President Faure Gnassingbe Name Cina Lawson Nationality Togolese | Prime Minister Gilbert Houngbo Role Togolese Politician | |
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Alma mater Institut d'etudes politiques de Paris
John F. Kennedy School of Government Education John F. Kennedy School of Government | ||
Prime Minister Kwesi Ahoomey-Zunu | ||
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Cina Lawson (*1973) is a Togolese politician. She is credited for introducing several changes to Togo's Internet infrastructure by opening the door to other Internet players in order to lower the cost of Internet access in the small African country. She is currently the Minister of Post and Digital Economy in the second government of Kwesi Ahoomey-Zunu. Previously, since May 28, 2010 she has been the Minister of Post and Telecommunications under Gilbert Houngbo and from July 19, 2012 to September 16, 2013 under Ahoomey-Zunu’s first government.
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- Education
- Career
- Recognition
- References
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Education
Lawson began her studies at the Institut d’études politiques de Paris in 1994 and graduated with a degree in Economics and Finance in 1996. A year later she completed a DEA (postgraduate degree) in applied economics. She earned a master's degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Career
Lawson began her career at the World Bank, where she worked on telecom restructuring projects in developing countries focusing on regulatory reforms from 1998 to 2000. She was Manager of Corporate Strategy and Business Development for Orange Business Services from 2005 to 2010. As a government minister Lawson is currently overseeing the tendering process for a third mobile phone company to operate in Togo. The deadline is January 2015.
Recognition
In March 2012 the World Economic Forum named Lawson “Young Global Leader”.
