Albert Kan-Dapaah

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Albert Kan-Dapaah (born March 14, 1953) is a chartered accountant, politician, minister and member of parliament.

Early life and education

Kan-Dapaah was born on March 14, 1953. He is an Ashanti and hails from Maase-Boaman in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. [cite web |url=http://www.ghanadistricts.com/mps/?r=2&PHPSESSID=c1358924cc6c18e5b911edecccd90670&mpd=4&PHPSESSID=c1358924cc6c18e5b911edecccd90670 |title=Profile:Hon. Albert Kan-Dapaah (NPP) (Afigya- Sekyere West) |asccessdate=2007-05-05 |work=Members of Parliament |publisher=Ghana Districts.com] Albert Kan-Dapaah had his secondary education at Acherensua Secondary School from 1964 to 1969.cite web |url=http://www.ghana.gov.gh/governing/ministers/dapaah.php |title=Minister for Interior |accessdate=2007-05-05 |work=Profile of Ministers |publisher=Ghana government] He then studied Accountancy at the Institute of Professional Studies (IPS), Legon. He had further Accountancy courses at the North East London Polytechnic, London and the Emile Woolf College of Accountancy.

Career

Kan-Dapaah worked with Pannel Kerr Forster, a chartered accounting firm as an Audit Senior.cite web |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/people/person.php?ID=183 |title=Albert Kan-Dapaah |accessdate=2007-05-05 |work=Famous People |publisher=Ghana Home Page] He worked in their offices in Monrovia, Liberia and London, UK between 1978 and 1986. Back in Ghana, he was the head of Audit at the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) from January 1987. In September 1987, he joined the Electricity Corporation of Ghana where he rose from Director of Audit to become Director for Finance, a position he held for six years.

Kan-Dapaah was a partner in Kwesie, Kan-Dapaah and Baah Co., a firm of Chartered Accountants in Accra. He was also managing Consultant of Kan-Dapaah and Associates, a utility consultancy support group. He has also lectured Auditing part-time at the School of Business Administration, University of Ghana and the IPS.

Politics

Albert Kan-Dapaah was the Ashanti Regional Representative on the National Council of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) between 1992 and 1996. He was also a member of the Finance and Economic Affairs Committee of the NPP. He won the Afigya-Sekyere seat at the 1996 parliamentary election. He took his seat in January 1997 in opposition and has held his seat in the two subsequent parliamentary elections in 2000 [cite news |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=12584 |title=MP: Ashanti Region |accessdate=2007-05-05 |work=General News of Tuesday, 12 December 2000 |publisher=Ghana Home Page] and 2004. He became Minister for Energy in the Kufuor government after the NPP won power in the 2000 elections. [cite news |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=13484 |title= President Kufuor swears 10 more ministers |accessdate=2007-05-05 |work=General News of Thursday, 8 February 2001 |publisher=Ghana Home Page] During the April 2003 cabinet reshuffle, he became the Minister for Communications and Technology. [cite news |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=34819 |title=Government names new Cabinet |accessdate=2007-05-05 |work=General News of Tuesday, 1 April 2003 |publisher=Ghana Home Page] He became the Minister for Interior during Kufuor's second term. [cite news |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=103354 |title=Kufuor restructures ministerial team |accessdate=2007-05-05 |work=General News of Friday, 28 April 2006 |publisher=Ghana Home Page]

Other Positions held

* 1996 - President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana
* 1996 - Vice-President, Association of Accountancy Bodies in West Africa

References

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