Joe Aggrey

Joe Aggrey is a Ghanaian veteran journalist, writer and politician who served as the Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports from 2001 to 2005. In 1999 he emerged as the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Journalist of the year. From 1985 to 2001, he served as the president of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana. In 1999, he was adjudged the GIJ Journalist of the Year

Career Sports Journalism Aggrey is a journalist who worked specifically as a sports journalist and writer. In 1999 he was awarded as the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Journalist of the year. He rose through the ranks to become the General Secretary. He served as president of the SWAG from 1985 to 2001.

Politics With his vast experience in the sporting industry, in February 2001, Aggrey was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports by President John Agyekum Kuffuor during his first tenure. He served in that role until 2005, when he was dropped and was not reappointed during second tenure. At the early stage of his tenure, in May 2001 the tragic Accra Sports Stadium disaster occurred, he was reported by BBC News as describing the event as .

Honours In 2020, during the 45th Annual SWAG Awards, he was decorated with the SWAG President's Award for his dedication to the course of SWAG and was elevated to the position of a Patron of the Association.