Kwadwo Baah Wiredu

Kwadwo Baah Wiredu (1952 – 24 September 2008) was a Ghanaian politician and a chartered accountant. He had been a Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ghana since January 1997 and had been a minister in the Kufour government since 2001.

Early life and education

Baah Wiredu was born in Asante Akim Agogo. He 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]

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]

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 Kufour'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 was the Minister for Finance and Economic Planning, a position he had held since 2005.

Death

Baah Wiredu died in South Africa where he was receiving medical treatment following a short illness.^[5][6]

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