Hon. Ryan Ricardo Straughn, M.P.

Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Barbados

The Honourable Ryan Straughn, M.P. is a current Member of Parliament, Barbadian Economist, Politician, and Cabinet Minister in Barbados.

He is one of the key architects of the Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation Programme, which has turned economic calamity into economic opportunity. As Minister responsible for Finance and Economic Affairs in Barbados, he has brought about a significant improvement in the management of the public finances to achieve all the targets set under the BERT Programme, which has resulted in the boosting of confidence amongst consumers, businesses and investors in Barbados.

Professionally, Minister Straughn has served as a Central Bank of Barbados Economist, as the President of the Barbados Economics Society and as Chair of the Trade and Economic Policy Committee at the Barbados Chamber of Commerce & Industry.