Kwesi Botchwey

Kwesi Botchwey
Minister for Finance and Economic Planning
In office
1982–1995
PresidentJerry Rawlings
DeputyKwesi Amissah-Arthur
Preceded byGeorge Benneh
Succeeded byRichard Kwame Peprah
Personal details
Born(1942-09-03)3 September 1942
Gold Coast
Died19 November 2022(2022-11-19) (aged 80)
Accra, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
EducationUniversity of Ghana
Yale University
University of Michigan
OccupationAcademic, economist, politician
ProfessionLawyer

Kwesi Botchwey (13 September 1942[1] – 19 November 2022) was a Ghanaian government official and Professor of Practice in Development Economics at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University.[2]

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.

  1. ^ "Prof Kwesi Botchwey goes home". Graphic Online. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  2. ^ "BREAKING: Former Finance Minister, Dr. Kwesi Botchwey is dead". GhanaWeb. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.