1. Goodall Edward Gondwe was a Malawian economist who served in his country's cabinet as Minister of Finance on two occasions: from 2004 to 2009, and from 2014 to 2019.
16 Facts About Goodall Gondwe
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Goodall Gondwe served as Minister of Local Government from 2009 to 2010 and Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Environment Affairs from 2011 to 2012.
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Goodall Gondwe was born on 1 December 1936, and was from Kayiwonanga village, Mzimba, in the Northern Region of Malawi.
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Goodall Gondwe lived and worked in Ivory Coast and in Virginia in the United States.
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Goodall Gondwe began his political career serving as an economic adviser to Bakili Muluzi and subsequently Bingu wa Mutharika.
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Goodall Gondwe did not want to go deep in politics but was forced to do so after the conviction and sentencing to jail of the incumbent MP of Mzimba North.
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Goodall Gondwe rose up in the ranks in both Malawi's cabinet and the Democratic Progressive Party.
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Goodall Gondwe was appointed to the position of Minister of Finance in June 2004 by President Bingu wa Mutharika.
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Goodall Gondwe had been credited with Malawi's success during Mutharika's first term.
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In 2008, Goodall Gondwe was voted as Africa's Finance Minister of the Year at the African Banker Awards, held at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington DC, USA.
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Goodall Gondwe played a primary role in negotiating the contract and agreement with the Australian uranium mining company Paladin Energy, which was Malawi's first uranium mining company.
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Goodall Gondwe noted that the exploration of uranium would boost the country's export base.
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Goodall Gondwe was replaced as Minister of Finance by Ken Kandodo, nephew of former President Hastings Banda, who was later replaced after nationwide strikes against economic mismanagement and the unveiling of his Zero Deficit Budget.
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In October 2012, Goodall Gondwe announced he would be resigning from the DPP and retiring from politics altogether at the 2014 general elections.
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However, Goodall Gondwe was again appointed Minister of Finance by President Peter Mutharika in June 2014.
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Goodall Gondwe died in Lilongwe on 8 August 2023, at the age of 86.