Kwadwo Baah Wiredu

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name =Kwadwo Baah Wiredu
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constituency_MP =Asante Akim North
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term_start =January 1997
term_end = 24 September, 2008
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office2 =Minister for Finance and Economic Planning
term_start2 =January 2005
term_end2 = 24 September, 2008
president2 =John Kufuor
predecessor2 =Yaw Osafo-Maafo
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constituency2 =Asante Akim North
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birth_date =1952
birth_place =Asante Akim Agogo, Ghana
death_date =24 September, 2008
death_place =Pretoria, South Africa
nationality =Ghanaian
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party =New Patriotic Party
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children =6
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profession =Chartered Accountant
religion =Methodist


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Kwadwo Baah Wiredu (1952–September 24, 2008) was a Ghanaian politician and a chartered accountant. He had been a Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ghana since January 1997 and had been a minister in the Kufuor government since 2001.

Early life and education

Baah Wiredu was born in Asante Akim Agogo. He started his secondary education at the Kumasi High School, Kumasi in 1967. He obtained the GCE Ordinary Level Certificate in 1972. He had his sixth form education at Prempeh College, also in Kumasi. Baah Wiredu proceeded to the University of Ghana in 1974 and obtained a B.Sc. in Administration (Accounting option). He then did a four-year course with the Institute of Chartered Accountants qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1985.cite web |url=http://www.ghana.gov.gh/governing/ministers/wiredu.php |title=Minister for Finance & Economic Planning |accessdate=2007-05-12 |work=Official website |publisher=Ghana government]

Career

Kwadwo Baah Wiredu has worked at various positions with the now defunct Ghana Airways airline and the Volta River Authority. He has worked as a senior consultant on computer-systems and as finance manager of Ananse Systems. In addition, he was a partner in Asante Wiredu and Associates, an accounting firm, prior to being an MP. [cite web |url=http://ghanadistricts.com/mps/?r=2&PHPSESSID=1c4f14959d98bbd1fd3612b174245801&mpd=9&PHPSESSID=1c4f14959d98bbd1fd3612b174245801 |title=Hon. Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu (NPP) (Asanti-Akim North) |accessdate=2007-05-12 |publisher=GhanaDistricts.com]

Politics

Baah Wiredu was one of the campaigners against the Union government (UNIGOV) concept put forward by General Acheampong's Supreme Military Council in 1978. He joined the New Patriotic Party when it was formed in 1992. He became an MP in the Second Parliament of the Fourth Republic after the 1996 parliamentary elections and has retained his seat since then. He became a minister in John Kufuor's NPP government since 2001.cite news |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=13359 |title= Eleven Minsiters Sworn-in |accessdate=2007-05-12 |work=General News of Friday, 2 February 2001 |publisher=Ghana Home Page] He has so far held the portfolios of Local Government and Rural Development (2001-2003) and Education, Youth and Sports (2003-2005)cite news |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=34819 |title=Government names new Cabinet |accessdate=2007-05-12 |work=General News of Tuesday, 1 April 2003 |publisher=Ghana Home Page] . He was the Minister for Finance and Economic Planning, a position he had held since 2005.

Death

Baah Wiredu died in South Africa where he was receiving medical treatment following a short illness. [cite news |url=http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnLO368381.html |title=Ghana's finance minister dies in South Africa |accessdate=2008-10-02 |date=24 September 2008 |author=Kwasi Kpodo |work=African News |publisher=Reuters] [cite news |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=150644 |title=How Hon. Baah Wiredu Died |accessdate=2008-10-02 |work=General News of Thursday, 25 September 2008 |publisher=Ghana Home Page]

References

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NAME=Baah Wiredu, Kwadwo
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Chartered accountant, politician and Finance minister of Ghana
DATE OF BIRTH=1952
PLACE OF BIRTH=Asante Akyem Agogo, Ghana
DATE OF DEATH= 24th September 2008
PLACE OF DEATH= Pretoria, South Africa