THE Foreign Minister, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, aged 60, is the eldest of the four children of the late Mr Justice Edward Akufo-Addo, former Chief Justice and President of the Second Republic of Ghana.
He was educated at the Lancing College, Sussex, England, and the University of Ghana, Legon, and graduated in 1967 with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Economics degree.
Nana Akufo Addo trained as a lawyer in England and was called to the English Bar in July 1971 as well as the Ghanaian Bar in July 1975.
He had a stint with the Coudert Freres, a major US law firm, as an associate counsel, at its Paris office in France between 1971 and 1975.
The Foreign Minister also worked as a junior partner at the chambers of U.V. Campbell, and in 1979 co-founded, with Dr Edmund Prempeh, the law firm, Akufo-Addo, Prempeh and Company in Accra.
Nana Akufo-Addo has served on the boards and committees of a number of political, legal and social organisations in the country. He is also the Chairperson of DHL, Ghana Limited; Chairperson, Kinesec Communications Company Limited, publishers of the Statesman.
Nationality: Ghanaian
Date of Birth: 29-3-1944
Religion: Christianity
FamilyMarried to Rebecca (ne� Griffiths-Randolph) with five children; eldest of four children of Adeline and Edward Akufo-Addo, former Chief Justice and President of the Second Republic.
Education:
Lancing College, Sussex, England and the University of Ghana, Legon (B.Sc. Econs 1967).
Profession: Lawyer, called to the English Bar (Middle Temple) in July 1971; called to the Ghanaian Bar in July 1975; associate counsel, Coudert Fr�res (Brothers), major US law firm, at its Paris office in France (1971-75); junior member of the chambers of U.V. Campbell (1975-79); senior partner and co-founder in 1979 with Dr. Edmund Prempeh of prominent law firm, Akufo-Addo, Prempeh & Co.
Positions Held: General Secretary of the People�s Movement for Freedom and Justice (PMFJ) (1977-78); Vice President, Greater Accra Regional Branch of Ghana Bar Association (1989-91); President, Greater Accra Regional Branch of Ghana Bar Association (1991-96); Member, General Legal Council (1991-96); Member, Legal Committee of Ghana Bar Association (1991-96); Member, General Council of Ghana Bar Association (1991-96); founder and first Chairperson, Ghana Committee on Human and Peoples Rights; Member, National Council and National Executive Committee of New Patriotic Party (NPP) (1992 - ); 1992, 1996 and 2000 NPP parliamentary candidate for Abuakwa constituency; Chairperson, NPP Internal Affairs Committee (1996); Chairperson, NPP Legal & Constitutional Affairs Committee (1996-2000); Secretary, NPP Political Committee (1992-96); Secretary, 1996 NPP Policy Advisory Committee; NPP Member of Parliament for Abuakwa constituency (1997-2001) (2001-2005); NPP Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South constituency (2005-2009); Chairperson, Parliament�s Standing Committee on Subsidiary Legislation (1997-2001); Ranking Minority Member on Parliament�s Select Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs (1997-2001); Minority Spokesperson on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs (1997-2001); Spokesperson of the Alliance for Change (AFC), broad based political pressure group (1995-96); Chairperson, DHL (Ghana) Ltd (1984-2001); Chairperson, Kinesic Communications Co. Ltd, publisher of the independent newspapers, �The Statesman� and �The Weekend Statesman� (1991-2001); Attorney General and Minister for Justice (2001-2003); Member, Judicial Council (2001-2003); Member, General Legal Council (2001-2003); Member, Board of Legal Education (2001-2003); Chairperson, legal Service Board (2001-2003); Member, Ghana Investors Advisory Council (2001-2003); Member, Ghana Aids Commission (2001-2003); Minister for Foreign Affairs April 2003 -) Honourary Fellow, Legon Hall, University of Ghana.
Languages: Fluent in Twi, Ga, English, French.
Favorite Past-times: Reading (history, biography, novels); music (classical, jazz, highlife); sports (soccer, cricket, squash).
