Kemi Adeosun

Kemi Adeosun
Minister of Finance
Assumed office
11 November 2015
President Muhammadu Buhari
Preceded by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Personal details
Born c. 1967 (age 48–49)
London, United Kingdom[1]
Nationality Nigerian
Alma mater University of East London
Profession Chartered Accountant[2]
Website no website

Kemi Adeosun has been the Minister of Finance of Nigeria since 11 November 2015.[3][4]

Early life and education

Kemi was born in 1967 in London, United Kingdom to Nigerian parents from Ogun State. [5] She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of East London and a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Financial Management from the University of London. She qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales in 1994.

Career

She commenced her career as an Accounting assistant at British Telecom Company, London, from 1989 till 1990 after which she moved to Goodman Jones, London, working as a Senior audit officer from 1990 till 1993. She became Manager of Internal Audit at London Underground Limited, London and Prism Consulting from 1994 till 2000 before joining Price Waterhouse Coopers, London as Senior Manager from 2000 till 2002. In 2002, Kemi became financial controller at Chapel Hill Denham Management and subsequently, Managing Director in 2010. After working with Quo Vadis Partnership as Managing Director in 2010 and 2011, she was appointed the Commissioner of Finance in Ogun State, from 2011 till 2015.[2]

Professional Memberships

References

  1. ↑ "Key figures in Nigeria’s new cabinet". Vanguard. Retrieved November 11, 2015.'
  2. 1 2 "Profile of the new Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun". news24.com. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  3. ↑ Pete Guest. "Nigeria's Cabinet: Kemi Adeosun Tasked With Fixing Africa's Largest Economy". Forbes. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  4. ↑ Daniel Magnowski (November 11, 2015). "Nigeria's Buhari Picks Ex-Banker Adeosun as Finance Minister". Bloomberg business. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  5. ↑ Felix Onuah (Nov 11, 2015). "Nigeria's Buhari names banker as finance minister, swears in cabinet". Reuters. Retrieved November 11, 2015.

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