Joseph Amenowode was the member of parliament for Hohoe South and was the minister for the Volta Region of Ghana from January 2009 until his dismissal on 6 March 2012.
11 Facts About Joseph Amenowode
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Joseph Amenowode has worked as a university lecturer prior to going into politics.
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Joseph Amenowode was born in Accra, the capital of Ghana.
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Joseph Amenowode attended the Hohoe Evangelical Presbyterian Secondary School between 1966 and 1971 obtaining the General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level.
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Joseph Amenowode proceeded to Kpando Secondary School for his sixth form education, completing the GCE Advanced Level in 1973.
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Joseph Amenowode continued for an extra year to complete a postgraduate diploma in 1980.
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Joseph Amenowode attended the Pratt Institute in New York City where he completed a Master of Professional Studies degree in Art Therapy in 1997.
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Joseph Amenowode later became a lecturer at the University of Education, Winneba in the Central Region of Ghana.
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Joseph Amenowode was the former chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Employment, Social Welfare and State Enterprises.
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Joseph Amenowode is a member of the National Democratic Congress.
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Joseph Amenowode first stood for elections in the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2004, winning with a majority of 17,720 and taking his seat in the fourth parliament of the Fourth Republic.