The Minister of Finance or Finance Minister is the head of the Department of Finance & Planning of the Government of Andhra Pradesh. The minister is one of the senior-most officers in the Cabinet of Andhra Pradesh, with as chief responsibility the maintenance of the state finances.
From June 2014 to May 2019, the Finance Minister of Andhra Pradesh was Yanamala Rama Krishnudu from the Telugu Desam Party, taking over the reins from Anam Ramanarayana Reddy before the bifurcation of the state into the present-day residual Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Following the cabinet formation on 12 June 2024, Payyavula Keshav assumed the office under the Chief Ministership of N. Chandrababu Naidu.
List of ministers #Portrait MinisterTerm of officeElectionPartyMinistryChief MinisterRef.Term startTerm endDuration1Nara Chandrababu Naidu12 December 19941 September 19951994Telugu Desam Party N. T. R IVN. T. Rama Raohttps://apfinance.gov.in/pbs-1995-middle.html2Ashok Gajapathi Raju1 September 199511 October 19991994 Naidu INara Chandrababu Naiduhttps://sansad.in/ls/members/biography/4760?from=members3Yanamala Rama Krishnudu11 October 199913 May 20041999 Naidu IIhttps://m.rediff.com/money/2002/sep/03ap.htm4Konijeti Rosaiah14 May 200424 November 20102004&2009Indian National Congress Reddy I&Reddy II& RosaiahY. S. Rajasekhara Reddy&Konijeti Rosaiahhttps://m.rediff.com/amp/news/report/k-rosaiah-sworn-in-as-new-ap-cm/20090903.htmhttps://www.business-standard.com/amp/article/economy-policy/govt-not-following-world-bank-s-diktats-rosaiah-105052401055_1.html5 Anam Ramanarayana Reddy25 November 20101 March 20142009 KiranNallari Kiran Kumar Reddyhttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/finance-minister-anam-ramnarayana-reddy-to-present-state-budget-on-february-23-this-will-be-his-first-budget-as-finance-minister-welfare-to-get-high-priority-/articleshow/7384875.cms6 Yanamala Rama Krishnudu8 June 201429 May 20192014Telugu Desam Party Naidu IIIN. Chandrababu Naidu 7Buggana Rajendranath Reddy30 May 201911 June 20242019YSR Congress Party JaganY. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy8Payyavula Keshav12 June 2024Incumbent2024Telugu Desam Party Naidu IVN. Chandrababu Naidu
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External links Finance Ministry, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh Pradeshtoday.in/Andhra Pradesh/story/amit-shah-Finance -minister-rajnath-finance-minister-new-list-of-cabinet-ministers-in-modi-govt-1539264-2019-05-31 Amit Shah take charge of Finance Ministry of Andhra Pradesh 2019