G.K. Agama

Hon.
Godfried Kportufe Agama
Member of Parliament for South Tongu Constituency 1979-81
PresidentHilla Limann
Personal details
Born28 April 1936
Asidovui-Agava, Volta Region
Died5 August 2009 (aged 73)
Accra
NationalityGhanaianGhana
Political partyUnited National Convention
Children4
Alma materMfantsipim School, McGill University, Toronto University
OccupationEconomist
ProfessionPolitician

Godfried Kportufe Agama (28 April 1936 – August 5, 2009)[1] was a Ghanaian economist and a governor of the Bank of Ghana.[2] He held the record to date for being the longest-serving governor of the bank.[3] He was also a politician and Member of Parliament in the 1979 Ghanaian parliament representing the South Tongu Constituency in the Volta Region of Ghana.

  1. ^ Ayensu, Edward S. (2007). Bank of Ghana: Commemoration of the Golden Jubilee. Accra: Bank of Ghana. p. 55.
  2. ^ "Trinity United Church, Legon - Ghana". tuclegon.blogspot.com. 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Agama Removed As Governor Of Central Bank". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2 August 2013.