George Benneh | |
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| Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana | |
| In office 1992–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Akilagpa Sawyerr |
| Succeeded by | Ivan Addae Mensah |
| Minister for Finance and Economic Planning | |
| In office May 1981 – 31 December 1981 | |
| President | Hilla Limann |
| Preceded by | Amon Nikoi |
| Succeeded by | Kwesi Botchwey |
| Commissioner and Minister of Lands, Natural Resources, Fuel and Power | |
| In office 1979 – May 1981 | |
| President | Fred Akuffo Jerry Rawlings Hilla Limann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Kwabena Effah Benneh 6 March 1934 Jamdede, Berekum, Gold Coast |
| Died | 11 February 2021 (aged 86) Accra, Ghana |
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| Parent(s) | Isaac William Benneh (father) Theresa Ammea (mother) |
| Education | |
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| Institutions | University of Ghana, Legon |
George Kwabena Effah Benneh FGA, OSG (6 March 1934 – 11 February 2021) was a Ghanaian geographer, academic and university administrator who served as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Legon from 1992 to 1996. He was a professor and later an emeritus professor of Geography and Resource Development at the same university. Benneh was Minister of Lands, Natural Resources, Fuel and Power from 1979 to May 1981 and Minister of Finance from May 1981 to December 1981 under Hilla Limann during the Third Republic. Before this, Benneh has served as Commissioner for Lands, Natural Resources, Fuel and Power under the SMC II and AFRC regimes.