Ignatius Baffour-Awuah

Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, (born 24 August 1966 in Okyerekrom), a Ghanaian politician is the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations.

Political life 
He joined the New Patriotic Party and was a member of  President Kufour's government as a District Chief Executive of the Sunyani District Assembly. He later became the deputy regional minister for the Brong-Ahafo region and subsequently became the regional minister under the same Kuffour administration. He ran for Member of Parliament for the Sunyani West constituency and won in the 2008 parliamentary elections. His party, the NPP however lost the presidential election. He was re-elected as MP in the same constituency in 2012 and 2016. He's therefore the current MP of the Sunyani West constituency. He served as the deputy minority chief whip from 2013-2017

Cabinet Minister
In May, 2017, President Nana Akufo-Addo named Ignatius Baffour-Awuah as part of nineteen ministers who would form his cabinet. The names of the 19 ministers were submitted the Parliament of Ghana and announced by the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Prof. Mike Ocquaye. As a Cabinet minister, Ignatius Baffour-Awuah is part of the inner circle of the president and is to aid in key decision making activities in the country.

Personal life 
Baffour-Awuah is married with three children.

References

External links 
 Baffour-Awuah wins NPP primaries on modernghana.com from 29. April 2008

Category:1966 births
Category:Living people
Category:New Patriotic Party politicians
Category:Ghanaian MPs 2009–2013
Category:Ghanaian MPs 2013–2017
Category:Ghanaian MPs 2017–
Category:Cabinet Ministers of Ghana