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Hon.
Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi
ConstituencyTechiman North
Member of Parliament
In office
7 January 2009 – 6 January 2013
PresidentJohn Atta Mills
Preceded byAlex Kyeremeh
Succeeded byAlex Kyeremeh
Personal details
Born (1945-01-21) 21 January 1945 (age 79)
NationalityGhana Ghanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materUniversity of Michigan,USA
OccupationEducationist

Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi (born 21 January 1945[1] in Techiman, Brong Ahafo Region) is a Ghanaian academic and politician. Ameyaw-Akumfi was the Minister of Education in the John Agyekum Kufour administration.[2]

Education

Ameyaw-Akumfi entered the University of Ghana in 1965 and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Zoology in 1969 and earned his master's degree in the same field a year later. In 1970, he left to study Zoology at the University of Michigan in the United States, where he earned his doctorate in 1972.[1]

Professional career

Ameyaw-Akumfi has participated in both University of Cape Coast and University of Ghana system for many years and has been especially instrumental in the reform and decentralization of the university system in the country.[citation needed]

Early Life and Politics

Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi was born on 21 January 1945 at his hometown Jama-Techiman in his constituency. He began his political career after being elected into parliament in 2008 obtaining over 53.4% of the total votes.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Ameyaw-Akumfi, Christopher (Prof)". web.archive.org. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Ameyaw-Akumfi, Christopher (Prof)". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. ^ Ghana Elections 2008 (PDF). Ghana: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung,. 2010. p. 74.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

Sources

Parliament of Ghana
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Techiman-North
2009 – 2013
Political offices
Preceded by
Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi
Succeeded by