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Albert Kan-Dapaah

Albert Kan-Dapaah

Minister for National Security
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Political Party:
New Patriotic Party

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Date of Birth: Saturday, 14 March 1953
Place of Birth: Maase-Boaman, Ashanti Region
Marital Status and Family: Marriage
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Acherensua Secondary School
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Institute of Professional Studies (IPS), Legon
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North East London Polytechnic, London
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Emile Woolf College
Accountancy.
Bio History: Albert Kan-Dapaah (born 14 March 1953) is a Ghanaian chartered accountant and politician. He is the current National Security Minister of Ghana since his appointment by President Nana Akufo-Addo in January 2017.

Kan-Dapaah was born on 14 March 1953. He is an Ashanti and hails from Maase-Boaman in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Albert Kan-Dapaah had his secondary education at Acherensua Secondary School from 1964 to 1969. He then studied Accountancy at the Institute of Professional Studies (IPS), Legon. He had further Accountancy courses at the North East London Polytechnic, London and the Emile Woolf College of Accountancy.
Career History (Non-political): Kan-Dapaah worked with Pannel Kerr Forster, a chartered accounting firm as an Audit Senior.He worked in their offices in Monrovia, Liberia and London, UK between 1978 and 1986. Back in Ghana, he was the head of Audit at the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) from January 1987. In September 1987, he joined the Electricity Corporation of Ghana where he rose from Director of Audit to become Director for Finance, a position he held for six years. Kan-Dapaah was a partner in Kwesie, Kan-Dapaah and Baah Co., a firm of Chartered Accountants in Accra. He was also managing Consultant of Kan-Dapaah and Associates, a utility consultancy support group. He has also lectured Auditing part-time at the School of Business Administration, University of Ghana and the University of Professional studies

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Appointment Date: Tuesday, 12 November 2024
Previous Position Held:
Minister for Defence
August 2007 – January 2009