Kwadwo Baah Wiredu

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Hon. Kwadwo Baah Wiredu
Kwadwo Baah Wiredu
Member of Parliament
for Asante Akim North
Incumbent
Assumed office 
January 1997
Minister for Finance and Economic Planning
Incumbent
Assumed office 
January 2005
President John Kufuor
Preceded by Yaw Osafo-Maafo
Constituency Asante Akim North
Nationality Flag of Ghana Ghanaian
Political party New Patriotic Party
Children 6
Profession Chartered Accountant
Religion Methodist

Kwadwo Baah Wiredu is a Ghanaian politician and a chartered accountant. He has been a Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ghana since January 1997 and has been a minister in the Kufuor government since 2001.

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[edit] Early life and education

Baah Wiredu started his secondary education at the Kumasi High School, Kumasi in 1967. He obtained the GCE Ordinary Level Certificate in 1972. He had his sixth form education at Prempeh College, also in Kumasi. Baah Wiredu proceeded to the University of Ghana in 1974 and obtained a B.Sc. in Administration (Accounting option). He then did a four-year course with the Institute of Chartered Accountants qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1985.[1]

[edit] Career

Kwadwo Baah Wiredu has worked at various positions with the now defunct Ghana Airways airline and the Volta River Authority. He has worked as a senior consultant on computer-systems and as finance manager of Ananse Systems. In addition, he was a partner in Asante Wiredu and Associates, an accounting firm, prior to being an MP.[2]

[edit] Politics

Baah Wiredu was one of the campaigners against the Union government (UNIGOV) concept put forward by General Acheampong's Supreme Military Council in 1978.[1] He joined the New Patriotic Party when it was formed in 1992. He became an MP in the Second Parliament of the Fourth Republic after the 1996 parliamentary elections and has retained his seat since then. He became a minister in John Kufuor's NPP government since 2001.[3] He has so far held the portfolios of Local Government and Rural Development (2001-2003)[3] and Education, Youth and Sports (2003-2005)[4]. He is currently the Minister for Finance and Economic Planning, a position he has held since 2005.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Minister for Finance & Economic Planning. Official website. Ghana government. Retrieved on 2007-05-12.
  2. ^ Hon. Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu (NPP) (Asanti-Akim North). GhanaDistricts.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-12.
  3. ^ a b "Eleven Minsiters Sworn-in", General News of Friday, 2 February 2001, Ghana Home Page. Retrieved on 2007-05-12. 
  4. ^ "Government names new Cabinet", General News of Tuesday, 1 April 2003, Ghana Home Page. Retrieved on 2007-05-12. 
Parliament of Ghana
Preceded by
?		 Member of Parliament for Asante Akin North
1997 – present		 Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Cecilia Johnson		 Minister for Local Government and Rural Development
2001 – 2003		 Succeeded by
Kwadwo Adjei Darko
Preceded by
Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi		 Minister for Education, Youth and Sports
2003 – 2005		 Succeeded by
Yaw Osafo-Maafo
Preceded by
Yaw Osafo-Maafo		 Minister for Finance and Economic Planning
2005 – present		 Incumbent


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NAME Baah Wiredu, Kwadwo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Chartered accountant, politician and Finance minister of Ghana
DATE OF BIRTH
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DATE OF DEATH Living
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