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Axel Marcel Addy
Minister for Commerce and Industry
In office April 2013 – January 2018
Preceded by	Miatta Beslow
Succeeded by	Wilson Tarpeh [1]
Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry
In office August 2012 – April 2013
President	Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Succeeded by	Stephen Marvie
Country Representative (Liberia), Population Services International (PSI)
Personal details
Born	(1976-08-28) August 28, 1976 (age 47) Monrovia, Liberia
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) University of Oxford

Axel Marcel Addy served as Minister of Commerce and Industry under Ellen Johnson Sirleaf from April 2013 to January 2018. While in office, he focused on investment diversification, agriculture, small and medium businesses, and integration into the world economy. He was Chief Negotiator during Liberia's successful accession to the World Trade Organization. ^[2]

References

• "Tourism Push – Liberia Launches National Export Strategy". Frontpage Africa Online. Frontpage Africa Online. July 28, 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
• Osakwe, Kireyev, Cheidu, Alexei (December 2017). Trade Multilateralism in the Twenty-First Century Building the Upper Floors of the Trading System Through WTO Accessions. UK: Cambridge. p. 207. ISBN  9781108421287. Retrieved 25 July 2018.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link)
• "4 ways Africa can achieve a manufacturing renaissance". weforum.org. World Economic Forum. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
• Senkpeni, Alpha. "Liberia's Commerce Minister Axel Addy Outlines Achievements". Frontpage Africa Online. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
• Reiter, Addy, Joakim, Axel (April 16, 2016). "The solution to the migrant crisis is jobs in low income countries". The Guardian Weekly. The Guardia. Retrieved 25 July 2018.{{ cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link)
• "DG Azevêdo welcomes Liberia as 163rd WTO member". WTO.org. World Trade Organization. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
• Karmo, Henry (June 14, 2016). "Liberian Legislature Concludes Ratification of WTO Protocol". Frontpage Africa Online. Frontpage Africa Online. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
• Mile, Tom (October 7, 2015). "Rebounding from Ebola, Liberia gets clearance to join WTO". Reuters. Reuters. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
• "Liberia's 'Pulling Together' After Ebola - Commerce Minister". AllAfrica.com. AllAfrica.com. March 17, 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
• Addy, Axel. "PSI Impact Magazine: Shaping the Global Agenda, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf" (PDF). Lauraliswood.com. Lauraliswood.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
• "LIBERIA (2011): MAP STUDY EVALUATING THE AVAILABILITY OF CONDOMS, HOUSEHOLD WATER TREATMENT PRODUCTS, ANTIMALARIALS, AND CONTRACEPTIVES 1st ROUND". Harvard.edu. Harvard University. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
• "Families in Liberia now empowered to make their water safe to drink". UNICEF. UNICEF. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
• "Axel Addy at a Glance". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
• "SmartChoice Program by PSI Liberia". Center for Health Market Innovations. Center for Health Market Innovations. Retrieved 25 July 2018.