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Austin Akufo Gamey
Austin Akufo Gamey (born 26 October 1949) is a Ghanaian politician and labor dispute resolution expert and consultant. He served for two terms as member of parliament for North Tongu constituency in the Volta region of Ghana, from 1992 to 2001. During the Jerry John Rawlings administration he was appointed deputy minister for employment and social welfare now ministry of employment and labor relations. He is a labor expert and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) practitioner in Ghana. Early life and education Gamey was born on 26 October 1949, in Volo, a community in the Salem hood of North Tongu a locality in the Volta region of Ghana. He was born to the late Emmanuel T.T. Avorvuttor and the late Madam Lucia Aya Avorvuttor who were a farmer and petty trader respectively. Austin Gamey was christened Augustine Akufo Gameduabao which was later shortened to Austin Akufo Gamey. Gamey was fondly called Akufo growing up in his community. He is the fifth child of his pare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry John Rawlings
Jerry John Rawlings (22 June 194712 November 2020) was a Ghanaian military officer and politician who led the country for a brief period in 1979, and then from 1981 to 2001. He led a military junta until 1992, and then served two terms as the democratically elected President of Ghana. Rawlings came to power in Ghana as a flight lieutenant of the Ghana Air Force following a coup d'état in 1979. Prior to that, he led an unsuccessful coup attempt against the ruling military government on 15 May 1979, just five weeks before scheduled democratic elections were due to take place. After handing power over to a civilian government, he took back control of the country on 31 December 1981 as the chairman of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC). In 1992, Rawlings resigned from the military, founded the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and became the first President of the Fourth Republic. He was re-elected in 1996 for four more years. After two terms in office, the limit ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
