Dele Patrick COLE,

Biographical record

Title

Dr
Ambassador

Surname

COLE,

First Name

Dele

Other Names

Patrick

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

Newswatch Who's Who (2nd Edition)

Date of Birth

August 4, 1940.

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Rivers State

Place of Birth

Abonnema, Rivers State.

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Mina Dugoabere Amechree, 1973

Number of Children (Male)

6

Number of Children ( Female)

3

Profession

Historian
Politician
Administrator
Diplomat

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

St. Bartholomew's School, Enugu, 1946-53; Baptist High School, Port Harcourt, 1954- 58; Ibadan Grammar School, 1959-60; University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1962-65; University of Cambridge, England, 1966-70; Stephen Berhens Cohen College, Cambridge, 1969; fellow, King's College,Cambridge University, England, 1970-73;

Educational Qualification

B.A., M.A., PhD.

Present Appointment

Chairman, africapractice West Africa

Previous Appointments

Visiting Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA, 1970-73;

Administrative Officer, Cabinet Office, Lagos,1973-76;

Secretary, Irikefe Panel on State Creation, 1975-76;

Managing Director, Daily Times of Nigeria Limited, 1976-80;

Delegate to the United Nations and the OAU (1976, 1989, 1989, and 1990)

Chairman, Tabod Nigeria Limited, 1980-87;

Chairman, Checkport Ltd;

Chairman, Proteceas Nigeria Limited;

Director, Guardian Newspapers, since 1983;

Director, New Nation Press Limited, since 1986;

Chairman, Pabod Finance Investment, since 1986;

Appointed Nigerian Ambassador to Brazil, 1987-92;

Special Adviser to the President, on International Relations, 1998-2001;

Chairman, Abuja Hotels Limited;

Chairman, Tamsaka Travels Agency;

Chairman of Airlines Services & Logistics PLC (ASL);

Chairman of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc, 2006-2010.

Director of Industrial And General Insurance Plc

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

No

If "Yes", please state the party(ies) and offices you have held with dates

defunct Social Democratic Party, Presidential Aspirant, 1992;

People’s Democratic Party of Nigeria, (Member) 1998-date;

People’s Democratic Party of Nigeria, Deputy National Chairman (South South), 1998-1999.

Traditional Titles

Alabo (Chief), Jack's Compound, Abonnema, Rivers State

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

Publications: Modern and Traditional Ethics in The Politics of Lagos, Cambridge University Press;

Contributed to Lagos, A Modern Metropolis, edited by Aderibigbe;

The Military and Press Freedom, Daily Times of Nigeria;

The Press and the Black World, Daily Times of Nigeria.

Hobbies

tennis, music, walking

Official Address

The Presidency, Aso Villa, Abuja.