Our Patron

H.E. John Agyekum Kufuor

Exeter College, Oxford · PPE · Honorary Fellow

A Meeting of Minds: H.E. President Akufo-Addo and H.E. John Kufuor (Patron) at the 10th Anniversary Gala.
A Meeting of Minds: H.E. President Akufo-Addo and H.E. John Kufuor (Patron) at the 10th Anniversary Gala.

Public service & university heritage

A legacy of leadership.

H.E. John Agyekum Kufuor served as President of the Republic of Ghana from 2001 to 2009 and chaired the African Union from 2007 to 2008.

He studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Exeter College, graduating in 1964, and became an Honorary Fellow in 2002. As Patron of the Society since 2017, he provides a link between generations of Oxford and Cambridge alumni.

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A meeting of minds

Education at the service of society.

A Meeting of Minds: H.E. President Akufo-Addo and H.E. John Kufuor (Patron) at the 10th Anniversary Gala.
A Meeting of Minds: H.E. President Akufo-Addo and H.E. John Kufuor (Patron) at the 10th Anniversary Gala.
  • Apply knowledge and experience to public service.
  • Support mentorship and opportunity for younger generations.
  • Strengthen cooperation across the alumni community.

Themes summarised from published coverage; these are not verbatim speech quotations.

Networking and dinner highlights

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The speech archive

Reflections on fellowship and service.

President and alumni leadership speech archive

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