3RD BATCH
OF
MINISTERS-DESIGNATE
ANNOUNCED BY
PRESIDENT NANA
AKUFO-ADDO
PROF. GYAN
BAFFOUR – MINISTER FOR PLANNING
Professor George Gyan-Baffour is 65 years old, and is currently a
Member of Parliament (MP) for Wenchi.
From July 2002 to December 2004 he was
the Director General of The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) of
the Republic of Ghana where he oversaw the preparation of the first Ghana
Poverty Reduction Strategy (2003-2005) Paper. He introduced the first
Monitoring and Evaluation mechanism for assessing the progress of national
development called the Annual Progress Report, which is still the monitoring
and evaluation tool of the national development Agenda of Ghana. He supervised
the preparation of the Coordinated Program for the Economic and Social
Development of Ghana (2002-2012), which is a constitutional requirement of the
President of the Republic of Ghana. He led the team that prepared the first
compact of the Millennium Challenge Account. Before he left for the USA for
academic
pursuit he worked at the Ministry of Industries
Science and Technology from 1974 to 1984 and rose to the rank of Senior
Industrial Promotions Officer.
In December 2004, he contested and won the
parliamentary election to become the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wenchi. He
later became the Deputy Minister for Finance and Economic Planning from March
2005 to December 2008. Since January 2009 he is the Member of Parliament (MP)
for the Wenchi Constituency. As an MP he has served on several committees. He
has been a ranking member for the Trade Industry and Tourism Committee; a
member of the Education Committee; a member of the Poverty Reduction Committee;
and the acting Chairman of the Special Budget Committee.
He is a fellow of the Institute of
Chartered Economists of Ghana. He has been a member of various boards including
the Bank of Ghana (2005-2008), the Council for Scientific and Industrial
Research of Ghana (CSIR) from 2003 to 2005, and the Ghana Institute of Management
and Public Administration (GIMPA) from 2003 to 2005.
He holds a PhD from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in Industrial
Relations; a Post Doctorate diploma from Harvard University, John F. Kennedy
School of Government; an MA in economic policy from University of Wisconsin,
Madison; a BSc. (Hons) degree in Economics from the University of Ghana.
Catherine Afeku
is 49years old, and our Member of Parliament for Evalue-Gwira-Ajomoro – her
2nd term in parliament. She hails from Axim, and holds Bachelor of Science and
Master’s Degrees in Business Administration. She has worked with the World
Bank, with Stico Petroleum in Kenya as a Business Development Consultant, and a
bilingual instructor at the Inlingua School of languages, Brescia, Italy.
Between 2006 and 2008, she was the NPP government spokesperson on
infrastructure.
She is married
with 3 children.
MAVIS HAWA
KOOMSON – SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES
Mavis Hawa Koomson is 51 years old, holds
a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Education, a Postgraduate
Certificate in
Public Administration from GIMPA, and is due to obtain a Master’s degree in
Public Administration, with a specialization in international relations and
diplomacy, after the completion of the programme in January 2017. She has been
a Member of Parliament for the Awutu Senya East constituency from 2012 to
date. Whilst in parliament, she has
served as a member of the committees on land and natural resources, and women
and gender.
She is married
with 3 children.
Awal Mohammed is 55 years old, an entrepreneur and a marketer. Awal,
who was adjudged the Marketing Man of the year, ‘2009’ holds three master’s
degrees in various disciplines from different universities. He has Masters in
Applied Business Research - Swiss Business School,
Switzerland;
Executive Masters in Business Administration from the University of Ghana
Business School, Legon; and a Masters in International Journalism from the
University of Wales, UK. He is also at the tail end of his doctoral program at
the Swiss Business School pursuing doctorate in Business Administration.
Ibrahim Mohammed Awal is the former Managing
Director of Graphic Communications Group Limited and Chase Petroleum. He is
currently the Chief Executive Officer of Marble Communications Group Limited,
publishers of The
Finder Group of Newspapers, HMW printers,
Marble Consultants and Marble Developers. He has worked closely with many
companies, particularly, with Small and Medium Enterprises, where he offered
consultancy services in the areas of business strategy, management, marketing
and communications. He has also consulted for diplomatic Missions,
international development partners as well as state institutions.
He is married with four children and is also a product of the Ghana
Institute of Journalism.
MUSTAPHA
ABDUL-HAMID - INFORMATION
Mustapha Abdul-Hamid
is 45 years old. He holds a Diploma in Education, Bachelor of Arts Degree in
Religious Studies and a Master of Philosophy Degree, also in Religious Studies,
all from the University of Cape Coast. He is presently a Senior Lecturer in
Religious Studies at the University of Cape Coast, where he specializes in the
areas of Islam & Gender and Political Thought in Islam. Prior to take up
teaching, he worked in the media in various capacities as Editor of the High
Street Journal, Editor of the Statesman newspaper, News Editor at the then
Choice FM and Strategy
He has published widely in many prestigious academic journals around
the world. In politics, he was National Youth Organiser of the NPP from
2002-2005. He has been Spokesperson for the President from 2007 to date.
He is married
with five children.
ISAAC KWAME
ASIAMAH – YOUTH & SPORTS
Isaac Kwame Asiamah is 42 years old. He is a Graduate of University of
Ghana, Legon with a Bachelor of Arts in Geography and
Resource
Development with Political Science. He holds executive Masters in Governance
and Leadership. He entered Parliament in January 2005 at age 29, then as the
youngest MP in Parliament on the ticket of the NPP for the Atwima Mponua
Constituency in the Ashanti region, and is still the MP.
He was a member of the Parliamentary Select
Committee on Youth, Sports and Culture, rising to become Vice Chairman of the
same Committee, and later became the Chairman of the same Committee in his 1st term in
Parliament. He has also served on the following Committees: Public
Accounts Committee, Finance Committee, Poverty Reduction Committee and Mines
and Energy Committee Parliament of Ghana.
He is married
with four children.
Samuel Kofi Ahiave Dzamesi is 57 years old. He
has a first degree in Engineering and holds a diploma in Marketing. He was a
former Minister of the Volta Region under the government of President Kufuor,
and is National Council member of the NPP. He was the Chairperson of the NPP
Campaign Sector Committee on Chieftaincy.
HON. CECILIA
DAPAAH – MINISTER FOR AVIATION
Cecilia Abena Dapaah is 62 years old, and is a leadership development
specialist. She is a product of the University of Ghana Legon. She graduated
with a Bachelor of Arts degree in French and Lingusitics in 1979, and also
holds a
certificate from the Harvard Kennedy School in
leadership. She also holds a postgraduate certificate in International
Development Studies from the University of Oslo in Norway. Between 2001 and
2006, she was the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Ghana Cocoa
Processing Company. She was deputy Minister for Water Resources, Works and
Housing under President Kufuor’s government, from 2005 to 2006, and became the
substantive Minister from 2007 to 2008. Whilst in
parliament as MP for Bantama, she served on various committees such as
Works and Housing; Advisory Committee to the Speaker; Employment, Social
Welfare and Youth; Foreign Affairs; and Special Budget.
BONIFACE ABUBAKAR
SADDIQUE – INNER CITY & ZONGO
DEVELOPMENT
Boniface Abubakar Siddique is 56 years
old. He holds an
MA in Economics
from the University of Essex, MBA in
Financial
Management from the University of Exeter, MA in
Conflict, Peace and Security from the Kofi Annan
International
Peace Keeping Center and a BA in Social
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Sciences from the KNUST. He worked in the
Ministry of Finance for 14 years as an Economic Officer, eventually becoming a
Senior Finance Officer. In politics, he has been a two time MP for Salaga from
2001-2009. He also served as Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing,
Minister for Manpower, Youth and Employment and Northern Regional Minister. He
is married with three children.
NAA AFOLEY QUAYE
– FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE
Elizabeth Naa Afoley Quaye is 47 years old, and holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in Agribusiness from the Central University College. She also
obtained a National Diploma in General Agriculture from the University of
Ghana, and a certificate in General Agriculture from the Kwadaso Agricultural
College. For over a period of 20 years, she worked as the Principal Production
Officer at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. She is currently the Member of
Parliament for the Krowor. She is married with 4 children.
OSEI
KYEI-MENSAH-BONSU – PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu is 59 years old and is an urban planner by
profession. He been a Member of Parliament for the Suame Constituency
since 1997, and
has held several positions in the House, including Secretary to the Minority
Caucus (1997-2000); Deputy Majority Whip (2001-2002); Majority Chief Whip
(2002-2007); Deputy Majority Leader (2007-2008); and a Minister of State
(Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs from 2007 to 2008).
He has chaired the Advisory Board on Water
Restructuring at the Ministry of Works and Housing;
was a Member of the Board of Directors of
the Cocoa Processing Company for 8 years. He is currently the Chairman of the
African Parliamentarians Network against Corruption; and is Vice President for
the Global Organisation of Parliamentarians against corruption.
He has also served on various committees
in parliament, namely the Business Committee, Committee on Selection, Committee
on Works and Housing, Committee on Youth and Sports, Committee on Lands and
Forestry, Committee on Subsidiary Legislation; Special Budget Committee;
Appointments Committee, and the Standing Orders Committee.
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