Akumfi Ameyaw Munufie

Akumfi Ameyaw Munufie was a lawyer, politician and a ghanaian diplomat. He was the minister of Social Development and later minister of Rural Development and Social Welfare in the second republic, he was Ghana's ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire in the fourth republic.

Akumfi Ameyaw Munufie
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Techiman
In office
1969–1972
Minister of Social Development
In office
1969–1971
PresidentKofi Abrefa Busia
Minister of Youth, Rural Development and Social Welfare
In office
1971–1972
PresidentKofi Abrefa Busia
Personal details
Born
Akumfi Ameyaw Munufie

(1929-12-02)2 December 1929
Techiman, Brong Ahafo Region, Gold Coast
Died17 February 2006(2006-02-17) (aged 76)
NationalityGhanaian
Alma materHolborn College

Early life and education

Munufie was born on 2 December 1929 at Techiman in the Brong Ahafo Region. He begun his education at Wenchi Methodist School and continued at Livingstone College in Akropong, Akwapim he later proceeded to Holborn College of Law, London.[1]

Career

His career begun as a teacher at the Techiman Methodist School he later entered into private law practice 1963 to 1969.[1]

Politics

In 1969 he was elected as a member of parliament representing Techiman.[2] That same year he was appointed minister of Social Development.[3] He served in this capacity until 1971. In 1971, he was appointed minister of Youth, Rural Development and Social Welfare.[4] He remained in this position until January 1972 when the Busia government was overthrown by the SMC.[1] In 1992 he joined the National Democratic Congress and became co-chairman of the party with Alhaji Issifu Ali.[5] He was later appointed as Ghana's ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire.[6]

Death

He died on 17 February 2006.[7]

See also

References
  1. Europa Publications (1974). The international who's who 1974-75. p. 1226. ISBN 9780900362729.
  2. "West Africa". West Africa Publishing Company, Limited. 1969: 1066. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "A Year Book of the Commonwealth". H.M. Stationery Office. 1983: 188. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Rural Reconstruction, Volumes 6-8". Afro-Asian Rural Reconstruction Organization. 1971: 6. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. Elischer, Sebastian (2013). Political Parties in Africa: Ethnicity and Party Formation. p. 1972. ISBN 9781107067783.
  6. Asamoah, Obed (2014). The Political History of Ghana (1950-2013): The Experience of a Non-Conformist. p. 472. ISBN 9781496985637.
  7. "Obituaries". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
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