William Owuraku Aidoo[1] (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.[2]
Hon. William Owuraku Aidoo | |
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| Deputy Minister for Energy, Member of Parliament for Afigya Kwabre South Constituency | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | William Owuraku Aidoo |
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| Born | 1 January 1970 Hemang-Kwabre, Ghana |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Alma mater | Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Committees | Subsidiary Legislation Committee, Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee |
Early life and education
editWilliam Owuraku 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.[3] He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Entrepreneurship from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) in 2005.[2][4]
Career
editWilliam Owuraku 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.[2][4]
Politics
editWilliam Owuraku 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 the seat again during the 2016 parliamentary elections and won.[2] William was reelected again in the 2020 General election for the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. He is currently the deputy Minister for Energy.[4][5][6][7]
Committees
editWilliam is a member of Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee and also a member of Subsidiary Legislation Committee.[3]
Personal life
editWilliam Owuraku Aidoo is married with five children. He identifies as Christian and is a member of the Catholic Church.[2][8]
References
edit- ^ "William-Owuraku-Aidoo". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Ghana MPs - List of MPs". Ghana MPs. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Parliament of Ghana". parliament of ghana. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "HON. WILLIAM OWURAKU AIDOO". Ministry of Energy. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "PDS SAGA: NDC's conduct is embarrassing – Deputy Energy Minister". The Ghana Report. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "News and Events | Ministry of Energy". energymin government of ghana. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Rural Electrification Project: Deputy Minister designate calls for freeze on new contracts". Graphic Online. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 20 September 2024.