Facts: - president: john kufuor - parliament: ghana - order: 29th - successor: kwesi ahwoi - constituency mp: tano north - party: new patriotic party - predecessor: joe donkor major courage quashigah - office: minister for food and agriculture -lrb- ghana -rrb- - term end: january 2009 - children: 5 - term start: january 2005 february 2005 - birth date: 3 june 1947 - name: ernest akobuor debrah - nationality: ghanaian - majority: 5,923 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ernest debrah .
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ernest akobuor debrah -lrb- born 3 june 1947 -rrb- is a ghanaian politician .he has been minister for food and agriculture -lrb- ghana -rrb- -lrb- february 2005 to january 2009 -rrb- , having previously served as regional minister for brong-ahafo and then regional minister for the northern region from february 2001 to january 2004 .he was elected to parliament from tano north in december 2004 .he was given an award in 2009 during the farmers ' day celebrations .