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DATE OF BIRTH: - 24 December 1942 PLACE OF BIRTH: - Bambawo, Nongowa Chiefdom Kenema District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone NATIONALITY: Sierra Leonean MARITAL STATUS: Married with two Children EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND PRIMARY 1948-1952 - Roman Catholic Primary School Bambawo 1953 - 1955 - Church of England Primary School, Kenema SECONDARY 1955 - 1961 - Government Secondary School, Kenema 1861-1962 - Methodist Boys' High School, Freetown Obtained School Certificate 1962-1964 - Sierra Leone Grammer School, Freetown Sixth Form, Obtained 3 'A' Levels UNIVERSITY 1964-1967 - Fourah Bay College, (Universitys College of Durham) Graduated with B.A. (Hon) History 1968-1969 - King's College, University of London Graduated with M.A. History) PROFESSIONAL 1969- 1972 - Council of Legal Education 1972 - Called to the Bar, Middle Temple WORK EXPERIENCE 1967 - 1968 - Teacher at St. Edwards Secondary School, Freetown 1972-1986 - Engaged in private legal practice 1980-1986 - Member of and Legal Adviser to the Management Committee of the Kenema Town Council POLITICAL CAREER 1966-1967 -President, National Union of Students (NUSS) June 1986 - April 1992 -Member of Parliament representing Kenema Town Constituency April 1987 - 1988 - Minister of State in the Office of Attorney-General And Minister of Justice Nov. 1988 - Sept. 1991 - Minister of TRADE AND MEMBER OF CABINET Sept. 1991 - April 1992 - Second Vice President Attorney-General and Minister of Justice June 1996 - Oct. 1999 Engaged in private legal practice Oct. 1999 - June 2002 Minister of Rural Development and Local Government June 2002 - Appointed Minister of Finance PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS - Commissisoner for oaths - Notary Public 1984-1986 - Chairman, Sierra Leone Bar Association, Provincial Branch |