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UK MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT VISITS SIERRA LEONE |
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Written by The Exclusive News Paper
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Saturday, 31 July 2010 |
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UK Minister for International Development, Stephen O’Brien MP, is visiting Sierra Leone today (Friday 30th July 2010), the first visit to Sierra Leone by a minister of the new United Kingdom coalition government.
During his visit Mr. O’Brien is expected to meet the Minister of Finance, Dr Samura Kamara; the Minister of Trade & Industry, Hon. David Carew; the Minister of Mineral Resources (& Political Affairs), Hon. Alpha Kanu and senior government officials. Stephen O’Brien will also visit development projects around the country supported by DFID to see the progress made and challenges remaining. In particular he will see the impact that the Free Health Care initiative is having on reducing maternal mortality. Mr O'Brien will also meet with a range of Sierra Leonean women to better understand the issues they face on a daily basis, and hear how they are playing a key role in the country's development. Notes to Editors Stephen O’Brien MP is a member of the British Government and was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development on 13 May 2010. Stephen O’Brien is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Eddisbury, a seat he was elected to in July 1999. Prior to his appointment at DFID he was a Shadow Minister for Health and Social Care. From May to December 2005, he served as the Shadow Minister for Skills and Higher Education. From November 2003 to 2005, was Shadow Secretary of State for Industry. Previously, he held the post of Shadow Minister for the Treasury. In addition, he was Chairman of the All Party Group on Malaria, also of Tanzania and Vice Chairman of the All Party Aid Trade & Debt Group. He was the Chairman of the Malaria Consortium between 2006 and taking up his current Government posting. |
