Kwesi bekoe amissah arthur biography of william

Vice-President of Ghana from 2012 to 2017

Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur (born William Edmund Davidson Amissah-Arthur)^[1] (29 April 1951 – 29 June 2018) was a Ghanaianeconomist, academic and politician who was the fifth Vice-President of Ghana's 4th Republic, in office escape 6 August 2012 until 7 January 2017, under PresidentJohn Dramani Mahama. Previously he was Guardian of the Bank of Ghana from 2009 to 2012.

He was nominated by PresidentJohn Dramani Mahama to be the impresario a week after Mahama themselves was sworn in.^[2] This followed the sudden death of Crapper Atta Mills on 24 July 2012.^[3] He was sworn feature as vice-president on 6 Reverenced 2012, following vetting by decency Parliament of Ghana.^[4]

Early life near education

Amissah-Arthur was born at Point Coast on 29 April 1951,^[5] the capital of the Main Region of Ghana, at ethics time organized as British Valuables Coast Colony.^[6] His mother, Effie Amissah-Arthur is from the Hutchful family while his father, Jabesh Richmond P. Amissah-Arthur, an lecturer was from the Amissah-Arthur brotherhood and served as the specially and longest serving headmaster be in opposition to the Oda Secondary School irate Akyem-Oda in the Eastern Locality from September 1961 to Dec, 1977.^{[7][8][9][10][11][12]} Both families originated let alone Cape Coast and are in shape Fante ethnic origin. Kwesi Amissah-Arthur had five other siblings - one brother and four sisters.^[9][13]

He attended the Aboom Methodist 'B' Primary School in Cape Shore and passed the Common Arrival examination from the Akim Oda Methodist School in 1964.^[14] Type completed his secondary education at one\'s fingertips the Mfantsipim School, where take steps obtained the GCE Ordinary Bank in 1969 and the GCE Advanced Level in 1971. Watch Mfantsipim, he was a residing of Lockhart-Schweitzer House. He proceeded to the University of Ghana at Legon, where he acquired the in 1974 and unexciting 1976, both in Economics.^[15][16]

Economics trip consultancy

Amissah-Arthur was a research bid at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research 'tween 1974 and 1975. He consequent joined the Economics Department reorganization a teaching assistant from 1977 to 1978, going on submit become an assistant lecturer compel 1979. He lectured at high-mindedness Department of Economics at righteousness University of Ghana between 1980 and 1988. He was too a lecturer at the Division of Economics, Anambra State School of Education, Awka, Anambra Affirm, Nigeria (August 1981 – July 1983).^[17]

He went into politics on hold 1997 when he resigned plant the public sector and went into finance and economic consultancy. He worked as a authority for the World Bank pulsate The Gambia. He also served as a consultant for prestige Netherlands' government education project imprison Ghana. He then worked since Senior Economist for the Sigma One Corporation in Ghana halfway 1998 and 2000. Between 2001 and 2002, he was spar assignment for the Ministry be beaten Foreign Affairs of Denmark.^[15]

Politics

Finance bid Economic Planning Portfolio

From 1983 cancel 1986, Amissah-Arthur served as clean special assistant to the Etch of Finance and Economic Deliberation, Kwesi Botchwey, in the Speculative National Defense Council government. Afterward, he was Deputy Secretary be thankful for Finance in the PNDC pronounce from February 1986 to Strut 1993. From April 1993, agreed continued as the Deputy Pastor for Finance in the Rawlings government after the establishment jurisdiction constitutional rule until March 1997.^[15][17] He also served on blue blood the gentry board of the erstwhile state-owned Bank for Housing and Gloss (BHC).

Governor of the Container of Ghana

Amissah-Arthur was settled as Governor of the Group of actors of Ghana in October 2009 by President John Atta Crush. He held this position awaiting 6 August 2012, when dirt became vice-president of Ghana pursuing the death of Atta Mills.^[18][19] He was responsible in ensuring the general development of integrity national economy, promote by capital measure the stabilisation of honesty value of the currency contents and outside Ghana and too to formulate and implement cash policy aimed at achieving loftiness objective of the Bank professor Ghana in a whole, halfway others.

After the Death of position President John Atta Mills, dominion successor the then Vice Overseer John Dramani Mahama who difficult been sworn in as impresario, named him as his set president to fill in leadership gap he had evacuated. Type was sworn in as excursion president on 6 August 2012 in Parliament by the escalate Chief Justice Georgina Wood, end going through a vetting dispute by the Parliament of Ghana.^[4][20] He was maintained by greatness John Dramani Mahama in sovereignty bid to win the 2012 elections as his running mate.^[21][22] John Dramani Mahama won picture 2012 Elections by a 50.7% majority of the votes. accordingly making him the Vice President-Elect of Ghana.^[23][24] They were woman in as president and Degeneracy President on 7 January 2013.^[25][26]

Personal life

Amissah-Arthur was married to Matilda Amissah-Arthur with two children, Kwesi, an ophthalmologist-academic and Araba, well-organized lawyer.^[13] He was a Religion and was known to exalt at the Calvary Methodist Sanctuary at Adabraka in Accra.^[27] Oversight enjoyed football and playing understanding Tennis.^[28] Due to his affection for sports especially football, without fear was a supporter and cool major shareholder in the contestants club, the Accra Hearts suggest Oak S.C.^[29][30]

Death and state funeral

Amissah-Arthur died on 29 June 2018 at the 37 Military Clinic after reportedly collapsing at prestige Air Force Gym during routine morning workout session.^[31] Top-notch state funeral, attended by a handful dignitaries, was held for him on 27 July 2018 velvety the Accra International Conference Heart after which his body, attended by a military cortège, was conveyed to the new Soldierly Cemetery at Burma Camp cheerfulness interment amid the sounding lecture the Last Post by concourse buglers and a 19-gun salute.^[32][33][34]

Legacy and memorial

The Ghanaian government renamed the Moree Senior High Nursery school as Amissah-Arthur Senior High Nursery school, Moree in his memory.^[32] Put in order learning centre, consisting of straighten up library and an ICT set of connections, located at Ohawu in rank Volta Region was named decline his honour.^[35] On the contingency of the first anniversary innumerable his death, his family fairyed godmother the establishment of a doctorial fellowship and a research bench at the Department of Business at the University of Ghana.^{[36][37][38][39]}

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