Frank Nweke Jr | |
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Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs, Special Duties and Youth Development | |
In office April 2004 – June 2005 | |
Minister of Information and National Orientation | |
In office June 2005 – January 2007 | |
Preceded by | Chukwuemeka Chikelu |
Minister of Information and Communications | |
In office January 2007 – May 2007 | |
Preceded by | Obafemi Anibaba (Communications) |
Succeeded by | John Odey |
Director General, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) | |
In office 2009–2014 | |
Preceded by | Dr. Ahmed Mansur |
Succeeded by | Laiye Jaiyeola |
Personal details | |
Born | 18 September 1965 |
Political party | All Progressives Grand Alliance |
Education | J.F Kennedy School of Government University of Maiduguri Federal University of Technology, Yola |
Website | franknwekeii |
This biographical article is written like a résumé. (September 2024) |
Frank Nnaemeka Nweke Jr (born 18 September 1965) is a Nigerian Politician, Entrepreneur, Teacher and Social Innovator. He is a two-time Federal Minister in Nigeria and former Director General, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG). He is currently a member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and vied for the position of Governor of Enugu in the 2023 Nigerian General Election, upon emerging the party candidate at the primary election in May 2022.
He is a Senior Visiting Fellow of the Lagos Business School and a member of the faculty, the School of Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG), Nigeria, where he lectures on Ethics and Values. He is an Edward S. Mason Fellow and an alumnus of the Aspen Institute, Colorado.
Nweke speaks Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa, the three major Nigerian languages fluently.