Hon. Mike Allen Hammah
Hon. Mike Allen Hammah was born on 28th August, 1955 at Winneba in the Central Region of Ghana.
Hon. Mike Allen Hammah attended Ghana Secondary Technical School,
Takoradi for his Ordinary and Advanced level education between 1969 and
1976. He proceeded to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and
Technology from 1976 to 1980 to pursue his first degree in Building
Technology � (QS option). He continued his education to the
post-graduate level at the Central University College, (2007-2008)
where he passed out with MBA in Finance.
He is a member of the Ghana Institute of Surveyors. Between 1980
and 1981, Hon. Mike Allen Hammah was a National Service Person at PWD
Tamale and acted as the Regional Quantity Surveyor, responsible for
pre-contract administration of projects. Afterwards, between 1981 and
1985, he was the Resident Quantity Surveyor for ODAIL AND PARTNERS
Metallurgical Training Complex, Ajoakuta-Kwara State, Nigeria
responsible for post-contract administration including preparation of
final accounts. He rose to become the Chief Quantity Surveyor of PWD,
Headquarters in Accra, between 1986 and 1988.
Between 1988 and 1990, he was a Partner/Technical Director, Fonani
Services Limited, GH a Building Construction Company responsible for
preparing estimates for new projects, cost planning / cost control and
preparation of final Accounts. He has served as a Managing Director for
two firms Ebonabe General Construction and Suppliers Limited and Strats
Services Limited with the same responsibility as that of Fonani
Services Limited.
Between 1996 and 2000, he was elected a Member of Parliament on the
ticket of the National Democratic Congress for Effutu Constituency and
was appointed the Deputy Minister for Roads and Transport in charge of
Railways, Aviation and Maritime and also a member of the
Parliamentary select Committee on Privileges.
He was re-elected a Member of Parliament for Effutu and served on
two Select Committees, Committee on Roads and Transport and Committee
of Holding of Office of Profit. On both Committees, he was a Deputy
Ranking Member. He was also a friend of the Select Committee on Finance
and Agriculture. From 2004 to date Hon. Mike Allen Hammah has been a
Principal Consultant for Strategic Heritage Service, a construction
cost consultant firm responsible for the preparation of pretender
document and Tender Evaluation.
He has also attended various workshops and courses both home and
abroad. Some of the workshops and courses attended include; Public
Investment Programme organised by M. D. P. I in Ghana, Entrepreneur
Development organised by Empretech Ghana Limited, Exporting to
Developed countries organised by CBI � Holland in the Netherlands and
Open Skies Policy African Perspective workshop organised by the US
Department of Transportation in Chicago, USA among others.
Hon. Mike Hammah was sworn in as Minister for Transport by the President, H. E. Professor J.E.A. Mills, in February, 2009.
