Kwesi Amissah-Arthur

Kwesi Amissah-Arthur
Amissah-Arthur in 2014
Vice-President of Ghana
In office
6 August 2012 – 7 January 2017
PresidentJohn Dramani Mahama
Preceded byJohn Dramani Mahama
Succeeded byMahamudu Bawumia
12th Governor of Bank of Ghana
In office
1 October 2009 – 6 August 2012
PresidentJohn Atta Mills
Preceded byPaul A. Acquah
Deputy Minister for Finance
In office
April 1993 – March 1997
PresidentJerry Rawlings
Deputy Secretary for Finance and Economic Planning
In office
February 1986 – March 1993
PresidentJerry Rawlings
Personal details
Born
William Edmund Davidson Amissah-Arthur

29 April 1951
Cape Coast, Gold Coast
Died29 June 2018 (aged 67)
Accra, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
SpouseMatilda Amissah-Arthur
ChildrenKwesi Nyan Amissah-Arthur
Araba Amissah-Arthur
Residence(s)Accra, Ghana
Alma mater
Occupation

Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur (born William Edmund Davidson Amissah-Arthur)[1] (29 April 1951 – 29 June 2018) was a Ghanaian economist, academic and politician who was the fifth Vice-President of Ghana's 4th Republic, in office from 6 August 2012 until 7 January 2017, under President John Dramani Mahama. Previously he was Governor of the Bank of Ghana from 2009 to 2012.

He was nominated by President John Dramani Mahama to be the vice-president a week after Mahama himself was sworn in.[2] This followed the sudden death of John Atta Mills on 24 July 2012.[3] He was sworn in as vice-president on 6 August 2012, following vetting by the Parliament of Ghana.[4]

  1. ^ MyJoyOnline TV (27 July 2018), Amissah-Arthur's Funeral - AM Show on JoyNews (27-7-18), archived from the original on 4 August 2018, retrieved 4 August 2018
  2. ^ "Amissah Arthur is Vice President". GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  3. ^ "President Mills Dies at 68". GhanaWeb. 24 July 2012. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  4. ^ Gadugah, Nathan. "Amissah-Arthur is now Vice President". Politics. MyJoyOnline. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.