At a meeting this morning, Cabinet confirmed the appointment of Ms Maria Ramos as the new Director-General of Finance.
The appointment, which is effective immediately, was made after a fully transparent process which involved advertising, short-listing and subsequent interviewing by a panel of Cabinet Ministers.
1978-1989 Various positions at First National Bank 1989-1991 Lecturer in Economics at University of South Africa 1991-1994 Lecturer in Economics at University of Witwatersrand 1990-1994 Economist in African National Congress Department of Economic Planning 19941995 Research Officer, London School of Economics 1995 (May) Deputy Director General: Financial Planning - Department of Finance.
1993 Constitutional negotiations - Finance chapters 1994 Transitional Executive Council, Sub-Council on Finance 1989-1995 Various publications and papers presented locally and internationally.