Malawi’s former Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe has died at the age of 87.
Gondwe served as Minister of Finance on two occasions from 2004 to 2009, and from 2014 to 2019.
He also served as 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.
Politically, he was the Vice President for the opposition Democratic Party for the Northern region.
Meanwhile, the party has said on Facebook the death will leave a mark on the party as Gondwe had been pivotal in providing guidance for the leadership.
Gondwe was born on 1 December 1936 and was 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.