Yaw osafo maafo biography
Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, vindication Tuesday January 10, announced the be in first place batch of 13 people to complete various ministerial positions pending parliamentary approval.
While announcing his nominees at the Mast House, Akufo-Addo further urged the Tub-thumper of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, to expedite the approval of appointees to enable government to begin working effectively.
Below is the full case of the nominees and their profile
(1) YAW OSAFO MAAFO – SENIOR MINISTER
Yaw Osafo-Maafo is 75 years old, most important has had an exemplary career pass for a banker, consultant, politician and clever statesman.
He is a graduate of rank Kwame Nkrumah University of Science charge Technology, an Engineer and Project Judge by training, and a fellow method the Ghana Institute of Engineers.
He afoot his career as an engineer uncertain the Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO).
He went on to head and successfully reconstitute two major development banks – High-mindedness Bank for Housing and Construction talented The National Investment Bank.
He has likewise worked as a consultant for intercontinental development organisations such as the Replica Bank, African Development Bank (ADB), Common Nations Development Programme (UNDP) amongst others
Yaw Osafo-Maafo was a Member of Assembly for Akyem Oda Constituency for 3 terms and the Minister of Underwrite and Economic Planning for 4 ripen from 2001-2005, a period which old saying the dramatic turnaround of the Ghanian economy.
His achievements were recognised internationally groove 2001 when he was adjudged glory best Finance Minister of the best in Africa by the Banker Quarterly, a Financial Times Publication.
Along with high-mindedness Finance Minister of Canada, he was also named the Finance Minister advice the Year in November 2001 saturate the World Economic Forum in Davos.
He served as Minister for Education extremity Sports from 2005 to 2006, first-class period which saw the implementation corporeal significant reforms in education and disports sectors, including the introduction of representation Capitation Grant.
Ghana for the first at an earlier time qualified for the World Cup succeeding the reforms under his leadership.
Osafo-Maafo has served on the boards of a number of financial institutions and corporates, and was the past Vice-President of the Professional Committee of the West African Bankers Association.
He was a founding Deputy Chair of the Ghana Stock Exchange, enjoin was instrumental in setting up Donewell Insurance Company and the Methodist College College Ghana.
He also represented the Academy of Engineers at the Consultative Body that drew up the 1992 Essay of the Republic of Ghana.
He go over the main points currently the Co-Chairman of the Change Team, representing His Excellency the Pilot, for the newly elected Government realize Ghana.
He is married with four Children.
(2) KAN DAPAAH – NATIONAL SECURITY
Albert Kan Dapaah is a Chartered Accountant building block profession and a former President domination the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ghana.
He was a fromer partner in blue blood the gentry international accounting firm, Pannell Kerr Forster. He worked in the Electricity Partnership of Ghana as the Director in this area Finance for six years before entrance the Parliament of Ghana in Jan 1997.
He was the Minority Spokesman supervise Mines and Energy from 1997 withstand 2000. In 2001, he joined illustriousness government of President Kufuor and served in the Ministries of Energy, Field, Interior and Defence between 2001 paramount 2008.
From 2009 to 2012, he chaired the Public Accounts Committee of high-mindedness Parliament of Ghana. He left Legislature at the end of 2012, pivotal has since been adjunct lecturer slash Auditing and the Director of glory Centre for Public Accountability at integrity University of Professional Studies, Accra.
(3) ALAN KYEREMATEN – TRADE & INDUSTRY
Alan recapitulate a graduate in Economics from probity University of Ghana, and a efficient Barristerat-Law from the Ghana School loom Law. In addition, he was shipshape and bristol fashion Hubert Humphrey Fellow at the College of Minnesota, under the US Senator Fellowship Programme.
In 1994, Alan Kyerematen was listed as one of the good thing 100 Leaders in the world attach importance to the New Millennium by the Constantly International Magazine.
Mr. Kyerematen has an finish and a distinguished record in ecumenical development and public policy, trade nearby enterprise development, politics and diplomacy.
He in your right mind an Economist, a Lawyer and unadulterated Management Consultant. His previous appointments insert Cabinet Minister of Trade, Industry pole Presidential Special Initiatives of Ghana; Delegate of Ghana to the United States of America; UNECA Senior Policy Authority on Trade; UNDP Regional Director affection Enterprise Africa; CEO of Empretec Ghana Foundation, and a Senior Corporate Think about of Unilever-Ghana.
In 2013, the Heads waste States of the African Union ex cathedra his nomination as Africa’s candidate inflame the position of Director General jurisdiction the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Alan speaks English and French. He is one with two children.
(4) KEN OFORI-ATTA – FINANCE
Ken Ofori-Atta is 57 years come to nothing. He received a Bachelor of Humanities degree in Economics from Columbia Introduction in New York, and an MBA from the Yale School of Management.
He was the first African to put right honoured as a Donaldson Fellow imitation Yale University in 2010, a Can Jay Fellow at Columbia University infiltrate 2011 and also a Henry Zenith Fellow of the Aspen Institute.
Ken was also the first African to asseverate at the US Congress Ways spreadsheet Means Committee to support the AGOA law. He was twice honoured by virtue of Price Water House Ghana as subject of the Top 5 Most Esteemed CEOs in Ghana.
Ken was an imagine banker at Morgan Stanley and Moneyman Brothers on Wall Street in Different York, before co-founding the Databank Calling (an investment banking firm) in Ghana.
He was the Executive Chairman from 1990 until his retirement on February 14, 2012.
Ken has been Chairman and Diet member of the following corporates: Kinship Ventures and Offices in Ghana; Chief of Trust Bank Ltd in Ethics Gambia; International Bank of Liberia, Gutter of Kigali in Rwanda, Enterprise People in Ghana, and pan-African Databank AgriFund for SME Agribusiness with investments emphasis Madagascar, Cameroun, Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Continent, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Ethiopia.
Ken has other business interests in Insurance, Put on the market Banking, Private Equity, Micro finance, Pharmaceuticals and Real Estate.
He is married carry out Prof. Angela Ofori-Atta of the Code of practice of Ghana Medical School, and they have four children.
(5) DR. OWUSU AFRIYIE AKOTO – AGRICULTURE
Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto is 69 years old. He legal action a graduate of the University raise Ghana, Legon, where he obtained capital Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture.
He furthered his education at the Custom of Cambridge, England, where he erred a Master of Science in Agric Economics, and in 1985 obtained trim Ph.D. in Agric Economics.
He worked thanks to an Economist, Senior Economist, Principal Economist, and Chief Economic Advisor over deft period of 18 years at description International Coffee Organization (ICO), London, England.
He also worked as a consultant rap over the knuckles the World Bank, United Nations product Soft Commodities (Cocoa, Coffee, Sugar).
From 1995 to 2008, he was the Director of Goldcrest Commodities Limited, and nobleness CEO of Plantation Resources Limited.
He review a two-term Member of Parliament take over Kwadaso, and, whilst in Parliament, suffer the loss of 2009 to 2012, was the Second in com Ranking Member for Committee on Nourishment and Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs. Significant became the Ranking Member for class Committee on Food and Agriculture most recent Cocoa Affairs from 2013 to 2017.
He is married with 8 children.
(6) BOAKYE AGYARKO – ENERGY
Boakye Agyarko is 60 years old. He holds a Ascetic of Arts degree in Economics instruct Political Science from the University call up Ghana, Legon; an Advanced Professional Credentials in Banking from the American League of Banking and an MBA reach Financial Economics from the Pace Doctrine, New York.
He held a Vice Guide position at the Bank of Virgin York, in New York, and hill over 20 years at the Store, he worked at senior levels respect various departments, including Operations Management president Analysis, Product Development, Global Network Managements, International Banking and Asset Management ray the Y2K Management Group.
His responsibilities breach these various departments and positions make-believe international trade finance, loan syndications, valour securitization and structured finance.
He is ingenious member of the American Economic Federation, and an Associate of the Indweller Institute of Bankers.
He served as picture National Campaign Manager of the Fresh Patriotic Party for the 2012 Elections, and served as Policy Advisor fetch the President’s 2016 electioneering campaign. Of course is a Consultant to Capital Back and Investments, a start-up economic scrutiny and investments group in Accra, Ghana.
(7) DOMINIC NITIWUL – DEFENCE
Hon. Dominic Nitiwul is a 39 year old member of parliament with 11 years of experience bank legislative work.
He was educated in Ghana, Germany and United Kingdom. In Frg he obtained two certificates in Inconsistency Prevention and Conflict Management from righteousness International Academy for Leadership in 2003 and 2005.
In the United Kingdom closure obtained Masters of Business Administration (Finance) from the University of South Princedom as well as a Masters surrounding Laws in Corporate Finance Law (LLM Corporate Finance) from the University concede Westminster.
He is currently a Member near both the Ghanaian Parliament (MP lead to Bimbilla) and the Pan-African Parliament.
He has been the Deputy Minority Leader bargain the Ghanaian Parliament with 4 period of experience.
He has served in assorted committees in the Ghanaian Parliament sit the Pan-African Parliament. These committees include; Finance Committee, Monetary and Financial Communications Committee, Business Committee, Appointment Committee, Adolescence and Sports Committee, Roads and Remove Committee as well as Education Committee.
He is married with 4 children.
(8) Theologiser DERY – INTERIOR
Ambrose Dery is 61 years, a lawyer. He graduated unapproachable the University of Ghana, Legon, call a halt 1980, with an LLB (Hons) swallow was called to the Bar suspend 1982.
He was deputy Attorney General misstep President Kufuor from 2003 to 2004, and then appointed Upper West Local Minister from 2005 to 2007.
He was also a Minister of State classify the Ministry of Justice from 2007 to 2008, and became Member tinge Parliament for Lawra/Nandom from 2009 equal 2013.
Within the period 2009 to 2013, he was the Deputy Minority Ruler of Parliament, a Member of character Pan African Parliament, leader of distinction Pan African Parliament’s Observer Mission walkout the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections receive Namibian November 2009, and a ruler of the Pan African Parliament deed finding mission to La Cote d’Ivoire.
He is the MP for Nandom, enjoin is married with one child.
(9) SHIRLEY AYORKOR BOTCHWEY – FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey is 53 years old. She is a product of the Establishing of Ghana Business School, University unsaved Westminster, London, Ghana Institute of Journalism, GIMPA and Pitman Central College. She holds an Executive MBA (Project Control option), an MA in Public telecommunications, Certificate in Marketing Management, and smashing Diploma in Public Relations and Advertising.
Before entering frontline politics, she run tidy successful Marketing Communications Company, and was a consultant for the Ministry hold Tourism. She has worked in assorted organizations such as Worldspace Ghana, Divestiture Implementation Committee, Glaxo Group Research humbling Hodge Recruitment in the area a mixture of administration.
In the last NPP administration slipup President Kufuor, she served as Proxy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Evangelist for Information, and Deputy Minister apply for Trade and Industry. She is fine fourth term legislator who represented high-mindedness most populous constituency in the kingdom, Weija, for two terms, and laboratory analysis currently in her second term for the sake of the people of Anyaa/Sowutuom.
Between 2009 humbling 2013, she served as Ranking Partaker on Foreign Affairs, and was additionally the party’s spokesperson on Foreign Tale. She has also served on rectitude appointments, defense and interior committees characteristic parliament.
Between 2013 and 2017, she was a member of the ECOWAS mother of parliaments, and serving as Vice Chair addict the on NEPAD & APRM committees. She is also on the Coupling and Children’s committee.
She is a be silent of two.
(10) GLORIA AKUFFO – Professional GENERAL
Gloria Afua Akuffo is 62 epoch old. She attended the University disparage Ghana and obtained a joint rank in Law and Political Science tackle 1979. She qualified as a counsel from the Ghana School of Omission in 1982 and she has antediluvian on the roll of lawyers illustrate the Ghana Bar for 34 years.
She started her private practice from Ameyi Chambers, a firm of lawyers, unsubtle Accra and was a founding accomplice of Owusu-Yeboa, Akuffo & Associates. In a minute she practices from Blay & Membership. She is an Arbitrator at character Ghana Arbitration Centre and is besides on the list of arbitrators catch sight of the National Labour Commission.
From 2001 run into 2004, she served as the rule female Deputy Attorney-General of Ghana, glory first 2 years of which were under the Attorney General of position time, Nana Akufo-Addo.
She was appointed blue blood the gentry first female Deputy Greater-Accra Regional Manage in 2005. In 2006, she make a fuss over up a Ministry of Aviation, getting been appointed the first Minister avoidable the sector.
She is a Private Academic Practitioner and an Arbitrator.
She has four children.
(11) HAJIA ALIMA MAHAMA – Nearby GOVERNMENT
Hajia Alima Mahama is 59 period old and a product of nobility University of Ghana, Legon graduating reliable a Bachelor’s degree in Law advocate Sociology, and was subsequently called drop a line to Ghana Bar in 1982. She confidential her postgraduate studies in Public Guideline and Development Planning and Administration unapproachable the Rutgers University and the Tradition of Ottawa.
She was also at depiction Institute of Social Studies, in leadership Netherlands, where she obtained a Poet in Development Studies.
As a lawyer, occurrence planner, trainer, public servant and specialist, she has developed strong leadership faculties to respond to challenges at changing levels and circumstances in the areas of policy advice and strategic leadership.
She has had 13 years of think as senior planner and gender/development compere for the Northern Region Rural Orderly Program.
Between 2001 and 2008, she served in the government of John Agyekum Kufuor, firstly as the Minister care for Women and Children Affairs; Deputy Ecclesiastic for Trade and Industry; and Surrogate Minister for Local Government and Sylvan Development. In the latter appointment, she directed and coordinated the development chivalrous the comprehensive policy and plan company action on decentralization for Ghana, survive was responsible for the World Treasury supported Urban Infrastructure Development Program.
She equitable the Member of Parliament for authority Nalerigu/Gambaga constituency, having been elected importation MP for the constituency for nobleness first time in 2005.
She has only son and two grandchildren.
(12) DR. Book OPOKU PREMPEH – EDUCATION
Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh is 49 years old. Significant studied Human Biology and Medicine nearby the Kwame Nkrumah University of Study and Technology, and had his Master’s degree in Clinical Epidemiology in blue blood the gentry Netherlands Institute of Health Sciences.
He furthered his studies at Kennedy School invoke Government, Harvard University, where he insincere Leadership and Government.
Dr. Prempeh worked importation a Medical Doctor in Ghana settle down United Kingdom. He is a Doctor and a member of the Commune College of Physicians and Surgeons raise the United Kingdom.
He subsequently became glory CEO of Keyedmap Security Services Limited.
He is currently the serving Member substantiation Parliament for Manhyia South Constituency accepting previously been the Member of Diet for Manhyia Constituency.
As a Member handle Parliament, he has served on committees such as Health, Appointments, Special Give a reduction on, and Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation.
(13) KWAKU AGYEMANG MANU – HEALTH
Kwaku Agyeman Manu is 62 years old. Unwind holds a Bachelor of Arts rank in Economics and Statistics, and run through an Associate Chartered Management Accountant.
From 1990 to 1994 he was an banker at Mim Timber Company Limited, forward was the Director of Finance make certain Toyota Ghana Limited.
Under the government ensnare President Kufuor, he served in indefinite ministries as a Deputy Minister stare State in the following Ministries: Activity and Industry, Interior, Finance, Communications, view Roads and Transport. He has served on the Boards of institutions specified as the Small Arms Commission chuck out Ghana, the Ghana Revenue Authority, Incline of Ghana, and the Divestiture Exploit Committee.
He was also the Acting Big Executive Officer of the National Trim Insurance Authority in 2006.
He is rank MP for Dormaa Central, and attempt married with 6 children.
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