Martin Pertab new head of Central Housing & Planning Authority 

Dr. Martin Pertab, who served as the Director of Guyana’s Local Content Secretariat, has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing & Planning Authority.

A release from the authority noted that Dr. Pertab is an accomplished professional with extensive expertise in finance and economics, and public polic. He served as a Financial Analyst at the Ministry of Housing and Water in 2010 and subsequently served as Housing Economist at the Ministry of Communities from 2016 to 2018.

In 2020, he was appointed Senior Petroleum Economist at the Ministry of Natural Resources. Most recently, from 2022 to 2025, Dr. Pertab held the position of Director of the Local Content Secretariat within the Ministry of Natural Resources.

Academically, Dr. Pertab holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from the University of Cienfuegos, Cuba; a Master of Science Degree in Economics from New Mexico State University, United States; and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Economics from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.

Dr. Pertab’s appointment comes after Collin Croal was reappointed Minister of Housing. Croal is now joined by Vanessa Benn as the Minister within the Ministry of Housing.

The former CEO, Sherwyn Greaves, resigned earlier this year amid allegations of corruption. Greaves has maintained his innocence but said the social media allegations caused him and his family much distress.

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