Hon.
Paa Kwesi Nduom
MP
Papa Kwesi Nduom on a campaign trail
Member of Parliament
for Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem
In office
January 2005 – January 2009
Preceded byAto Quarshie
Succeeded byJoseph Samuel Annan
Majority15,554
Personal details
Born
Joseph Hubster Yorke Jr.

(1953-02-15) 15 February 1953
Elmina, Ghana
Political partyProgressive People's Party
Other political
affiliations		Convention People's Party
(until Jan 2012)
SpouseMrs. Yvonne Nduom
ChildrenNana Kweku, Edjah, Chief and Nana Aba
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin
ProfessionBusiness consultant and politician
Websitehttp://www.nduom.com/

Paa Kwesi Nduom or Papa Kwesi Nduom, (born February 15, 1953) is a Ghanaian business consultant, politician, and founding member of Ghana's Progressive People's Party.[1] A three-time candidate for president, he was the member of parliament for the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem constituency and served as minister of state in the Kufuor government.

Early life and education

Paa Kwesi Nduom was born in Elmina in the Central Region of Ghana.[2] He was named Joseph Hubster Yorke Jr after his father.[3] He had his secondary education at the St. Augustine's College in Cape Coast, where he obtained both the General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary and Advanced Levels("O" level and "A" levels).He proceeded to the United States where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) degree at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in 1975. He subsequently went on to pursue a Master's degree in Management (1977) and a Ph.D (Service Delivery Systems) in 1982 at the same university.[2]

Career

Nduom started work as a life insurance underwriter with the North Western Mutual Life Insurance Company between 1975 and 1978. Over the next year, he worked with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin. In 1979, he joined the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District as a budget and management analyst.[2] In 1981, he joined Deloitte and Touche as an associate consultant, rising to become a partner in the firms' Milwaukee office by 1986. In 1992, he helped establish Deloitte & Touche's West Africa Consulting division.[4]

He served as a board member for Fan Milk Ghana Limited, Edinaman Secondary School and the Ghana Heritage and Conservation Trust.[5]

He shares ownership of GN Savings and Loans with other shareholders. He is also the owner of Groupe Ndoum and Coconut Grove Resort in Ghana.[6]

Politics

District Assembly

His active role in politics began in 1997 when he was elected as a member of the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem District Assembly for the Akotobinsin Electoral Area.[7]

National Politics

In December 2000, he contested the Ghanaian parliamentary elections for the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem constituency on the ticket of the Convention's People's Party (CPP). However, he lost to the incumbent MP, Ato Quarshie of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) by a margin of 2.6% of the valid votes cast.[8] However, two months later, he was appointed by President John Kufuor as the Minister for Economic Planning although he was not a member of the ruling New Patriotic Party. He also served during this period as the Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission.[9][10] During a cabinet reshuffle in April 2003, Nduom became the Minister for Energy.[11][12] Eighteen months later, he again contested the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem seat in the Ghanaian parliamentary election in December 2004 and this time he won by 33.6 points (30,981 votes to 15,427).[13][14] At the time, he served as the chairman of the Organising Committee of the CPP. Early in President Kufuor's second term of office, Nduom became the Minister for Public Sector Reform.[15] He continued in this capacity till July 2007 when he resigned from government to seek his party's nomination to stand as the CPP presidential candidate.[16]

Bid for President

In December 2007, Nduom was nominated by the CPP to contest the December 2008 presidential election.[17][18] He lost the elections, getting less than 1% of the vote.[19] During the CPP party elections of 2011, candidates reportedly supported by Nduom, including then Chairman Ladi Nylander, lost to newer candidates such as Samia Nkrumah, daughter of Ghana's first president, Kwame Nkrumah.[20] Months later, Nduom was accused by the Convention People's Party of going against the party's regulations.[21] In January 2012, Nduom resigned from the CPP and formed his own party, the Progressive People's Party.[22] He was the Progressive People's Party presidential candidate in the 2012 and 2016 elections.[23]

Family

Nduom is married to Yvonne Nduom, a management specialist and graduate of the University of Cape Coast in Ghana and the University of Wisconsin in the United States.[24] They are married with four children, Dr. Nana Kweku Nduom, Dr. Edjah Kweku Nduom, Chief Nduom, and Dr. Nana Aba Nduom. Nana Kweku is married to Esinam Julia Nduom (née Baeta) and they have a daughter, Maame Adjoa Kakraba Nduom. Edjah is married to Kelley Nduom (née Coleman).[25]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Nduom challenges Birim Group LLC in US court over money laundering and fraud claims". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Minister of Planning and Regional Integration - Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom". Famous Ghanaians. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
  3. ↑ Coverghana.com.gh (16 October 2022). "Who is Joseph Hubster Yorke Junior? Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom". Coverghana. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Professional Career". Nduom official website. Archived from the original on 11 February 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
  5. ↑ "Paa Kwesi Nduom, Biography". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "GN Savings & Loans case: Ndoum urges court to reject BoG, Receiver's evidence". Citi Business News. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Dr. Nduom in Government: 2001 - 2007". Archived from the original on 11 February 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
  8. ↑ "Republic of Ghana - Legislative Election of 7 December 2000". Adam Carr's Election Archives. Archived from the original on 14 September 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  9. ↑ Frank Agyei Twum (11 July 2007). "Nduom is out". News Comment. The Statesman. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  10. ↑ "MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC PLANNING & REGIONAL COOPERATION FEBRUARY 2001 – APRIL 2003". Nduom official website. Archived from the original on 12 February 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  11. ↑ "Government names new Cabinet". General News of Tuesday, 1 April 2003. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  12. ↑ "Minister for Energy - APRIL 2003 - JANUARY 2005". Nduom official website. Archived from the original on 12 February 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  13. ↑ "Elections 2004 - Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections" (PDF). Parliamentary Election Results for Region Central by the Electoral Commission. Electoral Commission of Ghana, with support of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Accra. November 2005. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  14. ↑ "Parliamentary Results Komenda/Edina Eguafo/Abirem (Central Region)". Results Parliamentary Elections. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  15. ↑ "Kufuor restructures ministerial team". General News of Friday, 28 April 2006. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  16. ↑ "Nduom quits government". Press Review of Tuesday, 10 July 2007. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  17. ↑ "Nduom wins CPP race". General News of Monday, 17 December 2007. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  18. ↑ "Paa Kwesi Nduom Wins CPP Race". Politics,General News. VibeGhana.com. 17 December 2007. Archived from the original on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
  19. ↑ Koomson, Fiifi (11 August 2011). "Nduom: Election 2008 defeat is worst failure in my life". Joy FM. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  20. ↑ Dadzie, Kewku (11 October 2011). "Did Kwesi Nduom take first step to leave the CPP?". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  21. ↑ Gadugah, Nathan (28 August 2011). "Enough! Nduom's nonsense must stop! - Samia Nkrumah". Joy Online. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  22. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  23. ↑ "Nduom Wishes CPP Well As It Elects Flag-Bearer Tomorrow". PeaceFM Online. 29 January 2016. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  24. ↑ "Mrs. Yvonne Nduom". Nduom official website. Archived from the original on 12 February 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  25. ↑ "The Children". Nduom official website. Archived from the original on 12 February 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
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