Richard Kwame Peprah

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Richard Kwame Peprah is a former Ghanaian politician. Peprah served in the Government of Ghana from 1983 - 2001 in the Rawlings government. He was educated at Achimota School

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Ministerial positions held

He served in the capacity of Minister of Mines and Energy from 1993 to 1995 and as a Minister of Finance from 1995 to 2001. He is an independent director of Skipper Ghana. [1]

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References

  1. "Positions Held". www.skipperseil.com. SkipperSeil. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
Preceded by Minister of Mines and Energy of Ghana
1993-1995
Succeeded by
Preceded by Finance Minister of Ghana
1995-2001
Succeeded by