The following are the profiles of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, presidential candidate of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and John Atta Mills presidential candidate of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Profiles of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,
Date of Birth: 29th March 1944
Place of Birth: Swalaba, Accra, Greater Accra Region
Family
Married to Rebecca Akufo-Addo (nee Griffiths-Randolph). He has five children.
Education
* Lancing College, Sussex, England
* University of Ghana, Legon 1964-1967: B.Sc (Econs)
* English Bar (Middle Temple): July, 1971
* Ghanaian Bar: July, 1975
Work Experience
* Associate Counsel, Coudert Frees Law Firm, Paris, France: 1971-1975
* Junior Member of the Chambers of U.V. Campbell Law Firm, Ghana: 1975-1979
* Senior Partner & Co-Founder of Akufo-Addo, Prempeh & Co. Law Firm: 1979-2001
Special Appointments
* Vice President, Greater Accra Regional Branch of Ghana Bar Association 1989-1991
* President, Greater Accra Branch of Ghana Bar Association 1991-1996
* Member, General Legal Council 1991-1996/2001-2003
* Member, Judicial Council 2001-2003
Political Career
* NPP Member of Parliament for Abuakwa Constituency 1997-2005
* NPP Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South Constituency 2005 to date
* Attorney General and Minister of Justice 2001-2003
* Minister of Foreign Affairs 2003-2007
Profile of Professor John Evans Atta Mills
Date of Birth: 21st July 1944
Place of Birth: Tarkwa, Western Region
Family
Married to Ernestina Naadu Mills (nee Botchway), an Educationist. Prof. Mills has a son.
Education
* Achimota School: ‘O’ & ‘A’ Levels 1957-1963
* University of Ghana, Faculty of Law, Legon, LL.B 1963-1966
* Ghana Law School: Professional Certificate in Law 1967
* London School of Economics: LL.M 1968
* University of London: Ph.D 1971
Work Experience
* University of Ghana, Faculty of Law: Associate Professor 1971-1996
* Acting Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service 1988-1996
* Visiting Scholar, Liu Centre for the Study of Global Affairs, University of British Columbia, Canada 2002
Special Appointments
* Member of Commonwealth Administration of Tax Experts
* Member of United Nations Ad Hoc Group of Experts in International Cooperation in Tax Matters
* Member of the United Nations Law and Population Project
Political Career
* Vice President of the Republic 1997-2001
* NDC Presidential Candidate 2000 and 2004
