Please answer the following question: Facts:   - death place: accra , ghana    - successor: francis bawaana dakurah    - constituency mp: jirapa    - death date: 16 february 2009    - predecessor: francis g. korbieh    - party: national democratic congress      - term end: 16 february 2009    - children: 4    - term start: 7 january 2001    - birth date: 20 june 1952    - name: edward kojo salia    - nationality: ghanaian    - majority: 12,636    - religion: roman catholic    - birth place: amasaman , ghana    - alma mater: university of ghana   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of edward salia .
Answer:
edward kojo salia -lrb- 20 june 1952 -- 16 february 2009 -rrb- was a ghanaian member of parliament .he was also a member of the national democratic congress and was a minister of state in the rawlings government .