Victor Selormey

Victor Lawrence Kwashie Selormey (8 December 1946 –18 April 2005) was a Ghanaian economist and politician. He was a member of the National Democratic Congress and served as deputy Minister of Finance during the Jerry John Rawlings government.

Early life and education Victor Selormey was an Ewe and was born on 8 December 1946 as the fourth of seven children to Michael Etsevia Selormey and Florence Naa Lamile Selormey. He also served on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the alternative member for Ghana, serving as representative for Ghana along with the then Governor of the Bank of Ghana Kwabena Duffuor. He also accompanied the President on several trips outside the country to deliberate on issues regarding international partnerships with Ghana, most notable amongst them being trips to US, Italy and Switzerland. He held that position until Jerry John Rawlings handed over to John Kufuor in January 2001. He was a Christian and worshipped as a Roman Catholic. He was amongst the first Tarcisians of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Accra in the 1950s along with Jerry John Rawlings, who would later serve as the president of Ghana. He died on 18 April 2005 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra at the age of 58 years.