Many Finance ministers have shaped the economy and brought about significant economic changes and benefits to the country working under the lead and guidance of their prime ministers.
Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo was one of these Finance ministers from 1983 to 1991 in the cabinet of
Anerood Jugnauth where he introduced ideas and policies developed by Jugnauth. In some other cases like in 2000 to 2003, then finance minister
Paul Bérenger who was also
deputy prime minister, brought some of his own economic ideas and development which resulted in a constructive economic sector known as the BPO. Berenger became prime minister in 2003 and appointed
Pravind Jugnauth as the head of finance and his deputy. Pravind Jugnauth also held the office with his own ideas and initiatives without the need to constantly seek the lead of Bérenger. This led to conflict between them and the eventual dissolution of their coalition after they lost the 2005 general election to Navin Ramgoolam. In 2005 when
Navin Ramgoolam came to power, he formed a new cabinet and appointed
Rama Sithanen as namesake minister. Sithanen introduced a series of economic policies and implementations such as
free public transport to students and senior citizen and also the removal of Subsidies on O level and A level examinations in High School. In 2010, after retaining power for the second successive mandate
Navin Ramgoolam formed a new government in alliance with the
Militant Socialist Movement. The leader of the MSM,
Pravind Jugnauth was re-appointed as Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. He also implemented his own policies and economic changes as per his party's program within the coalition. This led to tension, compounded by the Medpoint scandal that led to the split of their alliance. In December 2014, Ramgoolam lost the general election.
Anerood Jugnauth, who defeated him, formed a coalition government and brought back
Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo in the hope of creating a
Second Economic Miracle. ==Salary==