MINISTER OF FINANCE

MR. J.B. DAUDA

DATE OF BIRTH: -
24 December 1942

PLACE OF BIRTH: -
Bambawo, Nongowa Chiefdom Kenema District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone

NATIONALITY:
Sierra Leonean

MARITAL STATUS:
Married with two Children

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND PRIMARY
1948-1952 - Roman Catholic Primary School Bambawo
1953 - 1955 - Church of England Primary School, Kenema

SECONDARY
1955 - 1961 - Government Secondary School, Kenema
1861-1962 - Methodist Boys' High School, Freetown Obtained School Certificate
1962-1964 - Sierra Leone Grammer School, Freetown Sixth Form, Obtained 3 'A' Levels

UNIVERSITY
1964-1967 - Fourah Bay College, (Universitys College of Durham) Graduated with B.A. (Hon) History
1968-1969 - King's College, University of London Graduated with M.A. History)

PROFESSIONAL
1969- 1972 - Council of Legal Education
1972 - Called to the Bar, Middle Temple

WORK EXPERIENCE
1967 - 1968 - Teacher at St. Edwards Secondary School, Freetown
1972-1986 - Engaged in private legal practice
1980-1986 - Member of and Legal Adviser to the Management Committee of the Kenema Town Council

POLITICAL CAREER
1966-1967 -President, National Union of Students (NUSS)
June 1986 - April 1992 -Member of Parliament representing Kenema Town Constituency
April 1987 - 1988 - Minister of State in the Office of Attorney-General And Minister of Justice Nov. 1988 - Sept. 1991 - Minister of

TRADE AND MEMBER OF CABINET
Sept. 1991 - April 1992 - Second Vice President Attorney-General and Minister of Justice
June 1996 - Oct. 1999 Engaged in private legal practice
Oct. 1999 - June 2002 Minister of Rural Development and Local Government
June 2002 - Appointed Minister of Finance

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
- Commissisoner for oaths
- Notary Public 1984-1986
- Chairman, Sierra Leone Bar Association, Provincial Branch