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Minister in the Ministry of Finance

Senator the Honourable Vasant Bharath

Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Economy

Minister Bharath assumed his position as Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Economy on July 4th, 2012. He comes from an international corporate background with a record of achievement in complex and culturally diverse business transformations. He began his political career by becoming the Parliamentary Representative for St Augustine in November 2007. Minister Bharath is also the present Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment.

 

Minister Bharath's prolific corporate career spans various sectors, including:

  • Financial Director John Dickinson Limited
  • Managing Director, Agostini Industries Limited
  • Chief Executive Officer, National Flour Mills Limited
  • Directeur Generale Thomas Cook Europe, where he was responsible for launching the world's first interactive website for the purchase of foreign exchange
  • Head – Global Marketing, Gulf Oil, where he was responsible for the marketing functions of 55 countries
  • Senior Consultant in the Privatisation of Air India and Indian Airlines
  • Chief Executive Officer Nutrimix Flour Mills Ltd.

Minister Bharath's Board appointments have included:

  • Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI)
  • Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS)
  • Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers' Association (TTMA)
  • Chairman of the Board of the Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC)

He is a Chartered Accountant by profession (FCCA) and holds a Master's Degree in Law (LLM) specializing in Intellectual Property Rights as well as a Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA) specializing in International Marketing.

 

Minister Indarsingh

The Honourable Rudranath Indarsingh

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Economy

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Economy, Rudranath Indarsingh has always been driven by his passion for the growth and development of people.

He began his career as an educator, after which he was employed with the All Trinidad General Workers’ Union. There, he made meaningful contributions towards the interests of the union members.  Since then, he has been in the service of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago serving in 2002 as a temporary Opposition Senator.

Minister Indarsingh has served as the Minister of State in two key ministries - Ministry of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprise Development 17th January 2011 – 26 June 2011 and Ministry of Works and Transport May 28th 2010 – 16th January 2011. 

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