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G.K. Agama

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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

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.

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