Kwesi Amoako-Atta

Kwesi Amoako-Atta
Kwesi Amoako-Atta
Minister for Finance
	In office; 1964–1966
President	Kwame Nkrumah
Preceded by	Ferdinand Koblavi Dra Goka
Succeeded by	Akwasi Afrifa
Member of the Ghana Parliament; for Kade
	In office; 1965–1966
Preceded by	New
Succeeded by	Kwaku Bugyei Ntim
Member of the Ghana Parliament; for Akim Abuakwa West
	In office; 1964–1965
Preceded by	Michael Reynolds Darku-Sarkwa
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	Kwesi Amoako-Atta; 18 December 1920; Kibi, Eastern Region, Gold Coast
Died	1983 (aged 62–63)
Nationality	Ghanaian
Political party	Convention People's Party
Spouse(s)	Cecilia Ampaw (m. 1946; div. 1966); Emelia Lutterodt (m. 1957; div. 1965); Mary Magdaline Okine (m. 1962)
Children	9
Parents	Ofori Atta I; Agnes Akosua Dodua;
Relatives	William Ofori Atta (brother); Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta (brother); Susan Ofori-Atta (sister); Adeline Akufo-Addo (sister); Jones Ofori Atta (brother);
Profession	Banker

Kwesi Amoako-Atta (18 December 1920 – 1983) was a Ghanaian banker and politician. During the First Republic, he served as the Minister for Finance from 1964 to 1966. He also served as a member of parliament for the Akim Abuakwa West constituency from 1964 to 1965 and the Kade constituency from 1965 to 1966. Prior to politics, Amoako-Atta was a banker. He worked with the Bank of British West Africa and the Bank of the Gold Coast (now Ghana Commercial Bank) prior to his appointment as deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana. He was the deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana from 1960 until 1964 when he resigned to enter politics.

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