(Togo First) - A graduate of the Havard Kennedy School of Government, CINA LAWSON began her career at the World Bank (Washington, D.C) and later moved to Orange Group and Alcatel-Lucent in (New York and Paris respectively France Telecom). In 2012, she was ranked by Forbes among the 20 most powerful young women in Africa. She had joined the government two years prior as minister of posts, digital economy, and technological innovation. She has been occupying the position since then - a record.

While her ministry was not much significant when she took over, today it plays a major role in the digitalisation of the Togolese economy and administration.