Kofi Konadu Apraku is a Ghanaian

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and economist and a member of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th

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of the 4th Republic of

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. He is a member of the

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. He was the Member of

for the Offinso North constituency in the fourth parliament of the fourth Republic of

Early life and education

Konadu Apraku was born at Akumadan in the Asante region of

on 7 September 1954. He had his primary and middle school in Akumadan. He continued to the Tweneboa Kodua Secondary School between 1967 and 1972 and furthered his education in

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, United States, after winning an AFS International essay competition after which he studied for economics degrees at the

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taking a doctorate in the subject.

Career

Apraku was Minister for Regional Cooperation and

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ufuor's administration from 2003 to 2006. He also served as the Minister of Trade and Industry under Kufour from 2001 to 2003. In 2008, he was appointed by the

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(ECOWAS) Council of Ministers as ECOWAS Commissioner for Macro economic Policy and Economic Research where he was responsible for Multilateral surveillance mechanism which involves regular assessment through joint surveillance mission of the economies of ECOWAS members’ state to ascertain whether the convergences criteria are being met and provide economic and statistical data for member sate and help them attain the convergence criteria and the ECOWAS single currency. He is also liaises with the

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, the

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among other financial institution to support the development of ECOWAS regions. Dr. Apraku has had an extensive and successful professional career in the both private public sector.

Politics

Apraku was first voted into

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on 7 January 1997 to represent his constituency. He polled 10,456 votes out of the 21,428 valid votes cast representing 37.80%. He contested against Nana Oduro-Baah an NDC member who polled 10,257 votes representing 37.10%, Manu Yaw Joseph an PNC member who polled 358 votes representing 1.30% and Emmanuel Kwame Boakye an IND member who polled 357 votes representing 1.30%. Dr. Apraku was the personal spokesman of Prof.Adu Boahen from 1991 to 1996. He was the reelected on 7 January 2001 after he emerged winner of the 2000 Ghanaian General Elections and polled 13,160 votes out of the 21,543 valid votes cast representing 61.00%. He was also re-elected as the Member of

for Offinso North Constituency of the Asante Region in the

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s with a sum total votes of 13,389 representing 50.30% of the total votes cast. He was among the 17 aspirants who contested in 2007 for the slot of flag-bearer of the

, going into the 2008

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Personal life

Apraku is a devoted

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Apraku, Kofi Konadu 1954 births New Patriotic Party politicians Oregon State University alumni Ghanaian MPs 2005–2009 Living people Politicians from Ashanti Region Ghanaian MPs 1997–2001 Ghanaian MPs 2001–2005