Background
Agama, Godfried Kportufe was born on April 28, 1936 in Asidovui-Agava, Tongu District, Volta, Ghana.
Agama, Godfried Kportufe was born on April 28, 1936 in Asidovui-Agava, Tongu District, Volta, Ghana.
Student, McGill University and Toronto University, Montreal. Doctor of Philosophy, McGill University.
Research assistant business finance division, Dominion bureau of Statistics, 1964-1965;
research fellow, Economics Development Institute, Nigeria U., Enugu, 1965-1966;
lecturer department economics, Economics Development Institute, Nigeria U., 1966-1971;
member of parliament, member county of state, South Tongu, Ghana, 1969-1972, 79-81;
chairman external debt committee, Ministry of Finance and Economics Planning, 1972-1975;
member, National Economics Planning Council, 1974-1978;
member, National Economics Advisory Committee, 1978-1979;
member, National Development Commission, 1980-1981;
chief research officer, Cocoa Marketing Board, 1972;
deputy exec chairman, Cocoa Marketing Board, 1972-1973;
1st deputy chief executive, Cocoa Marketing Board, 1973;
chairman finance committee, International Cocoa Organisation, 1974-1975;
Chairman, Board Of Directors, Bank of Ghana, 1986-1988;
governor, Bank of Ghana, 1988-1997. Member electoral commission, Ghana, 1966-1968, government economics committee, 1967, national advising committee, 1967-1968, Constituent Association, 1968-1969, associate board Economics Bulletin of Ghana, 1968. Representative general county Commonwealth Parliament Association, 1969-1970.
Member State Enterprises Commission, 1976-1978, chairman, 1978-1979. Chairman exchange and clearing committee West Africa Clearing House.
Married Comfort Henrietta Agama. 4 children.