Joseph Kofi Adda

Infobox MP


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honorific-prefix =Hon.
name =Joseph Kofi Adda
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constituency_MP =Navrongo Central
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term_start =March 2003
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predecessor =John Achuliwor
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office2 =Minister for Energy
term_start2 =28 April, 2006
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president2 =John Kufuor
predecessor2 =Aaron Mike Oquaye
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birth_date =birth date and age |1956|4|22
birth_place =Navrongo, Ghana
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nationality =flagicon|GHA Ghanaian
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party =New Patriotic Party
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children =2
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alma_mater =Indiana Wesleyan University
Columbia University
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profession =Financial Economist
Management Consultant
religion =Catholic


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Joseph Kofi Kowe Adda (born 22 April, 1956) is a Member of Parliament in Ghana and also the Minister for Energy in the New Patriotic Party government under President John Kufuor. He is also a is a Financial Economist and a Management Consultant.

Early life and education

Joseph Adda was born at Navrongo, the capital of the Kassena-Nankana District in the Upper East Region of Ghana.cite web |url=http://www.ghana.gov.gh/governing/ministers/ada.php |title=Minister for Energy |accessdate=2007-05-16 |work=Profile of ministers |publisher=Ghana government] He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in politics and economics from the Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, Indiana, US, which he attended between 1979 and 1982. Between 1982 and 1984, he was at Columbia University, New York, where he studied for a Master's degree in International Affairs, specialising in Finance and Banking. He went on to get a graduate certificate in African Studies from the same university. In 1989, he obtained a certificate in French language and civilization from the Sorbonne University, Paris, France.

Career

Joseph Adda is a Financial Economist and a Management Consultant.cite web |url=http://www.ghanadistricts.com/mps/?r=8&PHPSESSID=83d8e3e6fb8b173f937b3da4fd190fc5&mpd=174&PHPSESSID=83d8e3e6fb8b173f937b3da4fd190fc5 |title=Hon. Joseph Kofi Kowe Adda (NPP) (Navrongo Central) |accessdate=2007-05-16 |work=Upper East Region - Members of Parliament - Profile |publisher=GhanaDistricts.com] He worked as an Executive officer at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ghana in 1979. Between 1983 and 1984, he worked as a Research Analyst intern at the Third World Trade Institute, New York, USA. Over the next two years, he was an account Executive and Management trainee at the Equitable Financial Service, Inc., in New Jersey, USA. Mr. Adda has also worked at Essex County College, Newark, New Jersey, USA (1986 – 1988), Thomson McKinnon Securities Inc., New York (1989 – 1991) and with Deloitte and Touche Consulting, (West Africa), Accra (1991 – 1994). Since 1994, Joseph Adda has been the Director of Omni Consulting International (Ghana) Ltd. Between 1996 and 2000, he worked in various capacities at the Ministry of Finance, Ghana.

Politics

Adda first became a Member of Parliament in 2003. He won the by-election for the Navrongo Central constituency after the death of the incumbent, John Achuliwor.cite news |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=34533 |title=NPP retains Navrongo seat |accessdate=2007-05-16 |work=Politics of Wednesday, 26 March 2003 |publisher=Ghana Home Page] He retained his seat in the 2004 parliamentary election. He was appointed the Minister for Manpower Development and Employment by President John Kufuor in 2005.cite news |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=74556 |title=Twenty-nine Ministers sworn into office |accessdate=2007-05-05 |work=General News of Wednesday, 2 February 2005 |publisher=Ghana Home Page] On 28 April 2006, he was moved in a cabinet reshuffle to the position of Minister for Energy.cite news |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=103354 |title=Kufuor restructures ministerial team |accessdate=2007-05-16 |work=General News of Friday, 28 April 2006 |publisher=Ghana Home Page]

Family

Joseph Adda hails from hails from Navro-Pungu Wusungu. He is married with two children.

References

External links

* [http://www.ghana.gov.gh/governing/ministers/ada.php Profile on Ghana government website]

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NAME=Adda, Joseph Kofi Kowe
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Financial Economist, Management Consultant, politician and minister in Ghana government
DATE OF BIRTH=22 April, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH=Navrongo, Kassena-Nankana District, Upper East Region, Ghana
DATE OF DEATH=Living
PLACE OF DEATH=