George Benneh#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 1875 |
| Membership type: | FOREIGN |
| Section: | HUMAN MOBILITY, GOVERNANCE, ENVIRONMENT AND SPACE |
| Elected: | 1998 |
| Main Country of Residence: | GHANA |
George Benneh passed away February 11, 2021.
Positions Held
- 1992 - 1996 Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana
- 1984 - 1988 Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana
- 1989 Professor of Geography and Resource Development, Department of Geography, University of Ghana
- May to December 1981 Finance minister
- 1979 - 1981 Commissioner and Minister of Lands, Natural Resources, Fuel and Power
- 1976 - 1989 Associate Professor, University of Ghana
- 1973 - 1976 Senior Lecturer, University of Ghana
Fields of Scholarship
- Public administration
- Geography
- Education
- Land tenure and land use
- Environment
- Population
Honours and Awards
- Order of the Star of Ghana (2014)
- Adjudged Man of the Year by the American Biographical Institute (1997)
- United Nations Global 500 award at the first Earth Summit in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil(1992)
- Member of New York Academy of Science
- Fellow of Ghana Academy of Sciences
- Member of Academia Europaea
