Eric Kwakye Darfour is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the New Patriotic Party in

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. He is the

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al minister of Ghana. He was appointed by President Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo-Addo in January 2017 and was approved by the

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in February 2017.

Early life and education

He was born on the 29th day of September, 1957 in Achimota Accra. He started his basic education at Obo Government School in

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his hometown. After his middle school certificate he processed to St. John Grammar School and Ofori Panin Senior High for his 'O" Level And 'A' Level respectively. In 1981, Kwakye Darfour studied in the University of Dakar,

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for a higher diploma in French and later acquired BA (HONS) in French and Linguistics from

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, Legon.

Political career

He was elected after the Completion of the 2012 Ghanaian General Elections and reelected in 2017 after obtaining 73.48% of the total votes cast in the 2016 Ghanaian General Elections.

References

New Patriotic Party politicians Politicians from Eastern Region (Ghana) Cheikh Anta Diop University alumni University of Ghana alumni {{Ghana-bio-stub