Charles Binipom Bintin is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the

Saboba Constituency Saboba is a small town and is the capital of Saboba district, a district in the Northern Region of north Ghana. The primary economic activity is farming. Tribes like kokombas, kotokoli, chakosi and dagombas The Dagombas are a Gur ethnic ...

in the Northern Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.

Early life and education

Charles Binipom Bintin was born in Kuntuli-Saboba in the

Northern Region of Ghana The Northern Region is one of the sixteen regions of Ghana. It is located in the north of the country and was the largest of the sixteen regions, covering an area of 70,384 square kilometres or 31 percent of Ghana's area until December 2018 when ...

on 22 August 1964. He went to

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 ...

and obtained a Diploma in Adult Education in 1999 and later proceeded to the

University of Cape Coast The University of Cape Coast is a public collegiate university located in the historic town of Cape Coast. The campus has a rare seafront and sits on a hill overlooking the wide Atlantic Ocean. It operates on two campuses: the Southern Campus (O ...

for his

post graduate Postgraduate or graduate education refers to academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications pursued by post-secondary students who have earned an undergraduate (bachelor's) degree. The organization and struc ...

studies in Arts in the year 2007.

Politics

Charles Binipom Bintin entered parliament on 7 January 2005 on the ticket of the

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and he was elected as the member of parliament for the

in the

2004 Ghanaian general election General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2004. The presidential elections resulted in a victory for incumbent John Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who defeated John Atta-Mills of the National Democratic Congress with 52 perce ...

in December. He was elected as the member of parliament for the

in the fourth parliament of the fourth republic of

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

under His excellency the Ex-President J.A Kufour's administration. He obtain a total vote cast of 10,441 which represent 53.60% whiles his opponent candidates, Bilijo Nayon of the National Democratic Congress polled 7,892 representing 40.50% of the vote and Kenneth Wujangi of the People's National Convention obtained 1,157 also representing 5.90% of the total vote cast. Charles Binipom Bintin emerged as the winner of the Saboba Constituency.

Personal life

Charles Binipom Bintim is married with three children and is being identified as a Christian.

Career

Charles Binipom Bintim worked with

Ghana Education Service The Ghana Education Service (GES) is a government agency under the Ministry of Education responsible for implementing government policies that ensure that Ghanaians of school-going age irrespective of their ethnicity, gender, disability, religiou ...

as a Tutor in Evangelical Presbyterian Secondary School in the year 1999 to 2001. He was the

District Chief Executive A District Chief Executive (DCE) is an appointed public servant who heads a district in Ghana. It is an official and nationally recognized position and is similar to that of a mayor of a city in other countries. The responsibilities and duties of a ...

for Saboba-Chereponi District in the 2001 to 2003. He was the Deputy Minister for Northern Region in the year 2003 to 2005 and the Member of Parliament for

in the year 2005 to 2009. He was also the Minister for Local Government in the year 2005 to 2009.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bintin, Charles Binipom Ghanaian MPs 2017–2021 1964 births Living people New Patriotic Party politicians University of Ghana alumni University of Cape Coast alumni