Courage Quashigah

Courage Quashigah
Minister for Health
In office
January 2005  January 2009
PresidentJohn Kufuor
Preceded byDr. Kwaku Afriyie
Succeeded byDr. George Sipa-Adjah Yankey
Minister for Agriculture
In office
January 2001  January 2005
PresidentJohn Kufuor
Preceded byIbrahim Issaka Adam
Succeeded byErnest Akubuor Debrah
Personal details
Born9 September 1947
Kedzi, Ghana
Died5 January 2010(2010-01-05) (aged 62)
Israel
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionArmy officer
CommitteesMember of Police Council
AwardsOrder of the Star of Volta
Military service
AllegianceGhana
Branch/serviceGhana army
Years of service1972 - 1992
RankMajor

Major Courage Emmanuel Kobla Quashigah (9 September 1947 5 January 2010) was a Ghanaian soldier and politician. He held many prominent positions in the Ghana Armed Forces and was a Minister of State for Agriculture and later Health in the NPP government of John Kufuor between 2001 and 2009. He also has a daughter called Rosalind Eleazar who is a British actress.