Wolle Chekol (1941 – 2005) was an Ethiopian statesman whose positions included

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, Minister of Foreign Trade, and Deputy Prime Minister. He was born in

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, where he completed his elementary and secondary education. He earned his BA degree in economics from Haile Selassie I University,

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with distinction, and later earned an MA in Economics from the Center for Development Economics,

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Government positions held

*Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1989–1991) *Minister,

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(1986–1988) *Minister,

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(1979–1987) *Head, Foreign Economic Relations, National Central Planning Office *Head, Economic Relations Department,

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*Served as senior expert in the development commission of Ethiopia *Member of the '' Shengo''.

Bilateral functions (1970-1991)

*Ethio-Italian Economic and Technical Commission, Co-chairman *Ethio-Chinese Economic and Technical Commission, Co-chairman *Ethio-Yemen Economic and Technical Commission, Co-chairman *Ethio-Djibouti Economic and Technical Commission, Co-chairman *Ethio-Yugoslav Economic and Technical Commission, Co-chairman *Ethio-Czechoslovakian Economic and Technical Commission, Co-chairman *Ethio-USSR Economic and Technical Commission, Co-chairman

Multilateral functions (1970-1991)

*Africa Group vice chairman at the 1976

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Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) *Africa Group chairman at the 6th United Nations Conference on Trade *Africa Group Chairman at the Group of 77 (G77) Conferences *Chairman, African Ministers of Trade *Chairman, African Ministers of Finance *Chaired various international conferences at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).

Private business

*General Manager, Micro and Small Enterprise Development Program (MSEDP) Ethiopia *Founding Partner and Deputy General Manager, Afroconsult PLC, Ethiopia *Founding Partner and Deputy General Manager Afroconsult PLC

References

External links

http://www.chekol.info/
*http://www.goldmercuryaward.org/laureates/wolle-chekol/
Adamu Mengistie, MS Thesis, Bahir Dar University, EthiopiaAP 1989 Reshuffle
* Ministry of Finance, Ethiopia
Addis 1979
1941 births 2005 deaths Finance ministers of Ethiopia Government ministers of Ethiopia Addis Ababa University alumni Ethiopian economists 20th-century Ethiopian politicians {{Economist-stub