Honourable Yaw Osafo-Maafo is the Senior Minister of the Republic of Ghana and has had an exemplary career as a banker, consultant, politician and statesman who was born in the year 1942.
He started his career as an engineer at the Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO) and went on to head and successfully restructure two major development banks – The Bank for Housing and Construction and The National Investment Bank. Furthermore, he was also active as a consultant for international development organizations, including the World Bank and UNDP.
Yaw Osafo-Maafo was previously the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning (2001-2005) and received several awards for his achievements. This was followed by his tenure as Minister for Education and Sports from 2005 to 2006.
Osafo-Maafo has served on the boards of various financial institutions and corporate bodies, and was the past Vice-President of the Executive Committee of the West African Bankers Association.
Source: TheBBCghana.Com
