G.K. Agama

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Godfried Kportufe Agama (28 April 1936 – August 5, 2009)[1] was a Ghanaian economist and a governor of the Bank of Ghana.[2] He held the record to date for being the longest-serving governor of the bank.[3] He was also a politician and Member of Parliament in the 1979 Ghanaian parliament representing the South Tongu Constituency in the Volta Region of Ghana.

Hon.
Godfried Kportufe Agama
Member of Parliament for South Tongu Constituency 1979-81
PresidentHilla Limann
Personal details
Born28 April 1936
Asidovui-Agava, Volta Region
Died5 August 2009 (aged 73)
Accra
NationalityGhanaianGhana
Political partyUnited National Convention
Children4
Alma materMfantsipim School, McGill University, Toronto University
OccupationEconomist
ProfessionPolitician

Early life and education

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Agama hailed from Asidovui-Agava in the Tongu District of Volta Region in Ghana.[citation needed] He attended the McGill University in Montreal and the Toronto University.[citation needed] He had his Doctor of Philosophy from the McGill University.[citation needed]

Politics

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Agama was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Ghana from 1968 to 1969.[4] He was a member of United National Convention and also the member of parliament representing the South Tongu constituency in the Volta Region from 1979 to 1981.[4]

Personal life

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Agama was married to Comfort Henrietta Agama and they had 4 children.[citation needed]

Death and burial

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Agama died on 5 August 2009 at the 37 Military Hospital. He was buried on 4 September 2009 at Asidowhi near Agave in the South Tongu District in the Volta Region of Ghana.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Ayensu, Edward S. (2007). Bank of Ghana: Commemoration of the Golden Jubilee. Accra: Bank of Ghana. p. 55.
  2. ^ "Trinity United Church, Legon - Ghana". tuclegon.blogspot.com. 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Agama Removed As Governor Of Central Bank". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "President Mills eulogies Dr Agama". Ghana Web. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
Government offices
Preceded by Governor of Bank of Ghana
1986–1997
Succeeded by