Profile of Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration (Political & Economic)
Honourable Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong, MP, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration in charge of Political and Economic matters, is a Member of Parliament for Asante Mampong in the Ashanti Region. He is a graduate from the University of Ghana and a post graduate of University of Westminister, London with a background in Housing Management.
He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Housing (UK), the Chartered Management Institute (UK), the Chartered Institute of Directors (UK) and an Affiliate member, Institute of Consulting (UK).
Hon. Ampratwum-Sarpong has an impressive employment history principally in the Housing and Property Industry and has worked with a number of reputable organisations in the UK. He is a complete housing professional.
From 2006 to 2009, he was Ghana’s Deputy High Commissioner to India. Whilst in India, he was the Lead Diplomat for Trade, Investment and Business. After his diplomatic service, he established Ghana-India Business Network, an institution that facilitates and promotes business investment and trade between Ghana and India. He is also an Investment and Business Consultant and a financial engineer.
In the Seventh Parliament, he served as the Vice Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. He is presently a Member of Parliament Committee for Trade, Industry and Tourism and the Special Budget Committee.
His hobbies are reading, fishing, listening to classical music and watching football. Mr. Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong is a Christian and is married with three children.