Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong
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Hon. Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong | |
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| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Mampong Constituency | |
| Majority | yes |
| Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration (Political and Economic) | |
| President | Nana Akuffo-Addo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong 8 January 1958 Mampong, Ghana |
| Party | New Patriotic Party |
| Spouse | yes |
| Children | three |
| Alma mater | University of Westminster, London |
| Occupation | Consultant |
| Profession | Consultant |
| Committees | Special Budget Committee, Trade, Industry and Tourism Committee |
Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana and the Eight Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Mampong Constituency in the Ashanti Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[1] He is currently the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration.[2][3][4][5]
Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong was born on January 8, 1958, in Mampong in the Ashanti Region. He holds a post graduate diploma in Housing Management from the University of Westminster, London.[6] He underwent his undergraduate studies at the University of Ghana where he attained a B.A.(Hons) Degree. He also has an advanced executive certificate from the Graduate School of Governance and Leadership in Accra, Ghana. Ampratwum-Sarpong is also an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Housing and the Institute of Directors in the United Kingdom.[1][7]
Career
Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong was the Deputy High Commissioner to Ghana's Foreign Affairs Ministry from 2006 to 2009 and also the executive director of the Ghana-India Business Network, Accra.[6] He is the Vice Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in Parliament.[8][9] Before his move into politics, Ampratwum-Sarpong was the divisional service manager at Hanover in Hackney Ltd, UK from 2002 to 2005. From 1991 to 2002 at the London Brough of Hackney, UK, he was also the divisional service manager. From 1990 to 1991 he was the senior administration officer at the London Brough of Lambeth, UK.[1]