Ten Facts You May Not Have Known About Former MP And Minister of State, Late Dr Anthony Akoto Osei

Former Ghanaian Parliamentarian who was MP for Old Tafo in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei has passed on.

An Economist and Politician, Dr. Akoto Osei was also Minister of State in charge of Finance and Economic Planning during the era of Former President J.A Kufour. He became Minister of Finance after the death of Kwadwo Baah Wiredu from September 2008 to January 6, 2009.

The former consultant to the World Bank (Korea Division) was also Minister for Monitoring and Evaluation in the first term of Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo from 2017 to 2021.

Here Are Some 10 Facts You May Not Have Known About Him;

1. He is from the Bono Region.

2. He has 8 other siblings making them 9 in total.

3. He served 4 terms, 16 years as Member of Parliament from January 2005 to January 2021.

4. He worked as an Associate Professor at Dillard University and Howard University all in the USA.

5. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Oberlin College in Ohio, Master’s degree in Applied Economics at American University and PhD in Economics from Howard University.

6. He was nicknamed Terry Wise in Achimota School where he did his O Level and had his A Level at Opoku Ware School in Kumasi.

7. His Aunt is Former First Lady, Mrs. Theresa Kufour and his Uncle was the late Senior Minister and Former Member of Parliament and Economist, J.H Mensah.

8. He is the blood brother of Accomplished Diplomat, Ambassador D.K Osei who was Secretary to the President, J.A Kufour and the inaugural President of The Council on Foreign Relations, Ghana.

9. He was a widower who lost his wife 2 years ago in the same month of March in 2021 and they left behind 3 children.

10. He was Catholic.

May his soul find eternal rest.

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