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Owusu Afriyie Akoto

Politician

Owusu Afriyie Akoto is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Owusu Afriyie Akoto · Owusu Afriyie Akoto (Dr) · اوسو افرى اكوتو				[sources]
Alias	Afriyie Akoto · Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto · Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto Afriyie Akoto				[sources]
Birth date	1949-10-19				[sources]
Place of birth	Koforidua				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Ghana				[sources]
Country	Ghana				[sources]
Citizenship	Ghana				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Last name	Akoto				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q31718297				[sources]
Position	Member of the 5th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana (2009-2013) · Member of the 6th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana (2013-2017) · Minister for Food and Agriculture (2017-2023) · Parliament (member, 2013-2017)				[sources]
Education	Opoku Ware Senior High School · University of Cambridge · University of Ghana				[sources]
Religion	Christianity				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-11	Last processed	2025-12-11	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Ghanaian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Bafuor Osei Akoto Politician	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister for Food and Agriculture	2017-01-28	2023-01-10

Data sources

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,229

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories371,589

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions553,266

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata353,821

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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