Kwame Baah (politician)
Kwame Baah | |
|---|---|
| Commissioner of Lands and Mineral Resources | |
| In office February 1972 – November 1972 | |
| President | Ignatius Kutu Acheampong |
| Preceded by | T. D. Brodie-Mends |
| Succeeded by | D. C. K. Amenu |
| 17th Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ghana) | |
| In office 1972–1975 | |
| President | Ignatius Kutu Acheampong |
| Preceded by | Nathan Aferi |
| Succeeded by | Roger Felli |
| Commissioner for Economic Planning | |
| In office 1975–1979 | |
| President | Ignatius Kutu Acheampong |
| Preceded by | Robert K. A. Gardiner |
| Succeeded by | J. L. S. Abbey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 May 1938 Dormaa Ahenkro, Gold Coast (now Ghana) |
| Died | 8 April 1997 (aged 58) |
| Profession | Soldier |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ghana |
| Branch/service | Ghana Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
Colonel Kwame R. M. Baah (21 May 1938 – 8 April 1997) was a soldier and politician. He was the Ghanaian foreign minister between 1972 and 1975.
Colonel (then Major) Kwame Baah was appointed minister for foreign affairs after the government of Kofi Abrefa Busia was overthrown in a coup d'état on 13 January 1972. This replaced the Progress Party government with the National Redemption Council. He was then appointed foreign minister by General (then Colonel) Ignatius Kutu Acheampong in 1972, a position he held till 1975.