President Akufo-Addo has appointed Herbert Krapa as the substantive Minister for Energy effective 19 November, an official statement has said.
Until his appointment, Krapa was the Minister of State at the Ministry of Energy. Prior to that he served as deputy Minister for Energy and board chairman of the Electricity Company of Ghana.
A statement issued by the Office of the President says Krapa had distinguished himself and contributed significantly to the progress and stability of Ghana’s Energy sector.
Below is the full statement:
About Herbert Krapa
Herbert Krapa is a governance and legal expert who served as Government Spokesperson on Governance and Legal Affairs at the Ministry of Information until December 2020.
He astute lawyer, called to the Ghana Bar in 2017, with experience in Trade and Investment Law, Commercial Law, Debt Restructuring, among others. He previously worked as a lawyer at Africa Legal Associates, a reputable law firm in Ghana.
Krapa holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Ghana and a Master of Laws Degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK where he specialised in International Finance, Secured Financing, International Commercial Arbitration and Corporate Crime. He also holds a Master of Science Degree in Development Finance from the University of Ghana Business School and a Certificate in Human Rights Law from Fordham University in New York.
He is a lecturer at the University of Ghana School of Law where his research focuses on both legal philosophy and global constitutionalism.
Herbert Krapa is a member of the Ghana Bar Association, the Programme for African Leadership and the Criminal Justice Reform Ghana.
CREDENTIALS
- MSc (Development Finance) – University of Ghana Business School, Legon, Accra, Ghana
- Master of Laws – London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK
- Certificate (Human Rights Law)- Fordham University, New York, USA
- BL – Ghana School of Law, Accra, Ghana
- Bachelor of Laws – University of Ghana School of Law, Accra, Ghana
- BSc (Agricultural Science)- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS
- Ghana Bar Association
- Programme for Africa Leadership
- Criminal Justice Reforms
Source: Ghextractives