Goodall Edward Gondwe is Malawi's minister of finance, economic planning and development and has had a long and distinguished career as an economist. Among other positions, he has worked at the Reserve Bank of Malawi, the African Development Bank and served in the International Monetary Fund for 22 years. Since 2002, he has worked in the government of Malawi, and in 2014 was appointed to head the amalgamation of the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Economic Planning and Development.