Ghana’s Top Politicians

Imoro Yakubu Kakpagu (born February 1958) is a Ghanaian politician and a former member of the Parliament of Ghana for the Kumbungu constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana from 2005 to 2013. He is a member of the National Democratic Congress. Early life and education Kakpagu was born in Kumbungu in the Northern Region of Ghana in February 1958. He obtained …

Iddrisu Dawuda (born May 22, 1950) is a Ghanaian politician and also an Educationist/Teacher. He also served as the Member of Parliament for the Karaga constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana. Early life and education Dawuda was born on 22 May 1950 in Karaga, Northern Region of Ghana. He obtained a Teachers’ cert. …

Sheikh Ibrahim Cudjoe Quaye born 30 July 1937 is a Ghanaian politician who represented the constituency of Ayawaso Central in the Parliament of Ghana from 1996 to 2011. He has also served as Regional Minister of the Greater Accra Region under Kufuor’s government from 2001 to 2009. Early life and education Quaye was born 30 July 1937. He hails from La-Accra in …

Godfrey Tangu Bayon (born 1956) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Wa East Constituency in the Upper West Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. Early life and education Bayon was born on 3 March 1956. He hails from …

Herod Cobbina is a Ghanaian politician who served as the member of parliament for the Sefwi-Akontombra Constituency from 2005 to 2017. Early life and education Cobinna was born on 1 July 1956. He hails from Akontombra a town in the Western Region of Ghana. He obtained his ordinary level (‘O’-Level) certificate in 1979 from Sefwi Wiawso Secondary School. Career Prior …

Henry Ford Kofi Kamel (21 December 1961 – 25 December 2012) was a Ghanaian banker and politician. He was the Member of Parliament for the Buem constituency from January 2005 and also the Volta Region Minister from March 2012 until his death on 25 December 2012. Early life and education Kamel hails from Guanam, a place in the Volta Region of Ghana. He was …

Hennric David Yeboah (1957 – 1 March 2019) was a businessman  and Ghanaian politician of the Republic of Ghana. He was the Member of Parliament representing Afigya Sekyere East constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana in the 4th, 5th, and 6th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana. He was a member of the New Patriotic Party. Early life and education Yeboah was born on …

Haruna Bayirga (born 18 August 1952) is a Ghanaian politician and a building technology engineer. He is also a former member of parliament for the sissala west constituency of the Upper West Region of Ghana. Bayirga is currently the managing director of Buwah Limited. He became the member of parliament for the sissala west constituency in 2005 after contesting as …

Grace Coleman (29 April 1943 – 27 August 2009) was a Ghanaian politician and a member of Parliament for the Effiduase Asokore Constituency representing the Fourth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. Early life and education Coleman was born at Effiduase in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. She attended Wesley Girls High School from 1962, she obtained her Ordinary …

George Yaw Gyan-Baffour (born 27 March 1951) is a Ghanaian development economist and politician. He is a former Member of Parliament who represented Wenchi constituency from 2005 to 2021. He was a professor at Howard University in Washington, D.C., from 1993 to 2001. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and the former Minister of Planning in Ghana. Early life …