John Peter Amewu

John-Peter Amewu (born 16 March 1968) is a Ghanaian politician and current Minister for Railways Development and Member of Parliament (MP) for Hohoe Constituency in the Volta Region . He was Minister of Energy and Minister for Lands and Natural Resources.

Early life and education John-Peter Amewu was born in 1968 in Wli-Todzi in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region. He attended Hohoe E. P. Senior High School, St. Mary's Seminary/Senior High School, Lolobi and Adisadel College, Cape Coast for his high school education. John-Peter Amewu obtained his bachelor's degree in Construction Technology from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He furthered his education and obtained an MBA in finance from University of Ghana, Legon, and proceeded to obtain a postgraduate degree in international energy industry management and a master's degree in petroleum law and policy from University of Dundee (UK).

Career He is a co-founder of Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), where he worked as the director of policy and research, and provided policy advice to support a variety of government and private sector projects.

Politics Amewu is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He was appointed by His Excellency John Agyekum Kufour as the municipal chief executive for Hohoe Municipal Assembly. He served as municipal chief executive for Hohoe from 2005 to 2009. He was the New Patriotic Party parliamentary candidate for the 2004, general elections and 2008 general elections to contest the then Hohoe North Constituency seat but lost to both to the National Democratic Congress parliamentary candidate Prince Jacob Hayibor.

Cabinet minister In May 2017, Amewu was appointed to serve in the 19-Member Cabinet of Nana Akufo-Addo as the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources (Ghana).

In August 2018, following the sacking of Boakye Agyarko as Energy Minister, President Nana Addo-Danquah Akufo-Addo moved Amewu's to the Energy Ministry. He served as head of the Ministry until 2021 when he was reassigned to the Ministry of Railways Development.

Member of Parliament After his victory in the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections, Amewu became the first New Patriotic Party's candidate since 1992 to win a parliamentary election in the Hohoe Constituency.

Personal life Amewu identifies as a Christian. He is married with four children.