Albert Kan-Dapaah

Albert Kan-Dapaah (born 14 March 1953) is a Ghanaian chartered accountant and politician. He is currently the Minister of National Security. He was appointed by President Akuffo-Addo on 10 January 2017.

Hon. Albert Kan-Dapaah
Minister for Interior
In office April 2006 – 2008
President	John Kufuor
Preceded by	Papa Owusu Ankomah
Succeeded by	Kwamena Bartels
Constituency	Afigya-Sekyere West
Minister of National Security
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 January 2017
President	Nana Akufo-Addo
Member of Parliament for Afigya-Sekyere West
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 January 1997
Personal details
Born	(1953-03-14) 14 March 1953
Nationality	Ghanaian
Political party	New Patriotic Party
Children	4
Profession	Chartered Accountant

Early life and education

Kan-Dapaah was born on 14 March 1953. He is an Ashanti and hails from Maase-Boaman in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[1] Albert Kan-Dapaah had his secondary education at Acherensua Secondary School from 1964 to 1969.[2] He then studied Accountancy at the University of Professional Studies (UPS), Accra Legon. He had further Accountancy courses at the North East London Polytechnic, London and the Emile Woolf College of Accountancy.[2]

Career

Kan-Dapaah worked with Pannel Kerr Forster, a chartered accounting firm as an Audit Senior.[3] 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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[3] 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.[3] He won the Afigya-Sekyere seat at the 1996 parliamentary election. He took his seat in January 1997[3] in opposition and has held his seat in the two subsequent parliamentary elections in 2000[4] and 2004. He became Minister for Energy in the Kufuor government after the NPP won power in the 2000 elections.[5] During the April 2003 cabinet reshuffle, he became the Minister for Communications and Technology.[6] He became the Minister for Interior during Kufuor's second term.[7]

Elections

Kan-Dapaah was elected as the member of parliament for the Afigya-Sekyere West constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana for the third time in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections.[8] He won on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[8] His constituency was a part of the 36 parliamentary seats out of 39 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Ashanti Region.[9] The New Patriotic Party won a majority total of 128 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats.[10] He was elected with 13,936 votes out of 17,863 total valid votes cast equivalent to 78% of total valid votes cast.[8] He was elected over Ampofo Stephen of the Peoples’ National Convention, Joseph Baah of the National Democratic Congress and A.S. Osei Yaw of the Convention People’s Party.[8] These obtained 0.8%, 20.1% and 1% respectively of total valid votes cast.[8]

In 2008, he won the general elections on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party for the same constituency.[11] His constituency was part of the 34 parliamentary seats out of 39 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Ashanti Region.[12] The New Patriotic Party won a minority total of 109 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats.[13] He was elected with 13,824 votes out of 18,747 total valid votes cast equivalent to 73.74% of total valid votes cast.[11] He was elected over Joyce Oduro of the Peoples' National Congress, Joseph Baah of the National Democratic Congress and James Gyimah Dabo of the Convention People’s Party.[11] These obtained 1.28%, 23.07% and 1.91% respectively of the total votes cast.[11]

Personal Life

Kan-Dapaah is married with four children.

Controversy

On 15 January 2020, a video of a flirtatious WhatsApp video call between Albert Kan-Dapaah and a young woman popped up on social media leading to several calls for his resignation from the position as National Security Minister.[14][15][16]

Other Positions held

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

References

1. "Profile:Hon. Albert Kan-Dapaah (NPP) (Afigya- Sekyere West)". Members of Parliament. Ghana Districts.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
2. "Minister for Interior". Profile of Ministers. Ghana government. Archived from the original on 11 April 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
3. "Albert Kan-Dapaah". Famous People. Ghana Home Page. Archived from the original on 23 April 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
4. "MP: Ashanti Region". General News of Tuesday, 12 December 2000. Ghana Home Page. Archived from the original on 16 April 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
5. "President Kufuor swears 10 more ministers". General News of Thursday, 8 February 2001. Ghana Home Page. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
6. "Government names new Cabinet". General News of Tuesday, 1 April 2003. Ghana Home Page. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
7. "Kufuor restructures ministerial team". General News of Friday, 28 April 2006. Ghana Home Page. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
8. Elections 2004; Ghana’s Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2005. p. 117.
9. "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
10. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - President". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
11. Ghana Elections 2008. Ghana: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2010. p. 57.
12. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2008 Results - Ashanti Region". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
13. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2008". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
14. "'Don't Judge Me Wrongly' –Slay Queen Who Leaked Kan Dapaah's 'Pyjamas Video' Speaks". 15 January 2020.
15. "JUST IN: The Man behind Kan-Dapaah's leaked video call with side chick pops up, begs for mercy (Photos)". 13 January 2020.
16. "Don't judge me wrongly – Lady at centre of Kan Dapaah's leaked video speaks".

Parliament of Ghana
Preceded by ?	Member of Parliament for Afigya-Sekyere West 1997 – present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by John Frank Abu Minister for Mines and Energy	Minister for Energy 2001 – 2003	Succeeded by Paa Kwesi Nduom
Preceded by Felix Owusu-Agyapong Minister for Transport and Communications	Minister for Communications and Technology 2003 – 2006	Succeeded by Mike Oquaye Minister for Communications
Preceded by Papa Owusu Ankomah	Minister for Interior 2006 – 2008	Succeeded by Kwame Addo-Kufuor
Preceded by Kwame Addo-Kufuor	Minister for Defence 2008 – 2009	Succeeded by Lt. Gen. Joseph Henry Smith