John Oponjo Benjamin

John Oponjo Benjamin

Infobox President


imagesize = 150px
name = John Oponjo Benjamin
|order = Finance Minister of Sierra Leone
term_start = 16 May, 2002
term_end = 17 September, 2007
birth_date = birth date and age|1952|11|29
birth_place = Segbwema, Kailahun District, Sierra Leone
dead =
party = Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP)
spouse =
religion = Christian
ethnic group = Mende

John Oponjo Benjamin (born 29 November 1952 in Segbwema, Kailahun District) is a Sierra Leonean economist and politician from the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party. He served as Sierra Leone's Minister of Finance. During that period, Benjmain helped lead Sierra Leone through the Paris Club's 100% debt cancellation program. Benjamin was the chairman of the Council of State Secretaries in 1992. He was born and raised in the town of Segbwema, Kailahun District to parents from the Mende ethnic group.

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* [http://www.afrol.com/articles/23995 "Sierra Leone sees all debt cancelled", afrol news, 24 January]
* [http://rulers.org/indexb2.html Rulers.org]


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