Nana Ato Dadzie Explained

Nationality:	Ghanaian
Children:	3
Alma Mater:	University of Ghana Ghana School of Law
Occupation:	Consultant on political transitions
Profession:	Lawyer
Office:	Chief of Staff of Ghana
Term Start:	6 January 1997
Term End:	7 January 2001
President:	Jerry John Rawlings
Successor:	Kwadwo Mpiani
Party:	National Democratic Congress
Education:	Adisadel College Sekondi College

Nana Ato Dadzie is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician who served as Chief of Staff during the Jerry John Rawlings administration from 1997 to 2001.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} He is an expert and a United Nations consultant on peace building and political transitions.^{[6] [7]}

Education

Dadzie had his ordinary certificate education from 1963 to 1968 from Adisadel College, Cape Coast and further went to Sekondi College in the Western Region from 1968 to 1970 for his advanced level certificate education. Dadzie holds a Bachelor of law degree (LLB) from the University of Ghana, Legon. He had his Professional Certificate to practice law from the Ghana School of Law and was called to Bar in 1975 along with Ghanaian lawyers Tsatsu Tsikata and Nana Akufo-Addo.^{[8] [9]}

Political career

Dadzie is a member of the National Democratic Congress. He served briefly as the PNDC Secretary of state, equivalent to minister, for the Central Region in 1983. From 1983 to 2001, Dadzie served as a Presidential Advisor with cabinet status to Jerry John Rawlings. He served as PNDC secretary automatically making him the Secretary to the Government of Ghana from 1983 to 1993 and continued to serve as a Secretary and Special Assistant to Jerry John Rawlings when he constituted his first government during the 4th Republic from 1993 to 1997. He was later appointed as chief of staff with cabinet status in the second government, serving in that capacity from 1997 to 2001 when Jerry John Rawlings left office as president.

In his role as Chief of staff he served as the Coordinator for the historic visit of US President Bill Clinton to Ghana in 1998.

Author

He is a writer and has written publications on law and political transitions. Dadzie and Kwamena Ahwoi, co-authored the book, ‘In the Service of Democracy: Biography of the Right Honourable Justice Daniel Francis Annan, Speaker of the First and Second Parliaments of the Fourth Republic of Ghana''^{[10] [11]}

Personal life

Dadzie is married with 3 children.

References

1. Web site: Nana Ato Dadzie: Remembering Rawlings - Random thoughts in repose - MyJoyOnline.com . 2021-01-25 . Myjoyonline . en-US.
2. Web site: 2020-07-26 . Political violence will stop if perpetrators are punished - Nana Ato Dadzie . 2021-01-25 . GhanaWeb . en.
3. Web site: 2019-02-06. Ayawaso violence: IGP, National Security Minister must resign – Nana Ato Dadzie demands. 2021-01-25. Awake News. en-US.
4. Web site: Nartey. Laud. 2020-12-24. Poll results: Summon a meeting of Eminent Advisory Committee – Nana Ato Dadzie to Short. 2021-01-25. 3news. en-US.
5. Web site: 2018-03-30 . Renaming Flagstaff House to Jubilee House surprising - Nana Ato Dadzie . 2021-01-25 . GhanaWeb . en.
6. Web site: Nana Ato Dadzie takes peace building, political transitions to different level. 2021-01-25. Graphic Online. en-gb.
7. Web site: 2020-08-18 . Prepare adequately for transitioning in case tenure ends – Nana Ato Dadzie to politicians . 2021-01-25 . GhanaWeb . en.
8. Web site: Nana Ato Dadzie: I was called to the Bar the same year Nana Addo was. 2021-01-25. Modern Ghana. en.
9. Web site: 2013-04-27 . Nana Ato Dadzie: Nobody can dispute Akufo-Addo's law credentials . 2021-01-25 . GhanaWeb . en.
10. Book: Dadzie. Nana Ato. Justice Daniel Francis Annan: in the service of democracy. Ahwoi. Kwamena. 2010. 978-9988-647-93-3. English. 698127175.
11. Web site: Justice D.F. Annan's biography launched. 2021-01-25. Modern Ghana. en.