Moses Asaga
Hon. Moses Aduku Asaga | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Nabdam | |
| In office Jan 1997 – Jan 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Danzi Paul Kpal |
| Succeeded by | Boniface Agambila |
| Minister for Employment and Social Welfare | |
| In office Feb 2012 – Jan 2013 | |
| President | John Atta Mills John Dramani Mahama |
| Preceded by | Enoch Teye Mensah |
| Succeeded by | Nii Armah Ahsietey |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
Moses Aduku Asaga is a Ghanaian politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Nabdam in the Upper East Region of Ghana from 1997 to 2013. He lost the seat in the December 2012 elections to Boniface Agambilla of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) [1] who has stood against him in the 2008 election but lost. He was also a Minister for Employment and Social Welfare in Ghana.[2] He was appointed in early 2012 following a cabinet reshuffle by President Mills.[3] Moses Asaga had been nominated for a ministerial position in 2009 but was withdrawn following a controversy about some ex-gratia awards he had authorised.[4] After John Dramani Mahama won the 2012 General Elections, he replaced Moses Asaga with Nii Armah Ashietey as Minister of Employment and Social Welfare.[5] He was then given the position as the C.E.O of the National Petroleum Authority in 2013 by former president John Dramani Mahama
Education
Moses Asaga holds a BSc in Industrial Chemistry from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He also holds a MSc in Petroleum Engineering from Aberdeen University and MBA, Finance from Yonsei University. In addition to that he has MPhil in Financial Economics from Durham University, United Kingdom.[6]
See also
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Mills tasks new ministers to excel". General news. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ "Full Text Of Reshuffle By President Mills". General News. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ "Returnee Moses Asaga: Hard work pays". General News. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ [2]
- ^ "GCB Directors". GCB. Retrieved 23 August 2014.