Hon. Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah MP | |
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Minister for Energy and Petroleum | |
In office January 2013 –2017 | |
President | John Dramani Mahama |
Preceded by | Joe Oteng-Adjei |
Succeeded by | Boakye Agyarko |
Member of Parliament for Ellembelle | |
Assumed office January 2009 | |
Preceded by | Freddie Blay |
Personal details | |
Born | Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah 10 May 1966 Atuabo,Ghana |
Political party | National Democratic Congress |
Spouse | Joyce Buah |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology University of Maryland University College (MSc) |
Committees | Trade,Industry and Tourism Committee Members Holding Offices of Profit Committee Contents |
Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah (born 1966) is a Ghanaian politician who served in the government of Ghana as Minister of Energy and Petroleum in the John Mahama administration from 2013 to 2016. Buah,a member of the National Democratic Congress,is the Member of Parliament of Ellembelle constituency in the Western Region. [1] [2] [3] He is the Deputy Minority Leader in the Parliament of Ghana after replacing James Klutse Avedzi. [4]
Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah hails from Atuabo in the Western Region. [5] He holds a law degree from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and a Master of Science in Management from the University of Maryland,University College in the United States. [1] [2]
In 2009,Kofi Buah was nominated by President Atta Mills to serve as deputy Minister of Energy. [6] On 17 January 2013,Buah was named Minister for Energy and Petroleum. [7] He was succeeded by Hon. Boakye Agyarko in 2017 when the New Patriotic Party won the 2016 Presidential elections. [8] He has been a member of parliament for the Ellembelle Constituency since 2009. [9] He serves on the Trade,Industry,and Tourism Committee,Members Holding Offices of Profit Committee,Privileges Committee,and Committee of Selection Committee. [5]
Buah has two children. [1] [2] He is a Christian. [5]
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