Ekwow Spio-Garbrah

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Hon. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah
Minister for Trade and Industry
In office 2014–2017
President	John Dramani Mahama
Succeeded by	Alan John Kyerematen
Minister for Education
In office 1998–2001
President	Jerry John Rawlings
Minister of Communications
In office 1997–1998
President	Jerry John Rawlings
Deputy	John Dramani Mahama
Succeeded by	John Dramani Mahama
Ghana Ambassador to the United States of America
In office 11 August 1994 – 7 November 1997
President	Jerry John Rawlings
Preceded by	Joseph Leo Seko Abbey
Succeeded by	Koby Arthur Koomson
Personal details
Born	Ekwow Spio-Garbrah 1953 (age 70–71) Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana
Nationality	Ghanaian
Political party	National Democratic Congress
Alma mater	University of Ghana Ohio University
Occupation	Diplomat, Banker, entrepreneur and marketing and corporate communications professional

Ekwow Spio-Garbrah (born 1953) is a Ghanaian politician who was the Minister for Trade and Industry from 2014 to 2017 in the Mahama administration. He was formerly the Minister of Communications, Minister of Education and Acting Minister of Mines & Energy in the Rawlings administration. He was Ghana's ambassador to the United States and Mexico.^[1][2] He is a former CEO of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation.

Spio-Garbrah is chairman of the African Business Centre for Developing Education (ABCDE), based in Ghana. He has been a chairman/CEO of several Pan-African non-governmental organizations, CEO of a church, and has held senior positions in banking and financial services. He is chairman of Solarfi, a renewable energy company.^[3]