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Wolle Chekol (1941-2005) was born in Gojam, Ethiopia. He completed elementary and secondary education in Gojam and earned his BA degree in economics from Haile Selassie I University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with distinction.

Chekol served as a junior expert in the then development commission of Ethiopia and went on to get his second degree, a MA in Economics from Center for Development Economics, Massachusetts, USA.

Government positions held

  • Served as senior expert in the development commission of Ethiopia
  • Member of the Constituent Assembly of Ethiopia.
  • Head, Economic Relations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Head, Foreign Economic Relations, National Central Planning Office
  • Minister, Ministry of Foreign Trade(1979-1987)
  • Minister, Ministry of Finance(1987-1990)
  • Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1989-1991)

Bilateral functions (1970-1991)

  • Ethio-Italian Economic and Technical Commission, Co-chairman
  • Ethio-Chinese Economic and Technical Commission, Co-chairman
  • Ethio-Yemen Economic and Technical Commission, Co-chairman
  • Ethio-Djibouti Economic and Technical Commission, Co-chairman
  • Ethio-Yugoslav Economic and Technical Commission, Co-chairman
  • Ethio-Czechoslovakian Economic and Technical Commission, Co-chairman
  • Ethio-USSR Economic and Technical Commission, Co-chairman

Multilateral functions (1970-1991)

  • Africa Group vice chairman at the 1976 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
  • Africa Group chairman at the 6th United Nations Conference on Trade
  • Africa Group Chairman at the Group of 77 (G77) Conferences
  • Chairman, African Ministers of Trade
  • Chairman, African Ministers of Finance
  • Chaired various international conferences at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).

Private business

  • General Manager, Micro and Small Enterprise Development Program (MSEDP) Ethiopia
  • Founding Partner and Deputy General Manager, Afroconsult PLC, Ethiopia
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