Ignatius Baffour-Awuah
Hon. Ignatius Baffour-Awuah MP | |
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| Member of Parliament for Sunyani West Constituency | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2013 | |
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| Born | Ignatius Baffour-Awuah 24 August 1966 Nsoatre |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Committees | House Committee; Privileges Committee and Committee of Selection Committee |
Ignatius Baffour-Awuah (born 24 August 1966), a Ghanaian politician is the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations.[1][2]
Early life and education
He was born on 24 August 1966 and hails from Nsoatre in the Bono Region of Ghana. He had his Bachelors degree in Accounting in 1992. He also had his Post-graduate diploma in Management Consultancy in 2017.[1]
Political life
He joined the New Patriotic Party and was a member of President Kufour's government as a District Chief Executive of the Sunyani District Assembly.[3][4] He later became the deputy regional minister for the Brong-Ahafo region and subsequently became the regional minister under the same Kuffour administration. He ran for Member of Parliament for the Sunyani West constituency and won in the 2008 parliamentary elections. His party, the NPP however lost the presidential election. He was re-elected as MP in the same constituency in 2012 and 2016. He's therefore the current MP of the Sunyani West constituency. He served as the deputy minority chief whip from 2013 to 2017
Cabinet Minister
In May 2017, President Nana Akufo-Addo named Baffour-Awuah as part of nineteen ministers who would form his cabinet.[5] The names of the 19 ministers were submitted to the Parliament of Ghana and announced by the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Prof. Mike Ocquaye.[5] As a Cabinet minister, Baffour-Awuah is part of the inner circle of the president and is to aid in key decision-making activities in the country.[5]
Committees
Baffour-Awuah is a member of House Committee; a member of Privileges Committee and also a member of Committee of Selection Committee.[1]
Personal life
Baffour-Awuah is married with three children. He is a Catholic.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ Kwawukume, Victor. "Serve with humility - President tells ministers - Graphic Online". www.graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "Is Kufuor's govt mean and lean?". GhanaWeb. 14 May 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
- ^ "Composition du gouvernement de la République du Ghana" (in French). Französisches Aussenministerium. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
- ^ a b c FM, Citi. "Arts Minister Catherine Afeku makes it to Cabinet". ghanaweb.com. ghanaweb. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
External links
- Baffour-Awuah wins NPP primaries on modernghana.com from 29. April 2008
- CS1 French-language sources (fr)
- Articles with short description
- Use dmy dates from August 2020
- Pages using infobox officeholder with unknown parameters
- 1966 births
- Living people
- New Patriotic Party politicians
- Ghanaian MPs 2009–2013
- Ghanaian MPs 2013–2017
- Ghanaian MPs 2017–2021
- Cabinet Ministers of Ghana
- Ghanaian MPs 2021–2025