Peter Wiafe Pepera

Peter Wiafe Pepera (born May 9, 1954) was a Ghanaian politician and a former Member of Parliament of Abetifi constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He was a member of the New Patriotic Party of Ghana. He was succeeded by Bryan Acheampong.[1][2]

Hon.
Peter Wiafe Pepera
MP
Member of Ghanaian Parliament for Abetifi Constituency
In office
January 2009 – May 2016
Succeeded byBryan Acheampong
Personal details
Born(1954-05-09)May 9, 1954
Ghana
Died21 May 2016(2016-05-21) (aged 62)
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
ChildrenKojo Pepera, Kofi Pepera, Agyiewaa Pepera, Nana Pepera, Kweku Pepera, Victoria Pepera.
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham

Early life and education

Pepera was born on May 9, 1954. He hailed from Abetifi, a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He was an alumnus of the University of Birmingham, UK and obtained his Master of Science degree in systems engineering in 1980.[2]

Career

He worked as managing director for Paramount Distilleries. He served as Member of Parliament from January 2009 till he died on 21 May 2016.[2]

Politics

He was a member of the National Democratic Congress in the 1990s until he defected to the New Patriotic Party in the 2000s.[3] Whilst in the NDC, He served as deputy Minister of Trade and Industry under the Rawlings government.[4][5]

Pepera was a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He represented Abetifi Constituency in the 5th parliament of Ghana. In 2012, he contested for re-election into the Abetifi parliamentary office on the ticket of the NPP to represent in the sixth parliament of the fourth republic and he won.[2] He was a member of the Committee of Privileges, House, Trade, Industry and Tourism[6]

Personal life

Pepera identified as a Christian and a Jedi.[2]

Death

He died while on admission at the 37 military hospital in Accra after a short illness, aged 62[7][8]

References
  1. "Bryan Acheampong Sworn-In As Abetifi MP". Modern Ghana. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Pepra, Wiafe Peter". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. "Ex-Deputy Trade and Industry Minister quits active politics". www.ghanaweb.com. 31 October 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  4. "Divestiture of SOEs justified — Pepera". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  5. Aryeh, Elvis (19 February 2000). Daily Graphic: Issue 147838, February 19 2000. Graphic Communications Group.
  6. "Ghana Parliament member Peter Wiafe Pepera". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  7. "NPP's Abetifi MP Peter Wiafe Pepera dead". GhanaPoliticsOnline. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  8. "State funeral held for late Abetifi MP in Accra [Photos]". Pulse Ghana. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2020.


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