Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah

Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah (born 1966) is a Ghanaian politician who has served in the government of Ghana as Minister of Energy and Petroleum since 2013. Buah, a member of the National Democratic Congress, is the Member of Parliament of Ellembelle constituency in the Western Region.[1][2][3] On 17 January 2013, Buah was named as Minister for Energy and Petroleum.[4] He was succeeded by Hon. Boakye Agyarko in 2017 when the New Patriotic Party won the 2016 Presidential elections.[5]

Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah
Minister for Energy and Petroleum
Assumed office
January 2013
PresidentJohn Dramani Mahama
Preceded byJoe Oteng-Adjei
Succeeded byBoakye Agyarko
Member of Parliament
for Ellembelle
Assumed office
January 2013
Preceded byFreddie Blay
Personal details
BornGhana
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Spouse(s)Joyce Buah
Children2
Alma materKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
University of Maryland University College (MSc)

Education

Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah holds a law degree from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and a Master of Science degree in Management from the University of Maryland, University College in the United States.[1][2]

Personal life

Buah has two children.[1][2]

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See also

References

  1. "Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah - Ellembelle". www.ellembele.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  2. "Personnel profile". www.ellembele.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  3. "Gas Taskforce inspects Osagyefo Badge at Efasu". modernghana.com. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  4. "Ghana names new oil minister". Upstream Online. NHST Media Group. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  5. abusuafmonline.com (2 February 2017). "Akufo-Addo may sack Boakye Agyarko - John Boadu". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
Parliament of Ghana
Political offices
Preceded by
Joe Oteng-Adjei
Minister for Energy and Petroleum
2013 2017
Succeeded by
Boakye Agyarko
Parliament of Ghana
Preceded by
Freddie Blay
Member of Parliament for Ellembelle
2013 present
Incumbent


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