Albert Kwame Onwona- Agyeman

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Albert Kwame Onwona- Agyeman
Member of Parliament for North Birim
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Born Oda, Eastern Region
Nationality Ghanaian

Albert Kwame Onwona- Agyeman was a Ghanaian politician and a Second Parliamentary Secretary appointed by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. [1]

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Early life

Onwona-Agyeman hails from Oda in the Eastern Region of Ghana. [2]

Politics

Onwona-Agyeman was a member of the Convention People's Party and the Member of Parliament for North Birim. [3] [4] [5]

Career

Onwona-Agyeman was a former Deputy Minister of Finance during Nkrumah's regime. [6] [7]

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