Name Joseph Kinyua Joseph Kinyua
Surname Kinyua
First Names Joseph
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Country of Birth Kenya
Positions
From To Organisation Position
2008   KenGen Board Directors
2006   Ministry of Finance Permanent Secretary
2006   Central Bank of Kenya Board of Directors Non-Voting Member
2006   Board of the Capital Markets Authority Permanent Secretary Treasury, Board Member
2006   Retirement Benefits Authority's Board of Directors Ex-Officio Member
2006   Export Promotion Council Board of Directors Member
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Notes He began his career as an assistant lecturer at Nairobi University in 1978. He joined the Central Bank of Kenya in 1980 and worked his way through the ranks from an Economist to Director of Research.
He also worked as an economist on a fixed term appointment with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 1985 - 1990, after which he returned back to the Central Bank of Kenya.
He was appointed Financial Secretary to the Treasury in June 1995, a position he held until July 1999 when he rejoined the Central Bank of Kenya as Director of Financial Markets. In October 2000, he was appointed the Chief Economist of the Central Bank of Kenya.
He was appointed as the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance in September 2002, a position he held until January 2003 when he was appointed Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Planning and National Development.
In July 2003 he was appointed Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture where he served until July 2004 when he was reappointed Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Finance where is currently engaged.
Mr. Kinyua has also served as Director on several boards of State Corporations. He is also a member of the Programme Committee of the African Economie Research Consortium (AERC) and Alternate Governor, World Bank Board of Governors

Academics

He holds BA(Econ.) and MA(Econ.) degrees from Nairobi University
Responsibilities

PS Ministry of Finance
[ Retrieved on 19 FEB 2008 ]
Record last updated on 05 MAR 2008