Frank Nweke

Frank Nweke Jr
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 byChukwuemeka Chikelu
Minister of Information and Communications
In office
January 2007 – May 2007
Preceded byObafemi Anibaba (Communications)
Succeeded byJohn Odey
Director General, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG)
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byDr. Ahmed Mansur
Succeeded byLaiye Jaiyeola
Personal details
Born (1965-09-18) 18 September 1965 (age 59)
Political partyAll Progressives Grand Alliance
EducationJ.F Kennedy School of Government
University of Maiduguri
Federal University of Technology, Yola
Websitefranknwekeii.com

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.