(Togo First) - Born on 31 December 1961, Kodjo Adedze is the minister of Trade and the Private Sector. A brilliant graduate of the national school of administration (where he completed a cycle 3 degree in customs), he joined the civil service in 1988.

Later, while in office, he obtained a specialized graduate diploma (DESS) in law and a diploma in customs at the National Customs School of Neuilly-sur-Seine in France.

Throughout his career at the General Directorate of Customs, which later merged with Taxation to become the OTR, he successively held the positions of a customs inspector, director of studies and customs legislation, director-general of the public procurement regulatory authority, director-general of customs, commissioner of customs and indirect taxes, and commissioner-general of OTR, after the departure of the Rwandan Gaperi.

An evangelical Christian, Adedze is considered one of the most moderate members of the ruling party (of which he is officially No. 2).