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Kwaku Afriyie
Former Member of Parliament, Physician
About Kwaku Afriyie
Dr Kwaku Afriyie is a medical doctor, farmer and New Patriotic Party (NPP) politician who represented Sefwi-Wiawso in the Western North Region from 2017 to 2025. He was Western Regional Minister from 2017 to 2018. He was born in Sefwi Wiawso on 7 July 1954.
Doctor
Afriyie qualified in medicine at the University of Ghana Medical School and took a Master of Public Health at Tulane University in New Orleans. He is a fellow of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons. He worked at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and Effia Nkwanta Hospital between 1982 and 1994 and later became health service director at Bibiani Government Hospital.
Farmer and cocoa adviser
For more than 25 years he ran Afriyie Farms as managing director. Under President Kufuor he sat on the Cabinet sub-committee on cocoa affairs from 2001 to 2005.
Minister and MP
Akufo-Addo appointed him Western Regional Minister in January 2017, and Parliament approved him that February. He won Sefwi-Wiawso in 2016 and 2020. In 2024 the NDC's Kofi Benteh Afful took the seat.
Frequently asked questions about Kwaku Afriyie
How old is Kwaku Afriyie?
Kwaku Afriyie is 72 years old, born July 7, 1954.
What is Kwaku Afriyie known for?
Kwaku Afriyie is a Former Member of Parliament, Physician.
What is Kwaku Afriyie's nationality?
Kwaku Afriyie is Ghanaian.
Where did Kwaku Afriyie study?
Kwaku Afriyie studied at St Augustine's College Tulane University.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth
- 7 July 1954
- Nationality
- Ghanaian
- Constituency
- Sefwi-Wiawso
- Political Party
- New Patriotic Party
- Region
- Western North
- Religion
- Christian
Education
- St Augustine's College
- Tulane University
Connections
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Sources & References
- "Kwaku Afriyie". Wikipedia. Archived from the original on 17 December 2025.
- "List of MPs elected in the 2024 Ghanaian general election". Wikipedia. Archived from the original on 9 January 2026.
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