Joe Aggrey | |
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Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports | |
In office February 2001 –February 2005 | |
President | John Agyekum Kuffuor |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Political party | New Patriotic Party |
Occupation | Sports Journalist |
Profession | Journalist |
Awards | 1999 Ghana Journalists Association Journalist of the year |
Joe Aggrey is a Ghanaian veteran journalist,writer and politician who served as the Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports from 2001 to 2005. [1] [2] [3] In 1999 he emerged as the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Journalist of the year. From 1985 to 2001,he served as the president of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana.
Aggrey is a journalist who worked specifically as a sports journalist and writer. In 1999 he was awarded as the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Journalist of the year. [4] He is a founding member of the Sport Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) making him the first sports journalist to be crowned with that award. [4] He rose through the ranks to become the General Secretary. He served as president of the SWAG from 1985 to 2001. [5] [1] In 2007,after Ghana's first appearance at the FIFA World Cup,the 2006 FIFA World Cup he along with top sports writers Ken Bediako,Ebo Quansah and Felix Abayateye put together a 120-page book titled "Pride and Glory - The story of the Black Stars in Germany 2006" to celebrate the countries success. [6]
With his vast experience in the sporting industry,in February 2001,Aggrey was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports by President John Agyekum Kuffuor during his first tenure. [7] [8] He served in that role until 2005,when he was dropped and was not reappointed during second tenure. [9] [10] At the early stage of his tenure,in May 2001 the tragic Accra Sports Stadium disaster occurred,he was reported by BBC News as describing the event as ''a devastating one especially seeing a dead body of a young virile man on the floor at the stadium''. [11] [12]
In 2020,during the 45th Annual SWAG Awards,he was decorated with the SWAG President's Award for his dedication to the course of SWAG and was elevated to the position of a Patron of the Association. [5] In June 2021,he was also honoured during the Ghana Football Awards with Special Football Award along with Habiba Attah and J.E Sarpong for their contribution to Ghana Football over the years. [13] [14]
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