Goodall Gondwe
| Goodall Gondwe | |
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| Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development |
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Assumed office 6 June 2014 |
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| President | Peter Mutharika |
| Preceded by | Maxwell Mkwezalamba |
| Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Environment Affairs | |
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In office August 2011 – 26 April 2012 |
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| President | Bingu wa Mutharika |
| Minister of Local Government and Rural Development | |
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In office June 2009 – August 2010 |
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| President | Bingu wa Mutharika |
| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 2004 – June 2009 |
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| President | Bingu wa Mutharika |
| Succeeded by | Ken Kandodo |
| Personal details | |
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1 December 1936 Mzimba, Nyasaland |
| Nationality | Malawian |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Alma mater | University of London (BSc) |
| Profession | Economist |
Goodall Edward Gondwe (born 1 December 1936) is a Malawian economist who has served in the cabinet of Malawi as Minister of Finance since 2014. Previously he was Minister of Finance from 2004 to 2009, Minister of Local Government from 2009 to 2010, and Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Environment Affairs from 2011 to 2012.
Gondwe was director of the Africa Division of the International Monetary Fund before returning to Malawi to work as a politician. In the period leading up to his election as Member of Parliament, he served as the Chief Economic Advisor to President Bakili Muluzi.
Gondwe was born on 1 December 1936 and is from Kayiwonanga village, Mzimba in the Northern Region of Malawi. He lived and worked in Ivory Coast and in Virginia in the United States. He received his undergraduate training from the University of London, graduating with a B.Sc. in Economics. Upon graduation, he received a number of appointments to national and international financial institutions, including: General Manager of the Reserve Bank of Malawi; Senior Vice President and Acting President of the African Development Bank; Senior Advisor, Director for Africa and Special Advisor to the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund; and Chief Economic Advisor to President Bakili Muluzi.
Gondwe began his political career serving as an economic adviser to Bakili Muluzi and subsequently Bingu wa Mutharika. He did not want to go deep in politics but was forced to do so after the conviction and sentencing to jail of the incumbent MP of Mzimba North. He rose up in the ranks in both Malawi's cabinet and the Democratic Progressive Party.
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