Hon. Stephen Amoanor Kwao was born on 12th September, 1951 at Akrusu Saisi in the Upper Manya Krobo of the Eastern Region of Ghana.
He was until his appointment a Deputy Director at the Ghana Education Service.
Other positions held include:
Politics
He was N. D.C Constituency Secretary (1992-1993).
Hon. Stephen Amoanor Kwao has been a Member of Ghana’s Parliament since 2001 on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the Upper Manya Krobo Constituency. In 2009, President Mills appointed Kwao as Minister for Employment and Social Welfare. He was moved to the Office of the President as a Minister of State in a cabinet reshuffle in January 2010.
Hon. Stephen Amoanor Kwao was dropped as Minister when President John Dramani Mahama won the elections in 2012, he is married with four (4) children.