Kwesi Botchwey

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Kwesi Botchwey is a leading politician and university lecturer in Ghana .

education

Botchwey holds an LL.B. degree in law from the University of Ghana in Legon, Accra . He later moved to the law school of Yale University in the USA to take a Masters ( LL.M. ) in law. He received his PhD from the University of Michigan .

Politician

Botchwey had first in the military junta under Jerry Rawlings (1981-1992) and later during the presidency of Rawlings (1992-2001) after the democratization of the country, the post of finance minister in Ghana between 1982 and 1995.

University professor

After receiving his PhD, Botchwey taught at the University of Zambia , the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and the University of Ghana.

Botchwey worked at Harvard University and later moved to Tufts University, where he holds the Chair of Economic Development Professor of Practice in Development Economics .

Positions in chronological order

  • Chair, Africa Development Policy Ownership Initiative (2003-present)
  • Chairman, Economic Committee of the Global Coalition for Africa (GCA) (1991–2002)
  • Head of Management, African Capacity Building Foundation (1998–2003)
  • Director, Africa Programs and Research, Center for International Development, Harvard University (1998–2002)
  • Advisor to the World Bank, contributed to the 1997 World Development Report
  • Consultant, Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID) (1996–1997)
  • Chairman, African Population Advisory Committee (APAC) (1996–1998)
  • Finance Minister in Ghana (1982-1995)

Botchwey took part in various other commissions and was a member of various organizations, so only a selection is listed here.

bibliography

  • "The New Partnership for Africa's Economic Development: Internal and External Visions," NEPAD: Internal and External Visions and Influences (2003)
  • "Wither the Partnership Agenda in Development Cooperation: A Country perspective," 4th Conference on Evaluation and Development, World Bank (2001)
  • "Implementing Debt Relief for the HIPCs," (co-author), Center for International Development, Harvard University (1999)

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personal data
SURNAME Botchwey, Kwesi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ghanaian finance minister and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century