Ignatius Baffour-Awuah
Ignatius Baffour-Awuah (born 24 August 1966), be Ghanaian politician wey be de Minister for Employment den Labor Relations.[1][2][3]
| Ein sex anaa gender | male  |
|---|---|
| Country wey e be citizen | Ghana |
| Name in native language | Ignatius Baffour-Awuah |
| Name wey dem give am | Ignatius |
| Family name | Awuah |
| Ein date of birth | 24 August 1966 |
| Place dem born am | Nsoatre |
| Native language | Bono |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | English, Bono |
| Ein occupation | politician, consultant, accountant |
| Position ehold | Member of the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana, Member of the 6th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana, Member of the 5th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana, Member of the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana, Minister for Employment and Labour Relations |
| Educate for | University of Ghana, Sunyani Senior High School, University of Ghana |
| Work location | Sunyani |
| Political party ein member | New Patriotic Party |
| Candidacy in election | 2008 Ghanaian general election, 2012 Ghanaian general election, 2016 Ghanaian general election, 2020 Ghanaian general election |
| Religion anaa worldview | Catholicism |
Ein early life den education
editDem born am for 24 August 1966 wey he dey hail from Nsoatre wey dey Bono Region for Ghana insyd. He get ein Bachelors degree for Accounting for 1992 insyd. He san get ein Post-graduate diploma for Management Consultancy for 2017 insyd.[1]
Ein political life
editHe join de New Patriotic Party den Presido Kufour ein govament take de Sunyani District Assembly give say he for be de as de District Chief Executive.[4][5] Later dem change am wey he cam turn deputy regional minister for den Brong-Ahafo region den subsequently he cam turn de regional minister for de same Kuffour ein administration. He san ran for Member of Parliament for de Sunyani West constituency wey he win for de 2008 parliamentary elections. Ein party, de NPP however lost de presidential election. Dem san vote for am as de MP for de same constituency for 2012 den 2016 insyd. As we dey talk, he still be MP for de same constituency, Sunyani West constituency. One tym self, he serve de deputy minority chief whip from 2013 to 2017.
Cabinet Minister
editInsyd May 2017, Presido Nana Akufo-Addo name am, Baffour-Awuah as he be part of ein nineteen ministers wey go form ein cabinet.[6] De 19 ministers dem take go de Parliament of Ghana wey dem announce give de Speaker of de House, Rt. Hon. Prof. Mike Ocquaye.[6] As he dey serve as de Cabinet minister, Baffour-Awuah be part paddies wey dey de presido ein inner circle wey he aid am take key decisions for de country insyd.[6] Afta de 2020 general elections, de president keep him as de Minister for Employment den Labor Relations as of rydee. February, 2023 de president take additional responsibility give say go he go job plus ein position as de Pensions Minister.[7]
Committees
editBaffour-Awuah serve for different committee for de House insyd; member of Privileges Committee den sanso be member of Committee of Selection Committee.[1]
Nsoatreman FC
editNsoatreman FC qualify to play for de 2022/2023 Betpawa premier league insyd, dem appoint Baffour-Awuah den ada MPs to be dema board members wey ein chair the board.[8]
Ein life matter
editBaffour-Awuah marry plus three kiddies. He be Catholic.[1]
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament of Ghana. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ↑ Kwawukume, Victor. "Serve with humility – President tells ministers – Graphic Online". Graphic Ghana. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ↑ "Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, Biography". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ↑ "Is Kufuor's govt mean and lean?". GhanaWeb. 14 May 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
- ↑ "Composition du gouvernement de la République du Ghana" (insyd French). Französisches Aussenministerium. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 FM, Citi. "Arts Minister Catherine Afeku makes it to Cabinet". Ghanaweb. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ "Akufo-Addo assigns Employment Minister additional responsibility for pensions - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ↑ "Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Baffour Awuah and Nii Lante Vanderpuye appointed to Nsoatreman FC board - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
External links
edit- Baffour-Awuah wins NPP primaries on modernghana.com from 29. April 2008