Ghana’s Top Politicians

Eric Amoateng is a politician and a former Member of Parliament in Ghana. He was arrested for drug trafficking in 2005 in the United States and jailed. Early life and education Boron was born in Ghana on 19 February 1953. He had his secondary education at Nkoranza Anglican School in Nkoranza, where he passed his O-levels. He then attended Nkoranza …

Eric Opoku is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament and 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Asunafo South Constituency in the Brong-Ahafo Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress. Early life and education Eric Opoku was born on 5 June 1970. He hails from a town called Sankore in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. He had …

Ernest Akobuor Debrah (3 June 1947  – 6 April 2016) was a Ghanaian politician. Early life and education Ernest Kwaku Akobour Debrah was born on 3 June 1947 to James Emmanuel Debrah and Elizabeth Akosua Kontoh Debrah. He was the 3rd of twelve children born to his parents. He hails from Tanoso in the Brong …

Ernest Kofi Yakah is a Ghanaian politician and member of the 6th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana representing New Edubiase Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Early life and education Ernest Kofi Yakah was born on August 2, 1959. He hails from a town called Larve-Dabala in the Volta Region of Ghana. He had his Diploma …

Derrick Oduro (born 23 February 1958) is a Ghanaian politician who is also a retired military personnel with the Ghana Army and has a rank of major. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and the deputy Minister for Defence in Ghana. He is also a member of parliament for Nkoranza North Constituency in the then Brong Ahafo …

Dominic Azimbe Azumah (born 1 January 1950) is a Ghanaian politician who was a member of the first, second, fourth, fifth and sixth Parliaments of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. He represented the Garu-Tempane Constituency in the Upper East Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress. Early life and education Azumah was born on 1 January 1950. He hails from Garu, a town …

Dominic Fobih (born 16 July 1942) is a Ghanaian politician, professor and an Educationist/Teacher. He was the member of parliament for Assin South in the Central region of Ghana from January 2001 to January 2017 on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. He was also a cabinet Minister of Lands, Forestry and Mines during Ex-President John Agyekum Kufour regime. Early life …

Donald Dari Soditey (born September 25, 1957) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Sawla/Tuna/Kalba Constituency in the Northern Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress. Early life and education Soditey was born on September 25, 1957. He hails from Carpenteryir …

Doris Asibi Seidu was a Ghanaian educationist, social worker and politician who served as the member of parliament for the Chereponi from 2005 to 2009 when she died in office. She was the first female to represent the constituency in parliament. Early life and education Doris was born in 1969 in Accra, Ghana. She studied at the Bimbilla …

Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho, MP (born 3 January 1957) is a Ghanaian politician and lawyer who was Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana from 2013 to 2017. He is the first speaker to have been elected from among members of Ghana’s parliament. He thus became the fifth Speaker of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. Following his elevation …