President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reassigned the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry and Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso, Stephen Amoah, as a Deputy Minister of Finance to replace John Kumah, who passed away on March 7, 2024.
Mr. Amoah, until his re-designation, was the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry. The re-shuffle was announced in a press statement signed and issued by Director of Communications at the presidency, Eugene Arhin on Tuesday night [April 2, 2024]. Here is a quick profile of Stephen Amoah with source from Wikipedia.
Stephen Amoah (popularly known as Sticka)[1] is a Ghanaian politician who is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).[2][3] He is the member of parliament for the Nhyiaeso Constituency.[4][5][6] He is currently a board member of GCB Bank.[7][8]
Early Life And Education
Stephen Amoah was born on 27 March 1970. He hails from Kronum Afrancho in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[9] He completed Opoku Ware School, Kumasi.[10][11] He holds a Master of Science degree in Strategic Finance Management from University of Derby, United Kingdom in 2007.[12] He also had his Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana. He also has a Certificate in Entrepreneurship from MIT. He also holds a PhD in Actuarial Science from KNUST.[7][13]
Career
Amoah was the Chief Finance Officer of Kencity and also served in the past as the Deputy National Coordinator of the National Insurance Authority (NHIA).[14] In February 2017, He was appointed by President Akufo-Addo as the chief executive officer for the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC).[15][14][16] He is the CEO of Zintex Portfolio Services Limited.[7] He is a finance and investment consultant.[17]
Stephen Amoah – Wikipedia
