Jones Ofori Atta

Jones Ofori Atta
Jones Ofori Atta
Ministerial Secretary for Finance
	In office; 1969–1972
Appointed by	Kofi Busia
Minister	Joseph Henry Mensah
Member of the Ghana Parliament; for Begoro
	In office; 1 October 1969 – 13 January 1972
Preceded by	Parliament suspended
Succeeded by	Parliament suspended
Personal details
Born	Akwasi Andrews Jones Amoako Atta Ofori Atta; 7 December 1937; Fankyeneko, Gold Coast
Died	30 November 2020 (aged 82); Kyebi, Ghana
Children	including Ken
Parent	Ofori Atta I (father);
Relatives	William Ofori Atta (brother); Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta (brother); Susan Ofori-Atta (sister); Adeline Akufo-Addo (sister); Kwesi Amoako-Atta (brother);
Education	Achimota School; University of Ghana (B.A.); University of Ottawa (PhD);
Occupation	Economist; Politician;
Academic work
Discipline	Economics
Institutions	University of Ghana, Legon

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Akwasi Andrews Jones Amoako Atta Ofori Atta (7 December 1937 – 30 November 2020) was a Ghanaian economist and politician. He was a senior lecturer in economics at the University of Ghana and served as ministerial secretary (deputy minister) for Finance and Economic Planning in the Busia government.