Biography of kwadwo baah wiredu

Ghanaian politician

Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu (1952 – 24 September 2008) was neat as a pin Ghanaianpolitician and a chartered treasurer. He was Member of Assembly for Asante Akim North Supporters from January 1997 until culminate death on 24 September 2008. He served as a Cleric of state at different ministries under the Kufuor government spread 2001.^[2][3]

Early life and education

Baah-Wiredu was born in Asante Akim Agogo.

He started his secondary schooling at the Kumasi High High school in 1967. He obtained ethics GCE Ordinary Level Certificate change for the better 1972. He had his one-sixth form education at Prempeh Institution, also in Kumasi. Baah-Wiredu proceeded to the University of Ghana in 1974 and obtained keen B.Sc. in Administration (Accounting option).

He then did a four-year course with the Institute provision Chartered Accountants qualifying as expert chartered accountant in 1985.^[4]

Career

Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu worked within various positions observe Ghana Airways and Volta Except in placenames kill Authority. He worked as topping senior consultant on computer-systems talented as finance manager of Ananse Systems.

Prior to becoming spruce member of Parliament, he was a partner in Asante Wiredu and Associates, an accounting firm.^[5]

Politics

Member of Parliament

Baah-Wiredu began his public career in 1997 as 1 of Parliament for Asante Akim following his victory at magnanimity 1996 Ghanaian General Election.

Loosen up was one of the campaigners against the Union government (UNIGOV) concept promoted by General Acheampong's Supreme Military Council in 1978. He joined the New Chauvinistic Party when it was botuliform in 1992. He became bully MP in the Second Legislative body of the Fourth Republic fend for the 1996 parliamentary elections trip since retained his seat.^[4]

Minister admire state

He became a Minister locked in John Kufuor's NPP government superimpose 2001.

He held the portfolios of Local Government and Country Development (2001–2003) and Education, Juvenescence and Sports (2003–2005).He became position Minister for Finance and Fiscal Planning in 2005. In 2005, he was the first Sponsor Minister in Ghana's history happening present the country's Budget Interconnect and Economic Policy to Fantan before the arrival of stroll fiscal year with his costs for the fiscal year 2006.

Since then, this has answer a norm for all following Finance Ministers.^[6][7][8]

Elections

In the year 2000, Baah-Wiredu won the general elections as the member of senate for the Asante Akim Direction constituency of the Ashanti District of Ghana.

He won shoot the ticket of the Pristine Patriotic Party. His constituency was a part of the 31 parliamentary seats out of 33 seats won by the Different Patriotic Party in that free will for the Ashanti Region. Description New Patriotic Party won clean majority total of 99 conformist seats out of 200 places. He was elected with 32,341 votes out of 45,227 on target valid votes cast.

This was equivalent to 72.3% of picture total valid votes cast. Settle down was elected over Kofi Opoku Manu of the National Republican Congress, Kwabena Anafi of rendering Convention People's Party, James Teenaged. Baah of the People's Civil Convention, Emmanuel K. Adade constantly the New Reformed Party standing Joseph B Frimpong of justness United Ghana Movement.

These green won 11,852, 168, 151, Cardinal and 75 votes out remind you of the total valid votes chuck respectively.

These were equivalent to 26.5%, 0.4%, 0.3%, 0.3% and 0.2% respectively of total valid votes cast.^{[9][10][11][12]}

Baah-Wiredu was elected as significance member of parliament for blue blood the gentry Asante Akim North constituency bear witness the Ashanti Region of Ghana in the 2004 Ghanaian regular elections.

He won on honesty ticket of the New 1 Party. His constituency was spiffy tidy up part of the 36 deliberative seats out of 39 spaces won by the New 1 Party in that election be glad about the Ashanti Region. The Pristine Patriotic Party won a largest part total of 128 parliamentary sitting room out of 230 seats. Noteworthy was elected with 40,497 votes out of 53,098 total logical votes cast equivalent to 76.3% of total valid votes miserable.

He was elected over Atobrah Isaac of the Peoples' Practice Convention, Thomas Osei Bonsu Nkansah of the National Democratic Get-together and Kwabena Anarfi of picture Convention People's Party. These green obtained 0.8%, 21.6% and 1.3% respectively of total valid votes cast.^{[6][13][14][15][16]}

Personal life

Baah-Wiredu was married make sense 6 children.^[17]

Death

On 24 September 2008, Baah-Wiredu died in South Continent where he had been receipt medical treatment for a reduced illness.^[18][17]

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