Henry Ford Kamel

Henry Ford Kofi Kamel (21 December 1961 – 25 December 2012) was a Ghanaian banker and politician. He was the Member of Parliament for the Buem constituency from January 2005 and also the Volta Region Minister from March 2012 until his death on 25 December 2012.

Henry Ford Kamel
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Buem
In office
January 2005 – December 2012
Preceded byEmil Kwadzo Brantuo
Majority13,627 (52.8)
Volta Regional Minister
In office
26 March 2012 – 25 December 2012
PresidentJohn Atta Mills
Preceded byJoseph Amenowode
Deputy Minister for Lands and Forestry
In office
? – March 2012
PresidentJohn Atta Mills
Personal details
Born(1961-12-21)21 December 1961
Ghana
Died25 December 2012(2012-12-25) (aged 51)
Guaman, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Spouse(s)Helen Kamel
ProfessionBanker, politician
CommitteesSpecial Budget Committee
Works and Housing[1]

Banking

Kamel trained as a banker and worked as the Managing Director of the North Volta Rural Bank Limited.[2]

Parliament

Kamel was a member of the National Democratic Congress. He won his last election on 7 December 2012 by a majority of 13,627.[3] He first won the seat in the 2004 election replacing Emil Kwadzo Brantuo as the MP in the 4th Parliament of the 4th Republic with a majority of 10,488.[4] He successfully defended his seat in the 2008 Ghanaian general election. He won 65.8% of the vote.[5]

Government

In March 2012, President John Atta Mills appointed Henry Kamel as the new Volta Regional Minister, replacing Joseph Amenowode.[6] He stayed in this post until his death on Christmas Day in 2012. Prior to this appointment, he was the Deputy Minister for Lands and Forestry.[7]

One of his notable achievements was bringing peace to the Gbi Traditional Area between the indigenes of Hohoe and the Zongo Community. The Paramount chief of the Gbi Traditional Area, Togbega Gabusu VI, paid tribute to those peace efforts.[8]

Death

Kamel was reported to have returned to his home town, Guaman in the Jasikan District of the Volta Region on 24 December 2012. While chatting with some family and friends the next day, he suddenly collapsed. He died before arrival at the Jasikan Government Hospital.[9] He was 51.

See also

References
  1. "Hon. Henry Ford Kamel". Official website. Parliament of Ghana. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  2. "Members Of Parliament - Profile: Hon. Henry Ford Kamel (NDC) (Buem)". Official website. GhanaDistricts.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  3. "Election 2012: Buem - Parliamentary Results". Election news. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  4. "Elections 2004 - Ghana's Presidential and Parliamentary Elections" (PDF). Election report. Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  5. "Parliamentary Results Buem (Volta Region)". Election 2008 Results. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  6. "President Mills swears-in Victor Smith, Kamel Ford as Regional Ministers". General news. Ghana Home Page. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  7. "Ministerial reshuffle: Two ministers sacked!". Politics. MyJoyOnline. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  8. "Gbi chief weeps over death of Regional Minister". General news. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  9. "Minister Mystery Death: Blow-By-Blow Account". General news. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
Parliament of Ghana
Preceded by
Emil Kwadzo Brantuo		 Member of Parliament for Buem
2005 – 2012		 Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Joseph Amenowode		 Volta Regional Minister
2012		 Succeeded by
Helen Ntoso
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