Profile of Bryan Acheampong; Age, Career, Family

Bryan Acheampong was born on November 27, 1972. He is a Ghanaian politician and Member of Parliament of Abetifi constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party of Ghana. He succeeded Peter Wiafe Pepera, who died while in office. He was the Minister of State at the Ministry of Interior between February 2019 to 2020. In 2016, he bought Okwawu United F.C.

Dr. Bryan Acheampong is the current Minister for Food and Agriculture.

He is currently the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Affairs; a Member of the Defence and Interior Committee; a Member of the Appointments Committee, and a Member of the Selection Committee in Parliament.

He is a past Minister of State at the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of National Security.

Dr. Acheampong’s experience spans from Security, Intelligence, Politics, and Business leadership. He is a retired soldier of the US Air Force with training in Anti-Terrorism, Force Protection, Laws of Armed Conflict, Conventional Defence Training, Weapons, Small Arms, and Fuels.

He is a serial entrepreneur – having founded many successful businesses in Technology, Real Estate, Hospitality, and Media landscape.

He has a bachelors degree, three Masters degrees, and a Doctor of Philosophy. Bryan holds a Ph.D. in Information Systems from the University of Ghana Business School, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Johnson and Wales University- USA, a Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Applied Intelligence from Georgetown University- USA, a Master of Arts (MA) in Security and Intelligence from the University of Leicester-UK, and a Bachelors degree in Business Management from Johnson and Wales University, USA. H

The lawmaker holds a certificate in Building, Leading, and Sustaining the Innovative Organization from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Effective Leadership in Management and Administration from the University of Ghana Business School, and Public Relations, Advertising, and Marketing from the Ghana Institute of Journalism.

He has 14 scholarly publications and Articles to his credit.

His foundation, The Bryan Acheampong Foundation, constantly embarks on Poverty Reduction, Health, Education, and Agriculture programs.

He is not married. He is a Christian and worships as a Presbyterian.