John-Peter Amewu (born 16 March 1968)[1] is a Ghanaian politician and current Minister for Railways Development and Member of Parliament (MP) for Hohoe Constituency in the Volta Region .[2][3][4] He was Minister of Energy[5] and Minister for Lands and Natural Resources.[6][7][8]
Hon. John-Peter Amewu | |
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| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Hohoe | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Bernice Adiku Heloo |
| Majority | 5,131 |
| Minister for Energy | |
| In office August 2018 – 6 January 2021 | |
| President | Nana Akufo-Addo |
| Vice President | Mahamudu Bawumia |
| Preceded by | Boakye Agyarko |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Residence | Hohoe |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | amewu |
Early life and education
editJohn-Peter Amewu was born in 1968 in Wli-Todzi in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region. He attended Hohoe E. P. Senior High School, St. Mary's Seminary/Senior High School, Lolobi and Adisadel College, Cape Coast for his high school education. John-Peter Amewu obtained his bachelor's degree in Construction Technology from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He furthered his education and obtained an MBA in finance from University of Ghana, Legon, and proceeded to obtain a postgraduate degree in international energy industry management and a master's degree in petroleum law and policy from University of Dundee (UK).[9][10][11]
Career
editHe is a co-founder of Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), where he worked as the director of policy and research, and provided policy advice to support a variety of government and private sector projects.[12]
Politics
editAmewu is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He was appointed by His Excellency John Agyekum Kufour as the municipal chief executive for Hohoe Municipal Assembly. He served as municipal chief executive for Hohoe from 2005 to 2009.[13][14] He was the New Patriotic Party parliamentary candidate for the 2004, general elections and 2008 general elections to contest the then Hohoe North Constituency seat but lost to both to the National Democratic Congress parliamentary candidate Prince Jacob Hayibor.[15]
Cabinet minister
editIn May 2017, Amewu was appointed to serve in the 19-Member Cabinet of Nana Akufo-Addo as the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources (Ghana).
In August 2018, following the sacking of Boakye Agyarko as Energy Minister, President Nana Addo-Danquah Akufo-Addo moved Amewu's to the Energy Ministry. He served as head of the Ministry until 2021 when he was reassigned to the Ministry of Railways Development.[16]
Member of Parliament
editAfter his victory in the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections, Amewu became the first New Patriotic Party's candidate since 1992 to win a parliamentary election in the Hohoe Constituency.[17][18][3] Amewu's victory was challenged in a petition laid before the High Court in Ho which claimed that some 17,000 voters in Santrofi, Akpofi, Likpe and Lolobi who should have voted in the Hohoe Constituency did not vote in the election and were thus left without representation. The Petitioners asked the court to nullify the results, but in a July 2024 ruling, the Ho High Court ruled that the case brought by the petitioners effectively questioned Constitutional Instrument 128, the legislation that governed the conduct of the 2020 Elections, a matter that the High Court did not have powers to decide. The Court therefore dismissed the petition and Amewu remained the MP for Hohoe[19]
Personal life
editAmewu identifies as a Christian.[20] He is married with four children.[21]
References
edit- ^ "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Amewu has won Hohoe for NPP – Eugene Arhin". MyJoyOnline.com. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ a b Awai, Mohammed (8 December 2020). "Peter Amewu: We made history in Hohoe parliamentary election". Yen Ghana. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Former Hohoe MP and Pencils of Promise partner to give Gborxome M/A Basic School a 6-unit classroom block – MyJoyOnline.com". myjoyonline. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "John Peter Amewu, Biography". ghanaweb. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ Ghana, Government. "John Peter Amewu – Lands & Natural Resources". Government of Ghana. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ ""Investment opportunities exist in Ghana," says energy minister". African Review (in Polish). Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "An elephant meal for John Peter Amewu". Graphic Online. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Profile of second batch of ministers designate". Graphic Online. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "H.E. Hon. John Peter Amewu". Africa Energy Forum. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "Profile of second batch of ministers designate". Graphic Online. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "John Peter Amewu Biography , Age , Education , Profile , Salary , Date Of Birth , Net Worth , Family » GhLinks.com.gh™". Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Energy Minister, John-Peter Amewu annex Hohoe Parliamentary seat from NDC". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Hohoe Municipal Assembly achieves 61 percent of its target". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2008 Results - Hohoe Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Parliament approves Ursula Owusu, Peter Amewu, 14 other ministerial nominees". Pulse Ghana. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "region". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "John Peter Amewu win Hohoe constituency for Ghana polls". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Petition against Amewu's election dismissed by Ho High court - MyJoyOnline". myjoyonline.com. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ CoverGhana (25 August 2022). "John-Peter Amewu Biography, Age, Net worth, Education, Children, Wife, Parents". Cover Ghana. Retrieved 5 July 2023.