Jagdeo was appointed as Junior Minister of Finance in October 1993, and a few weeks later, at the PPP's 24th Congress, he was elected to the party's Central Committee.
Jagdeo, Ekim 1993 yılında Maliye Bakanı olarak atandı ve birkaç hafta sonra PPP 24. Kongresi'nde parti Merkez Komitesi'ne seçildi.