Kenneth Gilbert Adjei is a Ghanaian politician who served as a Deputy Minister of Defence from 2015 to 2017 during the John Mahama Administration. He is a member of the National Democratic Congress. A graduate of the

University of Ghana Business School University of Ghana Business School formerly School of Administration is the undergraduate and post graduate Business School of the University of Ghana in Accra Ghana. It is also the premier and the largest Business School in Ghana. History UG ...

, he is also a marketing executive who previously served as a member of the Board of the National Lottery Authority and currently serves as a board executive of the Lordina foundation.

Early life and education

Adjei is a native of Trede, in the

Ashanti Region The Ashanti Region is located in southern part of Ghana and it is the third largest of 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of or 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the mo ...

of Ghana. He attended

Opoku Ware School Opoku Ware School, often referred to as OWASS, is a public Catholic senior high school for boys, located in Santasi, a suburb of Kumasi, which is the capital of the Ashanti region of Ghana. Notable alumni * Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, former d ...

for his secondary school education. He served as the Dining Hall prefect whilst at Opoku Ware School. He proceeded to the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) where he completed with a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing. He also holds a Mater of Business Administration (MBA) from the

Career

Adjei was the Program Director of the Lordina Foundation, a foundation founded by

Lordina Mahama Lordina Mahama (née Effah; born 6 March 1963) is a Ghanaian former First Lady of Ghana who served as first lady from 2012 to 2017. She is married to the fourth President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama. Prior to becoming Fi ...

, former first Lady of Ghana. He is a marketing executive who previously served as a member of the Board of the National Lottery Authority and currently serves as a board executive of the Lordina foundation.

Politics

Adjei is a member of the National Democratic Congress and was a member of Tertiary Education Institution Network (TEIN) of the NDC during his time at GIMPA. In March 2015, he was appointed by President John Dramani Mahama to serve as the deputy

Minister of Defence A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...

. He was vetted on 15 April 2015, approved on 14 May and sworn in on 18 May 2015. He served in that role until 7 January 2017 when his government handed over to the Nana Akufo Addo government.

Personal life

Adjei is married with three children. He enjoys listening to music and playing golf during his leisure hours.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adjei, Kenneth Gilbert Living people National Democratic Congress (Ghana) politicians People from Ashanti Region Akan people Alumni of Opoku Ware School Year of birth missing (living people) Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration alumni University of Ghana alumni