Commission for Africa - The Commissioners

Commission for Africa. Action for a Prosperous Africa.

Index of Commissioners

» Introduction

» Tony Blair (Chair)

» Fola Adeola

» K. Y. Amoako

» Nancy Baker

» Hilary Benn

» Bob Geldof

» Ji Peiding

Introduction

Introduction In the spring of 2004 the British Prime Minister Tony Blair convened 17 people to form the Commission for Africa.

Most of the Commissioners are African. They include political, private sector and civil society leaders and public servants. This unique collection of individuals brought a highly relevant and varied experience to the Commission’s debate and to the crafting of its report. All have wide experience in public life and crucially most of them will continue, following the publication of the Commission’s report, to have a stake in Africa’s development.

All of the Commissioners have worked in a personal capacity – not as representatives of states.