Kwadwo Afari-Gyan
| Kwadwo Afari-Gyan | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Ghana | |
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In office 1993–2015 |
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| Preceded by | Justice Josiah Ofori Boateng |
| Succeeded by | Charlotte Ama Osei |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
18 June 1945 Anyimon, Ghana |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater |
University of Ghana University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Occupation | Academic, Political scientist |
| Religion | Christianity |
Kwadwo Afari-Gyan (born 18 June 1945) is a Ghanaian academic, political scientist and election administrator. He was Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Ghana from 1993 to 2015.
Afari-Gyan was born on 18 June 1945 at Anyimon in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. He attended Achimota School and Adisadel College for his A Level and also graduated from the University of Ghana in 1967 with a BA degree in Philosophy. He went on to attain a MA degree in African politics in 1969 from the same university. He also studied in the United States where he was awarded a Ph. D. in Political science from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1974.
Afari-Gyan worked as a lecturer and a professor in Political Science at the University of Ghana. He has also lectured in the United States and Nigeria. He was a member of the Committee of Experts that drafted the Fourth Republican Constitution for Ghana.
In 1992, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Interim National Electoral Commission by the Provisional National Defence Council, which was ruling as a military junta, with the hope of returning the country to civilian rule. His job was to ensure that the November 1992 presidential election and the December 1992 parliamentary elections were free and fair. Jerry John Rawlings, the Chairman of the PNDC, who was also Head of State, stood and won the elections.
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