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Vice-President of Ghana from 2012 to 2017

Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur (born William Edmund Davidson Amissah-Arthur)^[1] (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.

Profile of late former Vice President Amissah-Arthur - GhanaWeb

Previously he was the 12th governor of the Bank of Ghana from 2009 to 2012.

He was nominated by PresidentJohn Dramani Mahama to be the vice-president a week after Mahama himself was sworn in.^[2] This followed the sudden death of John Atta Mills on 24 July 2012.^[3] He was sworn in as vice-president on 6 August 2012, following vetting by the Parliament of Ghana.^[4]

Early life and education

Amissah-Arthur was born at Cape Coast on 29 April 1951,^[5] the capital of the Central Region of Ghana, at the time organized as British Gold Coast Colony.^[6] His mother, Effie Amissah-Arthur is from th 10 things to know about the late former Vice President ...

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