Winston Jordan
Winston Jordan MP | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 20 May 2015 – 2 August 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Ashni Singh |
| Succeeded by | Ashni Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | APNU + AFC |
Winston DaCosta Jordan is a Guyanese politician. He served as Minister of Finance from May 2015 to August 2020.[1] He served under the A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance for Change parties.[2] Ashni Singh was appointed as his successor.[3]
Jordan has a BS in economics from the University of Guyana and MS in economics from the University of Warwick. Prior to serving as finance minister in 2015, he was director of Gaibank from 1987-1992, Bauxite Development Company Limited from 1987-2003, Guyana Cooperative Financial Service from 1997-2005, alternate director of the Caribbean Development Bank from 1986-1992, as well as Temporary Governor and Alternate Governor to the Inter-American Development Bank, CDB and the International Monetary Fund/World Bank Group.[2]
Jordan was held in criminal contempt in 2019 for the government's failure to pay Trinidad engineering and construction company Dipcon. Dipcon was awarded a US$2,228,400 judgement in 2015 by Justice Rishi Persaud, and on 25 June 2019, Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry ordered 21 days in prison if no payment was made by 8th of July. At the deadline, Jordan was granted respite by President David Granger.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ "Budget preparations moving apace –Finance Minister Jordan". Guyana Chronicle. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Hon. Winston DaCosta Jordan". parliament.gov.gy. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Ashni Singh appointed Senior Minister within Office of the President – in charge of Finance Ministry". Newsroom. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Dipcon challenges legality of presidential respite for minister". Stabroek News. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Jordan spared jail time by presidential respite". Stabroek News. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
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