Winston Jordan
MP
Minister of Finance
In office
20 May 2015 – 2 August 2020
Preceded byAshni Singh
Succeeded byAshni Singh
Personal details
Political partyAPNU + 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

  1. ^ "Budget preparations moving apace –Finance Minister Jordan". Guyana Chronicle. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Hon. Winston DaCosta Jordan". parliament.gov.gy. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Ashni Singh appointed Senior Minister within Office of the President – in charge of Finance Ministry". Newsroom. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Dipcon challenges legality of presidential respite for minister". Stabroek News. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Jordan spared jail time by presidential respite". Stabroek News. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
Political offices Preceded byAshni Singh Minister of Finance 2015–2020 Succeeded byAshni Singh
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