Erastus J.O. Mwencha (November 15, 1947) is a

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n businessman who served as a Secretary-General of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa and former Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, to which he was elected on February 6, 2008. On January 30, 2017, he was succeeded as Deputy Chairperson of the AU Commission by Ghana diplomat Thomas Kwasi Quartey.tifmonline.com/2017/01/30/ghanas-kwasi-quartey-elected-deputy-chair-of-au/ He is married with three children.

Honors

Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd Class, Gold and Silver Star (2020)

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Secretary-General bio
1947 births Living people People from Kisii County Kenyan diplomats University of Nairobi alumni Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class {{Kenya-politician-stub