Peter Wiafe Pepera


Peter Wiafe Pepera is a Ghanaian politician and a former Member of Parliament of Abetifi constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He was a member of the New Patriotic Party of Ghana. He was succeeded by Bryan Acheampong.

Personal life

Pepera identifies as a Christian and a Jedi. He is divorced.

Early life and education

Pepera was born on May 9, 1954. He hails from Abetifi, a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He was an alumnus of the University of Birmingham, UK and obtained his Master of Science degree in systems engineering in 1980.

Politics

Pepera was a member of the New Patriotic Party. He represented Abetifi Constituency in the 5th parliament of Ghana. In 2012, he contested for re-election into the Abetifi parliamentary office on the ticket of the NPP to represent in the sixth parliament of the fourth republic and he won. He was a member of the Committee of Privileges, House, Trade, Industry and Tourism

Death

He died while on admission at the 37 military hospital in Accra after a short illness, aged 62

Career

He worked as Managing Director for Paramount Distilleries. He has also been a Member of Parliament from January, 2009 to present.