Joseph Kofi Adda
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Hon. Joseph Kofi Adda |
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| Member of Parliament for Navrongo Central |
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In office March 2003 – January 2013 |
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| Preceded by | John Achuliwor |
| Succeeded by | Mark Woyongo |
| Minister for Energy | |
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In office 28 April 2006 – 2008 |
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| President | John Kufuor |
| Preceded by | Aaron Mike Oquaye |
| Succeeded by | Felix Owusu-Adjapong |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 22, 1956 Navrongo, Ghana |
| Nationality |
 Ghanaian
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| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
Indiana Wesleyan University Columbia University |
| Profession |
Financial Economist Management Consultant |
| Religion | Catholic |
Joseph Kofi Kowe Adda (born 22 April 1956) was a Member of Parliament in Ghana and also the Minister for Energy in the New Patriotic Party government under President John Kufuor. He is also a is a Financial Economist and a Management Consultant.
Joseph Adda was born at Navrongo, the capital of the Kassena-Nankana District in the Upper East Region of Ghana. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in politics and economics from the Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, Indiana, United States, which he attended between 1979 and 1982. Between 1982 and 1984, he was at Columbia University, New York, where he studied for a Master's degree in International Affairs, specialising in Finance and Banking. He went on to get a graduate certificate in African Studies from the same university. In 1989, he obtained a certificate in French language and civilization from the Sorbonne University, Paris, France.
Joseph Adda is a Financial Economist and a Management Consultant. He worked as an Executive officer at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ghana in 1979. Between 1983 and 1984, he worked as a Research Analyst intern at the Third World Trade Institute, New York, USA. Over the next two years, he was an account Executive and Management trainee at the Equitable Financial Service, Inc., in New Jersey, USA. Mr. Adda has also worked at Essex County College, Newark, New Jersey, USA (1986 – 1988), Thomson McKinnon Securities Inc., New York (1989 – 1991) and with Deloitte and Touche Consulting, (West Africa), Accra (1991 – 1994). Since 1994, Joseph Adda has been the Director of Omni Consulting International (Ghana) Ltd. Between 1996 and 2000, he worked in various capacities at the Ministry of Finance, Ghana.
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