Biography of Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi

Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi (born September 3, 1963) is a Ghanaian politician and a former deputy Eastern Regional Minister of Ghana. He was appointed by President John Evan Atta Mills and served till January 2013. He is currently the deputy Minister of Defense of Ghana.

Personal

Terlabi is a Christian (Church of Pentecost). He is married with three children.

Early life and education

Terlabi was born on September 3, 1963. He hails from Odumase-krobo, a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He entered Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and obtained his Master of Philosophy degree in biochemistry in 2000.

Politics

Terlabi is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). In 2012, he contested for the Lower Manya Krobo seat on the ticket of the NDC sixth parliament of the fourth republic and won.

2016 election

Terlabi contested the Lower Manya Krobo constituency parliamentary seat on the ticket of National Democratic Congress during the 2016 Ghanian general election and won the election with 19, 710 votes representing 49.74% of the total votes. He won the election over Samuel Nuertey Ayertey of New Patriotic Party had 19, 383 which is equivalent to 48.91% and the parliamentary candidate for Convention People’s Party Foster Emmanuel Okley had 536 votes representing 1.35% of the total votes.

2020 election

During the 2020 Ghanian general election, Terlabi again contested the Lower Manya Krobo constituency parliamentary seat on the ticket of National Democratic Congress and won the election with 26, 991 votes representing 54.27% of the total votes. He won the election over Samuel Nuertey Ayertey of New Patriotic Party who polled 22, 029 votes which is equivalent to 44.29% and the parliamentary candidate for GUM Daniel Ofoe Kudonu had 714 votes representing 1.44% of the total votes.

Committees

Terlabi is a member of Environment, Science and Technology committee, Gender and Children committee and selection committee.

Employment

Lecturer of Biochemistry

Deputy Easter Regional Minister, 2011 – January 7, 2013.