Benjamin Yeboah Sekyere (born 4 March 1977) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament and the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, representing the Tano South Constituency in the Ahafo region on the ticket of the

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. He is the deputy Minister of the newly created

Ahafo region The Ahafo Region is a newly created region in Ghana with Goaso as its capital. The region has administrative and governmental legislature like all the ten already existing regions in Ghana. The region was carved out of the south-eastern part of th ...

Early life and education

Sekyere was born on Friday, 4 March 1977 in Derma of the Ahafo region. He obtained a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the

University of Ghana The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian national public universities. The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the Br ...

, prior to that, he had gain a HND Accounting from the Sunyani Polytechnic. He also holds a MBA. Accounting/Finance from the

University of Professional Studies The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) formerly known as Institute of Professional Studies (IPS), is a public university in Ghana. The main campus is located in Accra. UPSA is the first university in Ghana to provide both academic ...

Professional and political career

He was an Accountant in the

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. Before joining active politics, he was the principal Accountant in the Berekum Municipal Officer of the Ghana Education Service. He was re-elected in the 2020 General election to represent in the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. He won the parliamentary seat with 22,034 votes whiles Hanna Bissiw had 19,731 votes. He was the Deputy Minister for the Ahafo region in 2020.

Personal life

He is married with three children. He is a

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Politics

Sekyere is a member of the New Patriotic Party, representing the Tano South constituency in the Ahafo Region in the Seventh and Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.

2016 election

Sekyere first contested the Tano South constituency on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party during the

2016 Ghanaian general election General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2016 to elect a President and Members of Parliament. They had originally been scheduled for 7 November 2016, but the date was later rejected by Parliament. Former foreign minister Nana Akufo-Ad ...

and won with 21,018 votes representing 54.62% of the total votes. He won the election over Hanna Louisa Bisiw of the National Democratic Congress who polled 17,215 votes which is equivalent to 44.73%, parliamentary candidate for Progressive People's Party Timothy Anabila had 224 votes representing 0.58% and the parliamentary candidate for the

Convention People's Party The Convention People's Party (CPP) is a Socialism, socialist political party in Ghana based on the ideas of the first President of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah. The CPP was formed in June 1949 after Nkrumah broke away from the United Gold Coast Conven ...

Addai Mununkum had 26 votes representing 0.07% of the total votes.

2020 election

Hon. Sekyere was re- elected as a member of parliament for Tano South on the ticket of New Patriotic Party during the

2020 Ghanaian general election General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2020. Incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was re-elected in the first round after securing a majority of the votes. Former President John Dramani Mahama says he ...

. He was elected with 22,034 votes representing 52.8% over the parliamentary candidate for the National Democratic Congress Hanna Louisa Bisiw who pulled 19, 731 votes which is equivalent to 47.2% of the total votes.

Committees

He is part of the Works and Housing Committee and also the Poverty Reduction Strategy Committee. He is currently the ranking member for the Poverty Reduction Strategy Committee, also a member of the Lands and Forestry Committee and also Local Government and Rural Development Committee.

Philanthropy

In 2018, he donated a school bus to the Samuel Otu Senior High School. He also gave 20 laptops to some SHS and about 871 uniforms to schools in Tano South.

References

Ghanaian MPs 2017–2021 1977 births Living people New Patriotic Party politicians University of Professional Studies alumni Ghanaian MPs 2021–2025 University of Ghana alumni Sunyani Technical University alumni 21st-century Ghanaian politicians Politicians from Ahafo Region {{Ghana-politician-stub