Patrick Antony Chinamasa (born 25 January 1947) is a Zimbabwean politician who served in the government of Zimbabwe as Minister of Finance and Economic Planning.
He briefly served as Minister of Cyber Security, Threat Detection and Mitigation from October 2017 to November 2017.
He made headlines across Zimbabwe in June 2018 after officially opening a rubbish metal bin fully strapped with ribbons.
A move seen by many people as ridiculous.
Previously he served as Minister of Finance and Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs.On 9 October 2017, he was appointed as Minister of the newly created Ministry of Cyber Security, Threat Detection and Mitigation.