Kwaku Agyeman-Manu

Minister of Health, Ghana

Kwaku Agyeman-Manu is a Member of Parliament for the Dormaa Central Constituency since 2008 and was appointed as Minister of Health for Ghana in 2017. 

Prior to this, Minister Agyeman-Manu served in Ghana as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee from 2012 to 2016 and was the acting CEO of the National Health Authority in 2006. He also served as the deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Planning under former President John Agyekum Kufuor’s administration. Under the government of President Kufuor, he served as a Deputy Minister of State in the following Ministries: Trade and Industry, Interior, Finance, Communications, and Roads and Transport. He has served on the Boards of institutions such as the Small Arms Commission of Ghana, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Bank of Ghana, and the Divestiture Implementation Committee.

He holds a BA in Economics and Statistics from the University of Ghana, Legon (Ghana). He graduated from the London School of Accountancy (UK) as an Associate Chartered Management Accountant.