| Location | Ghana |
| Age | 56 years |
| Cause of Death | Pneumonia |
| Date of Birth | 03/06/1952 |
| Date of Death | 24/09/2008 |
| Visitors | 648 since 26/09/2008 |
| Creator |
Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu was born in 1952 at Agogo. He attended the University of Ghana from 1974-1977. He
is married with 6 children.
He has been the New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for the Asante Akim North Constituency
since 1997. He is a Christian by religion.
Positions held:
2006-2008 Minister of Finance & Economic Planning
2006 Millennium Challenge Account Board Member
2006 Privileges Committee Member
2006 Youth, Sport and Culture Committee Member
2005 Asante Akim North Constituency Member of Parliament for Asante Akim North
2001-2006 Minister of Local Government, Rural Development & Environment
2001-2004 Asante Akim North Constituency Member of Parliament
1996-2000 Asante Akim North Constituency Member of Parliament
1996 Asante Wiredu and Associates Partner - Asante Wiredu and Associates
1981-1985 Chartered Accountant
1974 -1977 University of Ghana Degree in B.Sc. Administration
Kwadwo Baah Wiredu is a Ghanaian politician and a chartered accountant. He has been a Member of
Parliament in the Parliament of Ghana since January 1997 and has been a Minister in the Kufuor
government since 2001. He is reported to have passed away on 24th September 2008 in South Africa
after a short illness
Early life and education
Baah Wiredu was born in Asante Akim Agogo. He started his secondary education at the Kumasi High
School, Kumasi in 1967. He obtained the GCE Ordinary Level Certificate in 1972.
He had his sixth form education at Prempeh College, also in Kumasi. Baah Wiredu proceeded to the
University of Ghana in 1974 and obtained a B.Sc. in Administration (Accounting option). He then did
a four-year course with the Institute of Chartered Accountants qualifying as a chartered accountant
in 1985.
Kwadwo Baah Wiredu has worked at various positions with the now defunct Ghana Airways airline and
the Volta River Authority. He has worked as a senior consultant on computer-systems and as finance
manager of Ananse Systems.
In addition, he was a partner in Asante Wiredu and Associates, an accounting firm, prior to being an
MP. Honourable Kwadwo Baah Wiredu died on the 24th of September, 2008 in South Africa. He would
always be remembered as one of the most influential and dynamic ministers Ghana has ever had.
Politics
Baah Wiredu was one of the campaigners against the Union government (UNIGOV) concept put forward by
General Acheampong's Supreme Military Council in 1978. He joined the New Patriotic Party when it was
formed in 1992.
He became an MP in the Second Parliament of the Fourth Republic after the 1996 parliamentary
elections and has retained his seat since then. He became a minister in John Kufuor's NPP government
since 2001. He has so far held the portfolios of Local Government and Rural Development (2001-2003)
and Education, Youth and Sports (2003-2005).
He is currently the Minister for Finance and Economic Planning, a position he has held since 2005.
He died on Wednesday 24th September, 2008 in South Africa.
Those we love remain with us,
For love itself lives on'
And cherished memories never fade,
Because a loved ones gone,
Those we love can never be,
More than a thought apart,
For as long as there is memory,
They'll live on in the heart
words of comfort
May the God of heaven bring you peace. Please know that God is the only person who can read hearts, He has promised to wake up our loved ones when he brings peace and security to this earth. Revelation 21:3,4 & Psalm 37:11,29. God bless
Thinking of you xx
I said a prayer for you today
And know God must have heard.
I felt the answer in my heart although He spoke no word.
I didn't ask for wealth or fame,
I knew you wouldn't mind,
I asked Him to send treasures of a far more lasting kind.
I asked that He'd be near you at the start of each new day,
to grant you health and blessings and friends to share the way.
I asked for happiness for you in all things great and small,
but it was for His loving care I prayed the most of all xxx(sister of Doris Duncton(
He has left a vacuum
Members of the Dansoman Keep Fit Club has said it has received with shock the news about the death of Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning.
Mr John Nii Otu Ankrah, Chairman of the Club told the GNA Sports in a tribute said “We have lost a great man, in fact Ghana has lost a giant”.
Baah-Wiredu who was an active member of the Club.
“He has left a vacuum, his enthusiasm, dedication and commitment to duty were uncomparable”, the chairman lamented.
Mr Otu Ankrah recalled instances when the late Finance Minister voluntarily audited the Clubs’ finances, adding that “he was a selfless man”.
He described the late Minister as a simple man who was easy to approach, friendly and was always prepared to assist the Club.
Mr Otu Ankrah said the late minister was expected to play an active role in the impending Milo Marathon and they were only waiting for his arrival from South Africa to hand over his invitation letter before they heard of the shocking news.
He expressed condolence to the bereaved family, government and people of Ghana for such a loss and urged all to be strong in the face of the sudden death of the Minister.
source: www.modernghana.com
A friendly, affable and hardworking politician
The Vice-President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, has described the sudden death of Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning as a terrible shock and dumb-founding. Visibly fighting back tears from his eyes, Alhaji Aliu said the sudden death of Mr. Baah-Wiredu is devastating. “It is a sad day for the country,” he said during a meeting with the US Ambassador, Mr. Donald Gene Teitelbum at the Osu Castle.
An official statement signed by Mr. Kwadwo Mpiani, Chief of Staff and Minister for Presidential Affairs, announced the death of the Minister, in South Africa, after a short illness.
Alhaji Mahama described Mr. Baah-Wiredu as a good man who was also his personal friend. The Vice-President was speaking when he received the incoming American Ambassador, Donald Gene-Teitelbum at the Castle, Osu.
Source: The Daily Graphic
Do not stand at my grave and weep
Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glint on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you wake in the morning hush,
I am the swift, uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starlight at night.
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
(Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there, I did not die!)
Mary Frye
The Peaceful Sage
Let not a person revive the past
Or on the future build his hopes;
For the past has been left behind
And the future has not been reached.
Instead with insight let him see
Each presently arisen state;
Let him know that and be sure of it,
Invincibly, unshakeably.
Today the effort must be made;
Tomorrow Death may come, who knows?
No bargain with Mortality
Can keep him and his hordes away.
But one who dwells thus ardently,
Relentlessly, by day, by night
It is he, the Peaceful Sage has said,
Who has one fortunate attachment.
Nancy White
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