Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo

Hon
Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Wa Central
Assumed office
Jan 2005
Preceded by Mumuni Abudu Seidu
Minister for Youth and Sports
In office
2009–2010
President John Atta Mills
Preceded by Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak
Succeeded by Akua Dansua
Personal details
Nationality Ghanaian
Political party National Democratic Congress

Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo is a Ghanaian politician. He holds a PhD in Development Policy from the University of Ghana, African Studies. He is the current Member of Parliament for Wa Central constituency in the [[Wa Municipal Assembly in the Upper West Region of Ghana. He entered the Parliament of Ghana in 2005 after winning a seat on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress in the Ghanaian parliamentary election in December 2004.

Pelpuo was a Minister of State at the office of the President when he was appointed Minister for Youth and Sports by President John Atta Mills in September 2009 following the resignation of Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak who was also MP for Asawase.[1][2] He served in this capacity until when in a cabinet reshuffle in January 2010.[3] he was replaced by Ghana's first female Minister for Sports, Akua Dansua and appointed deputy Majority Leader in Parliament instead. He was also voted one of Ghana's five Members of the Africa's Parliament in South Africa where he served for a term until 2013.[4] In the John Mahama administration (2012 - 2016) he wasappointed Minister of State at the Office of the President in Charge of Private Sector Development and Public Private Partnership (PPP). He was also a member of the Economic Management Team (EMT). In the 2016 he won his seat for the fourth time for another four year term as the Member of Parliament for the Wa Central Constituency. He is presently the chairman of the largest caucus in Parliament of Ghana, The Population Caucus and Leader of the Parliamentarians for Global Action, Ghana Chapter.

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References

  1. ↑ "Embattled Sports Minister Muntaka resigns". General news. Ghana Home Page. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  2. ↑ Darko, Stephen. "Rashid Pelpuo confirmed as Sports Minister". Local Sports News. Today Newspaper. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "President Mills reshuffles Ministers". General news. Ghana Home Page. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Reshuffle Blues: Sena Dansua Heads Sports Ministry". General news. Ghana Home Page. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
Parliament of Ghana
Preceded by
Mumuni Abudu Seidu		 Wa Central
1997 – present		 Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak		 Minister for Youth and Sports
2009 – 2010		 Succeeded by
Akua Dansua
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