Kwesi Botchwey: Former Finance Minister dies at age 80
Erstwhile Minister for Finance, Professor Kwesi Botchwey, has died at age 80.
According to unimpeachable sources, the erstwhile NDC appointee died on Saturday, November 19, 2022, after a short illness.
This sad incident happened at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, where he was receiving treatment.
Prior to his demise, he was a key member of the Council of Elders of the National Democratic Congress, having played an integral role in the evolution of the NDC, from its PNDC era.
About Professor Kwesi Botchwey
Botchwey was Minister for Finance and Economic Planning from 1982 to 1995. He was appointed by Jerry Rawlings to assist in stabilizing Ghana’s collapsed economy.
Education
He received his secondary school education at the Presbyterian Boys’ Senior High School in Ghana. Botchwey holds an LL.B. from the University of Ghana, a LL.M from Yale Law School, and a doctorate from the University of Michigan Law School. He taught at the University of Zambia, the University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) and the University of Ghana.
Notable Assignments
- Advisor to the World Bank on the 1997 World Development Report
- Member and Chairman of IMF‘s Group of Independent Experts who conducted the first ever external evaluation of the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility
- Advisor to the UNDP‘s UN Special Initiative on Africa
- Advisor to the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM)
