Stephen Amoanor Kwao

Stephen Amoanor Kwao (born 12 September 1951) is a Ghanaian educationist and politician.He a former Member of Parliament for the Upper Manya constituency and a Minister of State at the Office of the President of Ghana.[1][2][3][4] He is also a former deputy Director of the Ghana Education service as well as a former national secretary of the National Democratic Congress.[5] He is also a former minister for Employment and Social Welfare.[6][7][8][9]

Hon. Stephen Amoanor Kwao
Member of the Ghana Parliament for Upper Manya
Incumbent
Assumed office Jan 2001
Preceded by	Solomon Tettey Terkper
Majority	7,759
Minister for Employment and Social Welfare
In office 2009–2010
President	John Atta Mills
Succeeded by	Enoch Teye Mensah
Minister at the Presidency
Incumbent
Assumed office 2010
President	John Atta Mills
Personal details
Born	12 September 1951 Akrusu Saisi, Ghana
Nationality	Ghanaian
Political party	National Democratic Congress
Children	4
Profession	Educationist

Early life and education

Stephen Kwao was born at Akrusu Saisi, a town in the Manya Krobo District of the Eastern Region of Ghana.[5] His primary education was at the Akrusu Saisi Roman Catholic Primary School and the Asesewa Roman Catholic Middle School. His secondary education was at the Saint Martin's Secondary School at Adoagyiri-Nsawam where he obtained the General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level in 1971. His basic teacher training was at the Mount Mary Training College at Somanya-Krobo in the Eastern Region. He then attended what is now the University of Education, Winneba between 1992 and 1996, obtaining a Diploma in Education. He completed a Bachelor of Education degree in 1999 at the same institution.[10]

Educational work

Stephen Kwao was assistant headmaster at various Asesewaa Roman Catholic school between 1977 and 1985. He became the Headmaster of the Asesewa Roman Catholic Complex Junior Secondary School between 1987 and 1992. After completing his Diploma in Education, he taught at the Krobo Girls’ Secondary School for two years. In 1999, he became Assistant Headmaster of the Dzomoa Roman Catholic Junior Secondary School. He later became a Deputy Director at the Ghana Education Service.[10][2][4]

Politics

Kwao became active in party politics from the onset of the fourth Republic. He was the constituency chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) between 1992 and 1993.[10] He contested in the 2000 Ghanaian parliamentary election on the ticket of the NDC, winning by a margin of 8,644.[11][12] He successfully retained his seat in the December 2004 election with a total of 15,764 making 60.90% of the total votes cast.[13][14] He maintained his seat again in the 2008 ghanaian general elections with a total of 14,398 making 66.87% of the total votes cast.[15] In 2009, President Mills appointed Kwao as Minister for Employment and Social Welfare. He was moved to the Office of the President as a Minister of State in a cabinet reshuffle in January 2010.[16]

Personal

Stephen Kwao is a Christian and is married with four children.[17]

References

1. "President Mills inaugurates classroom block". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
2. "Stephen Amoanor Kwao , Former Minister of State". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
3. "Odekro | What has your MP done for you?". staging.odekro.org. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
4. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Kwao, Stephen Amoanor". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
5. by (7 August 2016). "Complete Biography & Profile of Stephen Amoanor Kwao , Former Minister of State". GhanaStar. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
6. "Government to launch National Employment Policy". Xfm 95.1 NewsCenter. 8 September 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
7. "List of participants EGM ALL Updated 30 Final.doc" (PDF). 19 November 2009.
8. "Employment Minister returns from ECOWAS Labour conference". 12.04.2009. Check date values in: |date= (help)
9. "Knowledge into Action: Stakeholders gather to discuss how information gathered can be used to inform real change on the ground in the fight against worst forms of child labor and forced adult labor". 28 May 2009.
10. "Hon. Stephen Amoanor Kwao". Government of Ghana. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
11. "REPUBLIC OF GHANA - LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 7 DECEMBER 2000". Adam Carr's Election Archives. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
12. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000 Results - Upper Manya Krobo Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
13. FM, Peace. "Parliament - Upper Manya Krobo Constituency Election 2004 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
14. "Parliamentary Results Upper Manya (Eastern Region)". Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
15. FM, Peace. "Parliament - Upper Manya Krobo Constituency Election 2008 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
16. "President Mills reshuffles Ministers". Ghana Home Page. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
17. "Hon. Kwao Stephen Amoanor". Official website. Parliament of Ghana. Retrieved 27 July 2010.

See also

• List of Mills government ministers
• National Democratic Congress