John Atta-Mills
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| John Atta-Mills | |
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2nd Vice President of Ghana
4th Republic |
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| In office January, 1997 – January 7, 2001 |
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| President | Jerry John Rawlings |
| Preceded by | Kow Nkensen Arkaah |
| Succeeded by | Alhaji Aliu Mahama |
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| Born | July 21, 1944 Central Region, Ghana |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
| Spouse | Ernestina Naadu |
| Profession | Law Professor |
| Religion | Christian |
| Website | http://www.attamills2008.com/ |
Prof. John Evans Atta Mills (born July 21, 1944[1]) is a Ghanaian politician and former vice-president who has twice ran unsuccessfully for president as the candidate of the National Democratic Congress.
Atta Mills completed Achimota Secondary School with an Advance Level Certificate in 1963. He graduated at the University of Ghana, in 1967 with bachelor's degree and professional certificate in Law. At age 27, he earned a doctorate (PhD) in Law from the School of Oriental and African Studies - University of London. He was selected as a Fulbright scholar at Stanford Law School in America. He later became a lecturer at the University of Ghana for twenty years.
In 1988, Atta Mills became the acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service and later formally became Commissioner.[2] In 1996, he was chosen as the running mate of Jerry Rawlings in that year's presidential election.[1] On January 7, 1997, he became the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana.[2]
He was defeated by John Kufuor in the 2000 presidential elections in Ghana. He was again defeated by Kufuor in the 2004 presidential election.
On December 21, 2006, Atta-Mills was overwhelmingly elected by the NDC as its candidate for the 2008 presidential election with a majority of 81.4% (1,362 votes), far ahead of his opponents, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Alhaji Mahama Iddrisu, and Eddie Annan.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Profile of Atta-Mills, Ghanareview.com.
- ^ a b Biography at Ghanaweb.com.
- ^ "NDC CONGRESS RESULTS-Prof Wins", Modernghana.com, December 22, 2006.
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| Preceded by Kow Nkensen Arkaah |
Vice President of Ghana 1997 – 2001 |
Succeeded by Aliu Mahama |
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| Preceded by Jerry Rawlings |
Leader of National Democratic Congress 2001 – present |
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| NAME | John Atta-Mills |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Vice President of Ghana from 1997 to 2001 |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 21, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Central Region, Ghana |
| DATE OF DEATH | Living |
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