Axel Marcel Addy | |
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Minister for Commerce and Industry | |
In office April 2013 – January 2018 | |
Preceded by | Miatta Beslow |
Succeeded by | Wilson Tarpeh[1] |
Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry | |
In office August 2012 – April 2013 | |
President | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf |
Succeeded by | Stephen Marvie |
Country Representative (Liberia), Population Services International (PSI) | |
Personal details | |
Born | Monrovia, Liberia | August 28, 1976
Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) University of Oxford |
Axel Marcel Addy served as Minister of Commerce and Industry under Ellen Johnson Sirleaf from April 2013 to January 2018. While in office, he focused on investment diversification, agriculture, small and medium businesses, and integration into the world economy. He was Chief Negotiator during Liberia's successful accession to the World Trade Organization.[2]