Abdou Kolley has held several roles in the Cabinet of the Gambia, having previously served as Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs and Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment several times, as well as Minister of Fisheries and Water Resources.
17 Facts About Abdou Kolley
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Abdou Kolley then continued his education in France, where he completed an Advanced French Diploma at the Jean Monnet University in 1992.
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Abdou Kolley continued his studies at Jean Monnet, completing a Diploma of General University Studies, majoring in economics, in 1995.
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Abdou Kolley received his bachelor's degree in economics in 1996 and his master's degree in economics in 1997, both at Jean Monnet University.
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From 1997 to 2000, Abdou Kolley worked in the Gambian civil service as an economist at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs.
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Abdou Kolley contributed to the foundation of the Gambia Divestiture Agency and the Gambia Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.
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Abdou Kolley firstly worked as a senior economist, then principal economist, and then director of the agency.
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In February 2007, Abdou Kolley left the UNDP and was appointed as the Minister of Trade, Industry and Employment.
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Abdou Kolley was the Minister responsible for matters relating to the Economic Community of West African States.
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Abdou Kolley served as a member of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers and the Ministerial Monitoring Committee responsible for overseeing the development of an Economic Partnership Agreement between ECOWAS and the European Union.
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In June 2009, Abdou Kolley was appointed as Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs.
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Abdou Kolley served as the Gambian governor of EBID, the Islamic Development Bank, the African Development Bank and BSIC.
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Abdou Kolley was reappointed as Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs in July 2010, then as Minister of Trade again in January 2011.
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Abdou Kolley was appointed as Minister of Fisheries and Water Resources in February 2012, and then as Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs in April 2012.
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In March 2015, it was reported that Abdou Kolley was to succeed Seedy Lette as the Gambian Ambassador to South Africa.
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Abdou Kolley was invested as an Officer of the National Order of the Republic of the Gambia by Yahya Jammeh.
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Abdou Kolley is a Distinguished Fellow of the New Westminster College in British Columbia, Canada.