Maxwell Mkwezalamba

He is currently First Alternate Executive Director for Africa Group 1 Constituency, comprising 23 African countries, at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC, USA.

Before this appointment, he briefly served as Minister of Finance for Malawi under former President Dr. Joyce Banda, before Cabinet was dissolved prior to the May 20, 2014 Tripartite Elections.

Between 1997 and 2003, he served on Boards of several organizations, including National Roads Authority, Shire Bus Lines, David Whitehead and Sons, PFG Wright Insurance Brokers, and the Malawi Institute of Management.

He has led and supervised the preparations of major technical and policy-oriented analytical work in Malawi, at the World Bank and at the African Union Commission.

Further, from 2008 to 2013, he played an active role in the preparations of the African Union for the G8 Summits, working closely with G8-Africa Personal Representatives of Heads of State and Government.