PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Dr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo is a Ghanaian politician” a farmer, public administrator and an accomplished statesman. With over three decades of experience in public service as Minister of State, Member of Parliament, a District Chief Executive, among others, Dr Ofosu-Ampofo is dedicated to the promotion of decentralisation and local economic development with the ultimate goal of eradicating poverty in Ghana. His tenure as the Board Chairman of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GHAPOHA) from 2014 to 2017 witnessed massive port expansion projeets estimated at USD $1.5 billion aimed at easing congestion at the ports while putting Ghana in a strategic position to attract businesses from land-locked countries within the sub-region.

  • Member, JDM 2024 Campaign Steering Committee
  • Member, Council of Elders, National Democratic Congress (NDC), 2022 to date
  • National Chairman, NDC, 2018-2022
  • First National Vice-Chairman, NDC, 2014-2018
  • Director Of Elections, NDC, 2014-2018
  • Board Chairman, GHAPOHA, 2014-2017
  • Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, 201 1-2013
  • Eastern Regional Minister, 2009-2011
  • National Organiser, NDC, 2005-2010
  • Deputy Eastern Regional Minister, 1997-2001
  • Member of Parliament, Fanteakwa Constituency, 1997-2005
  • District Chief Executive (DCE) for Fanteakwa District Assembly, 1993-1996

As DCE, MP and Minister, he served on several national boards spanning his public service career from 1994 to the present. These include;

  • Board Member of the Millennium Development Authority (MIDA), (201 1-2013)
  • Executive Committee Member of the Commonwealth Local Governance Forum,
    Headquarters in the UK (201 1-2013)
  • Chairman, Conference of Regional Ministers (April 2012)
  • Parliamentary Special Committee Member on Poverty Reduction
    Parliamentary Select Committee
  • Deputy Ranking Member on Local Government &
    Rural Development, (2001-2004)
  • Parliamentary Select Committee Member on Education
  • Parliamentary Select Member on Government Assurances (2001-2004)
  • Board Member, VRA Resettlement Trust Fund (1996-2000).

Profile

Born on March 10, 1962, in Kyebi, Eastern Region, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo has had a long and impactful career in Ghanaian politics. A former Member of Parliament, District Chief Executive for Fanteakwa North, and Eastern Regional Minister. Mr Ofosu Ampofo has also held several key positions within the NDC, including National Organiser and National Chairman.