Usuario:Juan Carlos De Alzúa Calderón/Taller
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George Yaw Gyan-Baffour (nacido el 27 de marzo de 1951)[1] es un economista y político ghanés. Es actual miembro del parlamento y representante del distrito electoral de Wenchi desde 2005. Fue profesor en la Howard University en Washington, D.C., entre 1993 y 2001. Es miembro del Nuevo Partido Patriótico y el actual ministro de planificación de Ghana.
Edad Temprana y Educación
Gyan-Baffour nació en Wenchi en la Región Brong Ahafo de Ghana. Estudió en la University of Ghana donde se graduó con una licenciatura en economía.[2] Continuó sus estudios en la Escuela de Economía de Helsinki en Finlandia donde realizó un diplomado en economía. Años después, obtuvo su maestría y doctorado en filosofía en la Universidad de Wisconsin, Madison.[2][3] También estudió un diplomado post doctoral de la Universidad de Harvard.[4]
Vida Laboral
George Gyan-Baffour fue profesor de administración en la Howard University de 1993 a 2001.[4] Tras la victoria electoral del Nuevo Partido Patriótico en la elección general ghanesa en el 2000, regresó a Ghana y fue nombrado Director General de la Comisión Nacional de Planificación del Desarrollo en 2002 por el presidente John Kufour.[2][5][6] Fue durante este periodo que Gyan-Baffour estableció el primer sistema de supervisión y evaluación de la tasa de desarrollo nacional. Supervisó el desarrollo del Programa Coordinado para el Desarrollo Económico y Social de Ghana.[6]
Vida Política
Resignó del puesto en 2004 para enfocarse en sus metas personales para su carrera política. Ese año, participó en la elección parlamentaria de la circunscripción de Wenchi en la boleta del Nuevo Partido Patriótico. He won the election and went on to win the three subsequent elections in 2008, 2012 and 2016. He was appointed a Deputy Minister for Finance and Economic Planning from March 2005 to December 2008 by President Kufour.[6]
In 2015, he publicly opposed the Mahama administration's plan to seek a government bailout from the International Monetary Fund.[7] He believed that the solution to the then economic difficulty the country was going through could be resolved by accessing loans internally.[7]
2012 elections
During the 2012 parliamentary elections, Gyan-Baffour obtained 50.83% of all valid votes by defeating Yaw Osei Agyei of the National Democratic Congress, Ebenezer Gyimah Koomson of the Progressive Peoples' Party and Jacob Steve Kojo Akasampah Gyan of the National Democratic Party.[5][8]
Parliamentary committees
Being an economist, Gyan-Baffour has mainly sat on parliamentary committees that relate to his field. They include: Special Budget Committee; Trade, Industry and Tourism Committee; Education Committee; Poverty Reduction Committee; and acting chair of the Special Budget Committee.[3][6]
Ministerial appointment
On 12 January 2017, President Nana Akuffo-Addo nominated him as minister designate for planning.[9] The President called him a "respected economist with the right expertise as former head of the National Development Planning Commission".[10] He was charged with translating the New Patriotic Party's election manifesto into workable, achievable targets for national development.[10][11]
Vetting and swearing in
He was vetted by the Appointments Committee of Parliament in February 2017. During his vetting, he told the committee that Ghana did not need a 40-year development plan as it promotes rigidity.[12] In his view a plan that was less lengthy would be better and help avoid any restrictions that would be inimical to Ghana's development.[7] He was approved by the committee after satisfying all requirements needed for a minister of state.[13] He was sworn in by the President Akuffo-Addo on 11 February 2017.[14]
Memberships and affiliations
Gyan-Baffour is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Economists of Ghana. He has been a board member of various Government of Ghana agencies including the Bank of Ghana, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration.[6]
Personal life
George Gyan-Baffour is married with seven children.[3] He is a member of the Catholic Church in Ghana.[3][15]
References
- ↑ a b «Hon. Prof George Yaw Gyan-Baffour». Odekro.org. Consultado el 28 July 2017.
- ↑ a b c «About George Yaw Gyan-Baffour (Prof)». Pulse Ghana. Consultado el 28 July 2017.
- ↑ a b c d «Gyan-Baffour, George Yaw (Prof)». Ghana Mps. Consultado el 28 July 2017.
- ↑ a b «HON. GEORGE YAW GYAN-BAFFOUR». Parliament of Ghana. Consultado el 28 July 2017.
- ↑ a b «Full MP Details». Ghana Mps. Consultado el 28 July 2017.
- ↑ a b c d e «Governance Prof. Gyan Baffour– Minister for Planning». Government of Ghana. Consultado el 28 July 2017.
- ↑ a b c «IMF bailout will be counterproductive – Gyan-Baffour». Forever Ghana. 21 February 2017. Consultado el 28 July 2017.
- ↑ «Election 2012: Wenchi». Ghana Web. Consultado el 28 July 2017.
- ↑ «President names eleven ministerial nominees». Ghana News Agency. 12 January 2017. Consultado el 28 July 2017.
- ↑ a b «Nana Calms Nerves». The Finder Online. 13 January 2017. Consultado el 28 July 2017.
- ↑ «I’ll Champion Implementation of Campaign Promises-Prof Gyan Baffour». Ultimate FM Online. 13 January 2017. Consultado el 28 July 2017.
- ↑ «We Don’t Need 40-Year Dev’t Plan – Gyan-Baffour». Ghana Star. 7 February 2017. Consultado el 28 July 2017.
- ↑ «Parliament completes vetting of sector ministers». Citi FM Online. 10 February 2017. Consultado el 28 July 2017.
- ↑ «President swears in last batch of sector ministers». Graphic Communications Group. 11 February 2017. Consultado el 28 July 2017.
- ↑ «Member of Parliament George Yaw Gyan-Baffour (Prof)». Ghana Web. Consultado el 28 July 2017.