Mr Paa Kwesi Nduom (Papa Kwesi Nduom)

Former Minister for Public Sector Reform; Convention People's Party (CPP) presidential candidate, 2008

Date of Birth: 15/02/1953
Place of Birth: Elmina

Married to Yvonne Nduom, four children

Education: O Levels and A Levels, St. Augustine’s Secondary School, Cape Coast, Ghana, 1966-73; BA in Economics, Marquette University, United States, 1975; MSc in Management, 1977; PhD in Service Delivery Systems, University of Wisconsin School of Business, 1982.

Career: Underwriter, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Milwaukee, 1975-78; Blue Cross Shield, Wisconsin, 1978-79; Budget and Management Analyst, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District, 1979-81; Partner, Touche Ross (now Deloitte & Touche), 1986-present; Minister for Economic Planning and Regional Intergration,  2003-05; Minister for Public Reform, 2005-07; CPP Presidential Candidate, 2008.

Commentary: Paa Kwesi Nduom ran for president in 2008 on the ticket of the CPP, but secured only 1.3% of the vote. Although he held various ministerial positions in John Agyekum Kufuor's government he was not a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). As leader of Kwame Nkrumah's CPP, he failed to convince Samia Nkrumah, daughter of the party's founder, to run alongside him in the 2008 elections.

Nduom has a number of investments in Ghanaian companies including Coconut Grove Hotels, Gold Coast Securities and First National Savings and Loans Bank.