Joe Oteng-Adjei (born 3 May 1958) is a former
Ghanaian Minister for Energy. He was appointed the Minister for Energy by late President
John Evans Atta Mills
John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills (21 July 1944 – 24 July 2012) was a Ghanaian politician and legal scholar who served as President of Ghana from 2009 until his death in 2012. He was inaugurated on 7 January 2009, having defeated the governing party ...
in 2009.
Early life and education
Joe Oteng-Adjei was born on 3 May 1958. Oteng-Adjei's undergraduate studies were at the
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology where he obtained his first degree in 1980. He then did his master's degree and subsequently PhD in
Canada
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on power systems at the
University of Saskatchewan
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,
Saskatoon
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, Canada between 1984 and 1987 on a
Commonwealth Scholarship. He was admitted at
Canfield University,
Brentford
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Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...
, England where he pursued a Masters Degree in Business Administration majoring in Finance and Macro Economics.
Political career
He was the Minister for Energy during President John Evans Atta Mills administration in 2009. He contested Bosomtwe seat in Ashanti Region from 1996, 2000 & 2008 elections. He was a member of National Campaign Team for National Democratic Congress 2008 Elections, a working Secretary, Manifesto Committee for
NDC, 2008 Elections.
Personal life
Joe Oteng-Adjei is married to Mrs Margaret Oteng-Adjei and blessed with children.
See also
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List of Mills government ministers
This is a listing of the ministers who served in the National Democratic Congress government of John Atta Mills in Ghana starting from 7 January 2009. The Mills presidency ended on 24 July 2012 when President John Atta Mills died. Mills was succ ...
References
External links
Profile on Ghana government website
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Living people
1958 births
Energy ministers of Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology alumni
National Democratic Congress (Ghana) politicians