Godfred Yeboah Dame (born 5 June 1979) is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. He is a member of the

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. He was previously the deputy

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and Minister of Justice. He is currently the Attorney General.

Early life and education

Godfred Yeboah Dame was born on 5 June 1979 and hails from the Bono region. He had his secondary school education at the Adisadel College in

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from 1989 to 1996. He attended the

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where he completed with a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) in 2001. He moved to the

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where he obtained his professional certificate to practice law and was called to the

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Bar in 2003. He worked as private legal practitioner before entering politics.

Politics

Dame is a member of the

. In March 2017, he was appointed by President Akufo-Addo to serve as deputy Attorney General and deputy Minister of Justice. On 21 January 2021, after his party retained power in the December 2020 election, he was elevated to the position of substantive Attorney General and Minister of Justice to replace

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Personal life

Dame is married to Dr. Joycelyn Akosua Assimeng Dame, a paediatric infectious disease specialist and they have two children. He is a Christian.

References

Living people 1979 births New Patriotic Party politicians Alumni of Adisadel College University of Ghana alumni Ghana School of Law alumni 21st-century Ghanaian lawyers Attorneys General of Ghana {{Ghana-politician-stub