Preceded by Mumuni Abudu Seidu Role Ghanaian Politician Name Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo | Nationality Ghanaian President John Atta Mills Succeeded by Akua Dansua | |
Preceded by Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak Political party National Democratic Congress Party National Democratic Congress | ||
Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo is a Ghanaian politician. He holds a PhD in Development Policy from the University of Ghana, African Studies. He is the current Member of Parliament for Wa Central constituency in the Wa Municipal District in the Upper West Region of Ghana. He entered the Parliament of Ghana in 2005 after winning a seat on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress in the Ghanaian parliamentary election in December 2004.
Pelpuo was appointed Minister for Youth and Sports by President John Atta Mills in September 2009 following the resignation of Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak who was also MP for Asawase. He served in this capacity until he was dropped in a cabinet reshuffle in January 2010. He was replaced by Ghana's first female Minister for Sports, Akua Dansua and appointed deputy Majority Leader in Parliament instead. He was also voted one of Ghana's five Members of the Africa's Parliament in South Africa where he served for a term until 2013. In the current John Mahama administration (2012 - 2016) he is appointed Minister of State at the Office of the President in Charge of Private Sector Development and Public Private Partnership (PPP). He is also a member of the Economic Management Team (EMT).