Profile of President-Elect Mills

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Professional Certificate in Law 1967<br /> <br /> * London School of Economics: LL.M 1968<br /> <br /> * University of London: Ph.D 1971<br /> <br /> Work Experience<br /> <br /> * University of Ghana, Faculty of Law: Associate Professor 1971-1996<br /> <br /> * Acting Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service 1988-1996<br /> <br /> * Visiting Scholar, Liu Centre for the Study of Global Affairs, University of British Columbia, Canada 2002<br /> <br /> Special Appointments<br /> <br /> * Member of Commonwealth Administration of Tax Experts<br /> <br /> * Member of United Nations Ad Hoc Group of Experts in International Cooperation in Tax Matters<br /> <br /> * Member of the United Nations Law and Population Project<br /> <br /> Political Career<br /> <br /> * Vice President of the Republic 1997-2001<br /> <br /> * NDC Presidential Candidate 2000 and 2004</p></div> <div class="article_footer"></div><div class="related-82"><div style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; background-color: #eeeaea; 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