Bogolo Kenewendo

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Honorable

Bogolo Kenewendo
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Bogolo Kenewendo at the World Investment Forum 2018
Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry
In office
4 April 2018 – 6 March 2020
PresidentMokgweetsi Masisi
Succeeded byPeggy Serame
Personal details
Born1987 (age 33–34)
Botswana
CitizenshipBotswana
NationalityMotswana
EducationUniversity of Botswana
(Bachelor of Arts in Economics)
University of Sussex
(Master of Science in International Economics)
OccupationEconomist and politician
Websitehttps://www.kenewendo.com/

Bogolo Joy Kenewendo (born c. 1987) is a Motswana economist and politician. She is the former Cabinet Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry of Botswana.[1][2] Kenewendo was dropped from cabinet in March 2020. Since then, she serves as the Managing Director of Kenewendo Advisory, based in Gaborone, Botswana.[3]

Background and education[]

Kenewendo was born in Motopi Village in the Boteti Area, in Botswana circa 1987. After attending primary school, she enrolled in Pitzer College. She was then admitted to the University of Botswana, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. Later, she obtained a Master of Science in International Economics from the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom. She is also a Certified Project Manager.[4] She received training in Economic Freedom Philosophy from the Foundation for Economic Education.[5]

Career before politics[]

For a period of time after her postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom, Kenewendo worked as a trade economist in the Ghanaian Ministry of Trade and Industry. She also served as an economic consultant at Econsult Botswana, a Gaborone-based think tank.[5][6]

Political career[]

In 2016, the then president of Botswana, Ian Khama, nominated Kenewendo to the Parliament of Botswana, where she was elected as a presidential nominee to parliament. On 4 April 2018, the new incoming president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, appointed Kenewendo as the new Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry. She was sworn-in the same day.[6]

In her capacity as minister, Kenewendo was appointed by United Nations Secretary General António Guterres in 2018 to the High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation, co-chaired by Melinda Gates and Jack Ma.[7]

Kenewendo was cited as one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by New African magazine in 2018.[8]

When the United Kingdom assumed the presidency of the G7 in 2021, Kenewendo was appointed by the country's Minister for Women and Equalities, Liz Truss, to a newly formed Gender Equality Advisory Council (GEAC) chaired by Sarah Sands.[9]

Personal life[]

In her spare time, Kenewendo meditates, travels and reads.[6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Botswana Daily News (5 April 2018). "Botswana: New Botswana Cabinet Appointments". Botswana Daily News via AllAfrica.com. Gaborone. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. ^ Daniel Mumbere (5 April 2018). "Botswana's 30 year old minister becomes internet sensation across Africa". Africanews.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  3. ^ Centre for Global Development (11 April 2021). "Biography of Bogolo J. Kenewendo: Non-Resident Fellow". Washington, DC: Center for Global Development. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. ^ Celeb News (6 April 2018). "WCW: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Bogolo Kenewendo". Gaborone: Botswanayouth.com. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Bloomberg L.P. (5 April 2018). "Executive Profile: Bogolo Kenewendo". Bloomberg Research. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c Mlambo, Nontobeko (6 April 2018). "Botswana: Meet Botswana's Youngest Minister, Bogolo Kenewendo". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  7. ^ Secretary-General's High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation United Nations, press release of 12 July 2018.
  8. ^ Magazine, Ladybrille (30 November 2018). "New African releases its list of 100 Most influential Africans". Ladybrille Magazine. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  9. ^ G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council membership announced Government of the United Kingdom, press release of April 9, 2021.

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