Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah
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Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah MP | |
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| Minister for Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (Ghana) | |
| Assumed office February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Abu Jinapor |
| Former Minister for Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (Ghana) | |
| In office January 2013 – January 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Oteng-Adjei |
| Succeeded by | Boakye Agyarko |
| Ellembelle | |
| Assumed office January 2009 | |
| President | John Dramani Mahama |
| Preceded by | Freddie Blay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah 10 May 1966 Atuabo, Ghana |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| Spouse | Joyce Buah |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology University of Maryland University College (MSc) |
| Committees | Trade, Industry and Tourism Committee Members Holding Offices of Profit Committee Privileges Committee Committee of Selection Committee |
Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah (born 1966) is a Ghanaian politician, Member of Parliament of Ellembelle constituency in the Western Region, and the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources.[1][2][3][4]
He served in the government of Ghana as Minister of Energy and Petroleum in the John Mahama administration from 2013 to 2016. He is a member of the National Democratic Congress and was the Deputy Minority Leader in the eighth Parliament of Ghana after replacing James Klutse Avedzi.[5]
Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah hails from Atuabo in the Western Region.[6] He holds a law degree from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and a Master of Science in Management from the University of Maryland, University College in the United States.[4][3]
Politics
In 2009, Kofi Buah was nominated by President Atta Mills to serve as deputy Minister of Energy.[7] On 17 January 2013, Buah was named Minister for Energy and Petroleum.[8] He was succeeded by Hon. Boakye Agyarko in 2017 when the New Patriotic Party won the 2016 Presidential elections.[9] He has been a member of parliament for the Ellembelle Constituency since 2009.[10] He serves on the Trade, Industry, and Tourism Committee, Members Holding Offices of Profit Committee, Privileges Committee, and Committee of Selection Committee.[6]
In August 2025, following the death of the Minister for Environment in a military helicopter crash in the Ashanti Region, former President John Dramani Mahama appointed Buah to act as Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation.[11]