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General Information
- Date of Birth: Saturday, 23 November 2024
- Place of Birth: Akyem Awisa
- Marital Status and Family: Marriage
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Education: N/AAkyem Awisa Presbyterian SchoolN/AN/AAchimota SchoolN/AN/AKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)N/A
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Bio History: Yaw Osafo-Maafo is a Ghanaian politician who was appointed in April as the senior presidential advisor to the Akufo-Addo Administration 2021. He was Senior Minister in the Akufo-Addo Administration from 2017 to 2021. He was Member of Parliament for Akim Oda from 1997 to 2009, and previously served as Finance Minister and in other cabinet roles in the Kufuor Administration between 2001 and 2009.
Yaw Osafo-Maafo was born in Akyem Awisa in 1936. He attended Akyem Awisa Presbyterian School and Achimota School. He went on to study Mechanical Engineering at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana. At KNUST, he was the Vice President of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS).
He joined the Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO) as an engineer and rose through the ranks to become the CEO.
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- Appointment Date: Tuesday, 12 November 2024
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Previous Position Held: Minister of Finance and Economic Planning2001-2005