Aaron Mike oquaye | |
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Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana (6th Speaker of the Fourth Republic) | |
In office 7 January 2017 – 6 January 2021 | |
Preceded by | Edward Adjaho |
Succeeded by | Alban Bagbin |
Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament | |
In office 7 January 2009 – 6 January 2013 | |
Preceded by | Kenneth Dzirasah |
Succeeded by | Joe Ghartey |
Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya | |
In office 7 January 2005 – 6 January 2013 | |
Preceded by | New constituency |
Succeeded by | Sarah Adwoa Safo |
Minister for Communication | |
In office January 2006 – July 2007 | |
Preceded by | Albert Kan-Dapaah |
Succeeded by | Benjamin Aggrey Ntim |
Minister of Energy | |
In office 2005–2006 | |
Preceded by | Paa Kwesi Nduom |
Succeeded by | Joseph Kofi Adda |
High Commissioner to Maldives | |
In office 2003–2005 | |
High Commissioner to India | |
In office 2001–2005 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Michael Aaron Oquaye 4 April 1944 Osu, Accra, Gold Coast |
Political party | New Patriotic Party |
Spouse | Alberta Oquaye |
Children | 6 |
Education | Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School Apam Senior High School University of Ghana University of London Lincoln's Inn |
Alma mater | SOAS University of London (Ph.D) |
Occupation | |
Aaron Mike Oquaye (wɔwoo no Ebɔbira 4, 1944) yɛ Ghana mbranyimfo na amanyɛnyi a ɔyɛɛ Mbrahyɛbagua ne Kasafo a ɔtɔ do esia wɔ Ghana Amambu a ɔtɔ do anan mu fitsi afe 2017 kesi afe 2021. Ɔyɛ nwomanyimfo, ɔman ananmusinyi na nkan no Baptist somfo. Nna ɔwɔ aban mpanyimfo asomfo dwumadzi a ɔfa ahoɔdzen na nkitahodzi ho, nna ɔsan yɛ Ghana Ananmusinyi Panyin a ɔhwɛ India na Maldives do wɔ Ɔmanpanyin Dadaw J. A. Kufuor amambu no mu.[1][2]
Wɔwoo Michael Aaron Oquaye Ebɔbira 4, 1944 mu wɔ Osu, Nkran, Ghana (nkan Gold Coastɔ, a nna ɔyɛ E. G. N Oquaye a ofi Osu na Felicia Awusika Abla Oquaye (née Azuɔ a ofi Odumase-Krobo hɔn ba[3]. Wɔtsetsee no wɔ Asamankɛse a ɔwɔ ɔman yi n'epuei Mantɔw mu. Hɔ na ɔkɔr n'ahyɛse skuul wɔ Roman Catholic Primary School na Presbyterian Middle School ansaana ɔrotoa do akɔ Presbyterian Boys' Secondary (PRESECɔ, wɔ Odumase-Krobo na bio Apam Ntoado Skuul[3].
Nna Oquaye ne papa ka nyimpakuw a wɔtsew United Gold Coast Convention (UGCCɔ ho wɔ Asamankɛse. Nna ɔyɛ obi a ɔhwɛ sikasɛm na no mu nsɛm do wɔ UGCC, Gold Coast Party(GCPɔ, National Liberation Movement ( NLMɔ na United Party ( UPɔ mu wɔ Asamankese. Ber a Oquaye yɛ abofra no, n'ebusua nyaa amanyɛsɛm mu mpanyimfo bi tse dɛ Dr. J. B. Danquah na Prof. Kofi Abrefa Busia dɛ ahɔho wɔ hɔn fie. Ber a Okyenhen Nana Ofori Atta II wɔ efiadze wɔ Nkran no, nna ɔtaa ba Oquaye hɔn fie wɔ Asamankɛse.
Oquaye kɔr ntoado skuul wɔ Presbyterian Boys' Senior Secondary School, hɔ na onyaa ne GCE "O"-Level abɔdzin, na onyaa ne "A" Level abɔdzin wɔ Apam Secondary School. Ɔkɔr University of Ghana na ekyir no ɔkɔr University of London, a ɔwɔ Lincoln's Inn, London. Okitsa abɔdzin nkrataa bi tse dɛ, B.A. (Hons.ɔ Political Science, L.L.B. (Hons.ɔ, B.L. na PhD. Ɔyɛ obi a ɔbɔ noho mbɔdzen wɔ solicitor na barrister mu, ɔsan yɛ panyin a ɔda nara ne mbranyim edwuma ano. Ɔyɛ 'barrister' wɔ Supreme Court a ɔwɔ England na Wales, kuw panyin dze ma Ghana Bar Association, na solicitor dze ndwumakuw na sikasɛm ndwuma ahorow[4].
Oquaye yɛ Political Science mu Ɔbemfo wɔ University of Ghana, (Legonɔ a nna nkan no ɔyɛ Head of the Department wɔ Political Science mu na Suapɔn ne Nwomasua mu nyi, dzibew a ɔwɔ ekuwekuw nyina mu. Onyaa ne Ph.D wɔ School of Oriental and African Studies mu wɔ London, a ɔsan so nyaa Rockefeller Senior Scholar abadobɔdze akyɛdze wɔ afe 1993 mu na Senior Fulbright Scholar abadobɔdze wɔ afe 1997 mu. Ɔabɛyɛ Kyerɛkyerɛnyi a ɔtaa sera George Mason University a ɔwɔ Virginia no. Fitsi 1997 kesi 1999, nna ɔyɛ panyin abadziekyir dze ma African Association of Political Science (AAPSɔ, a ɔwɔ Zimbabwe.
Oquaye a ɔyɛ akyerɛwfo a ɔakyerɛw pii afa aban papa ho, metsemohoase, amanyɛsɛm mu nyimdzee, na mpontu, nyimpa ne fahodzi, nsodaafo mboae wɔ amanyɛsɛm mu, NGOs, nkurase mpontu na banyin na basia ho nsɛm. Ɔgye mbasiafo fahodzi dzi.