Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs, Special Duties and Youth Development
In office April 2004 – June 2005
Minister of Information and National Orientation
In office June 2005 – January 2007
Preceded by
Chukwuemeka Chikelu
Minister of Information and Communications
In office January 2007 – May 2007
Preceded by
Obafemi Anibaba (Communications)
Succeeded by
John Odey
Director General, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG)
In office 2009–2014
Preceded by
Dr. Ahmed Mansur
Succeeded by
Laiye Jaiyeola
Personal details
Born
(1965-09-18) 18 September 1965 (age 58)
Political party
All Progressives Grand Alliance
Education
J.F Kennedy School of Government University of Maiduguri
Federal University of Technology, Yola
Website
franknwekeii.com
Frank Nnaemeka Nweke Jr (born 18 September 1965) is a Nigerian Politician, Entrepreneur, Teacher and Social Innovator. He is a two-time Federal Minister in Nigeria and former Director General, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG). He is currently a member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and vied for the position of Governor of Enugu in the 2023 Nigerian General Election, upon emerging the party candidate at the primary election in May 2022.
He is a Senior Visiting Fellow of the Lagos Business School and a member of the faculty, the School of Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG), Nigeria, where he lectures on Ethics and Values. He is an Edward S. Mason Fellow and an alumnus of the Aspen Institute, Colorado.
Nweke speaks Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa, the three major Nigerian languages fluently.
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