William Owuraku Aidoo

William Owuraku Aidoo (born 30 January 1964) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana and the 8th Parliament of the Fourth republic of Ghana, representing the Afigya Kwabre South Constituency in the Ashanti Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[1]

Hon.

William Owuraku Aidoo
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Afigya Kwabre South Constituency
Assumed office
7 January 2013
Preceded byNew
Personal details
Born (1964-01-30) 30 January 1964
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materGhana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)

Early life and education

Aidoo was born on 30 January 1964. He hails from Hemang-Kwabre in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He got his GCE O Level from Tetrem Secondary School and A Level certificate from St Augustine's College. [2] He received his bachelor of arts degree in Entrepreneurship from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) in 2005.[1][3]

Career

Aidoo is an energy consultant and a farmer. Prior to entering politics, he was the Managing Director of Kucons Company Limited, a construction company involved in the construction and rehabilitation of dams. He was a Senior Superintendent at the Ghana Education Service (GES) between 1991 and 1994 and a Senior Manager at the Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) from 1995 until 2012. While working at the bank, he doubled as a lecturer at the University of Education, Winneba from 2009 to 2012. As a farmer, he won the national best farmer award for cashew production in Ghana in 2011.[1][3]

Politics

Aidoo entered parliament on 7 January 2013 as the representative of the Afigya Kwabre South constituency on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. He contested for the seat once more during the 2016 parliamentary elections and won.[1] William Contested the in the 2020 General election and won to represent his co nstituents in th 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. He is currently the deputy Minister for Energy.[3][4]

Personal life

Aidoo is married with four children. He identifies as Christian and is a member of the Catholic Church.[1]

References
  1. "Ghana MPs - List of MPs". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  3. "HON. WILLIAM OWURAKU AIDOO". Ministry of Energy. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  4. "PDS SAGA: NDC's conduct is embarrassing – Deputy Energy Minister". The Ghana Report. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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