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Hon. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah | |
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| Minister for Trade and Industry | |
| In office 2014–2017 | |
| President | John Dramani Mahama |
| Succeeded by | Alan John Kyerematen |
| Minister for Education | |
| In office 1998–2001 | |
| President | Jerry John Rawlings |
| Minister of Communications | |
| In office 1997–1998 | |
| President | Jerry John Rawlings |
| Deputy | John Dramani Mahama |
| Succeeded by | John Dramani Mahama |
| Ghana Ambassador to the United States of America | |
| In office 11 August 1994 – 7 November 1997 | |
| President | Jerry John Rawlings |
| Preceded by | Joseph Leo Seko Abbey |
| Succeeded by | Koby Arthur Koomson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ekwow Spio-Garbrah 1953 (age 70–71) Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana |
| Nationality |  Ghanaian |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana Ohio University |
| Occupation | Diplomat, Banker, entrepreneur and marketing and corporate communications professional |
Ekwow Spio-Garbrah (born 1953) is a Ghanaian politician who was the Minister for Trade and Industry from 2014 to 2017 in the Mahama administration. He was formerly the Minister of Communications, Minister of Education and Acting Minister of Mines & Energy in the Rawlings administration. He was Ghana's ambassador to the United States and Mexico.[1][2] He is a former CEO of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation.
Spio-Garbrah is chairman of the African Business Centre for Developing Education (ABCDE), based in Ghana. He has been a chairman/CEO of several Pan-African non-governmental organizations, CEO of a church, and has held senior positions in banking and financial services. He is chairman of Solarfi, a renewable energy company.[3]
- ^ "IPR congratulates Spio-Garbrah as new Minister of Trade and Industry". gbcghana.com. GBC. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "Ministerial reshuffle: Spio rejoins gov't". Ghanaweb.com. Ghana Home Page. 16 July 2014. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Global ECO Capacity Exchange appoints Spio-Garbrah as President". Graphic Online. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.