Career
He was Information Minister and in 1961, became Interior Minister. He was Education Minister under Kwame Nkrumah from May 1964. He went to the United Kingdom with his family.
While Minister of Education, He opened the Bible House, headquarters of the Bible Society of Ghana on behalf of Kwame Nkrumah in 1965.
He was a trustee of the Bible Society until his death. Towards the end of his political career, Boateng became an evangelist.
Kwaku Boateng"s wife was Mistress Eleanor Boateng who was Scottish.
Kwaku Boateng died on 1 May 2006 at Paul"s home in Cape Town, South Africa during Paul"s stint as High Commissioner to South Africa.
He was 80 years old.