Honorific-Prefix: | Hon. |
Office2: | Member of Parliament |
Term Start2: | 7 January 2009 |
Term End2: | 6 January 2013 |
President2: | John Atta Mills |
Predecessor2: | Alex Kyeremeh |
Successor2: | Alex Kyeremeh |
Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi | |
Constituency: | Techiman North |
Party: | New Patriotic Party |
Birth Date: | 21 January 1945 |
Nationality: | Ghanaian |
Alma Mater: | University of Michigan,USA |
Occupation: | Educationist |
Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi (born 21 January 1945[1] in Techiman, Bono East Region) is a Ghanaian academic and politician. Ameyaw-Akumfi was the Minister of Education in the John Agyekum Kufour administration.[2]
Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi was born on 21 January 1945 at his hometown Jama-Techiman in his constituency. He began his political career after being elected into parliament in 2008 obtaining over 53.4% of the total votes.[3]
Ameyaw-Akumfi attended Adisadel College in Cape Coast for his GCE O' and A' Levels.[4] He entered the University of Ghana in 1965 and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology in 1969 and earned his master's degree in the same field a year later. In 1970, he left to study Zoology at the University of Michigan in the United States, where he earned his doctorate in 1972.
Ameyaw-Akumfi has participated in both University of Cape Coast and University of Ghana system for many years and has been especially instrumental in the reform and decentralization of the university system in the country.[4]