Pius M. G. Griffiths

Pius M. G. Griffiths was a member of the parliament of Ghana.

Pius M. G. Griffiths
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Afigya Sekyere East
In office
7 January 1993 – 6 January 1997
PresidentJerry John Rawlings
Preceded byNew
Succeeded byKwesi Akomia Kyeremateng
Personal details
Born (1945-12-20) 20 December 1945
Kumasi, Ashanti Region
NationalityGhanaian
EducationOpoku Ware School
Alma materUniversity of Poona
OccupationPolitician

Griffiths held the title of Deputy Minister of Communications in the Rawlings government with responsibility for information technology.[1] In 2000 he was Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry.[2] He was also MP for Afigya Sekyere East constituency from January 1993 to January 1997.[3]

Early life and education

Griffiths was born on 20 December 1945 in Kumasi. He attended Opoku Ware School and later obtained his Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Poona.

Politics

He assumed office as a member of the 1st parliament of the 4th republic on 7 January 1993 after he emerged winner at the 1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election held on 29 December 1992.[4] While in office, he served as the deputy Minister for Communications responsible for Information Technology.[1] In 2000, he was appointed deputy Minister for Trade and Industry.[2]

References
  1. "Millennium Bug Will Affect Aviation, Power Supply – Griffiths". www.ghanaweb.com.
  2. "GRi BEF News Ghana 26 05 – 2000". www.mclglobal.com.
  3. "Elected Parliamentarians – 1992 Elections". www.ec.gov.gh. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. Ghana Parliamentary Register 1992–1996. Ghana Publishing Corporation. 1993. p. 209.


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