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Owusu Afriyie Akoto
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Minister of Food and Agriculture
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Constituency: N/A
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Political Party: New Patriotic Party
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General Information
- Date of Birth: Wednesday, 19 October 1949
- Place of Birth: Koforidua
- Marital Status and Family: Marriage
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Education: N/AOpoku Ware SchoolN/ABachelor of Science degreeUniversity of Ghana, LegonagricultureDoctor of Philosophy degreeCambridge UniversityMaster of Science and agricultural economics
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Bio History: Owusu Afriyie Akoto (born 19 October 1949) is a Ghanaian agricultural economist and politician. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and was a Member of Parliament for the Kwadaso Constituency from 2009 to 2017. He was a cabinet minister in the Nana Akufo-Addo administration and served as Minister of Food and Agriculture of Ghana. He resigned on 10 January 2023 to focus on his presidential ambition. He holds MSc and PHD Degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Cambridge, England.
Owusu Afriyie Akoto was born to Bafuor Osei Akoto, the founder and leader of the pre-independence National Liberation Movement and also a chief linguist at the Manhyia Palace. Akoto had his secondary school education at Opoku Ware School, Kumasi. He continued to the University of Ghana, Legon and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture.He then studied at Cambridge University, where he obtained a Master of Science in agricultural economics. He earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree at Cambridge in 1985.
Afriyie Akoto was employed by the International Coffee Organization in London, England, for more than a decade. Among the positions he held include economist, senior economist, principal economist, and chief economic advisor. He also served as a consultant to the World Bank (a United Nations agency) on soft commodities—namely, cocoa, coffee, and sugar. After working for over 18 years abroad, he returned to Ghana where from 1995 to 2008 he served as the CEO of Goldcrest Commodities Limited and Plantation Resources Limited. - Career History (Non-political): Afriyie Akoto was employed by the International Coffee Organization in London, England, for more than a decade
Political
- Appointment Date: Wednesday, 27 November 2024
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Previous Position Held: Deputy Ranking Member for the Committee on Food and Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs2009 to 2016