Kwesi Amissah-Arthur
Kwesi Amissah-Arthur | |
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Amissah-Arthur in 2014 | |
| 6th Vice President of Ghana | |
| In office 6 August 2012 – 7 January 2017 | |
| President | John Mahama |
| Preceded by | John Mahama |
| Succeeded by | Mahamudu Bawumia |
| 12th Governor of Bank of Ghana | |
| In office 1 October 2009 – 6 August 2012 | |
| President | John Atta Mills |
| Preceded by | Paul Acquah |
| Succeeded by | Kofi Wampah |
| Deputy Minister for Finance | |
| In office April 1993 – March 1997 | |
| President | Jerry Rawlings |
| Deputy Secretary for Finance and Economic Planning | |
| In office February 1986 – March 1993 | |
| President | Jerry Rawlings |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Edmund Davidson Amissah-Arthur 29 April 1951 Cape Coast, Gold Coast |
| Died | 29 June 2018 (aged 67) Accra, Ghana |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
| Spouse | Matilda Amissah-Arthur |
| Children | Kwesi Nyan Amissah-Arthur Araba Amissah-Arthur |
| Residence(s) | Accra, Ghana |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | |
Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur (born William Edmund Davidson Amissah-Arthur) (29 April 1951 – 29 June 2018) was a Ghanaian economist, academic and politician who was the sixth vice president of Ghana under President John Mahama from August 2012 until January 2017. Previously he was the 12th governor of the Bank of Ghana from 2009 to 2012.
He was nominated by President John Dramani Mahama to be the vice-president a week after Mahama himself was sworn in. This followed the sudden death of John Atta Mills on 24 July 2012. He was sworn in as vice-president on 6 August 2012, following vetting by the Parliament of Ghana.