Solomon Namliit Boar (born 15 July 1968) is a

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politician and a

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of the

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. He is a member of the

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and a Former Regional Minister of the newly created North East Region of Ghana.

Early life and education

Boar was born on 15 July 1968. He hails from Bunkpurugu, a town in the

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. He studied at the

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, and obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in management studies in 2007. He also attended the

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is a public University of Ghana that focuses on science and technology. The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is the public university established in the country, as well a ...

, where he obtained his Executive Master of Business Administration (CEMBA) degree in 2012.

Politics

Namliit Boar is a member of the New Patriotic Party, representing the Bunkpurugu constituency in the North East Region in the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.

2016 election

e contested the Bunkpurugu constituency parliamentary seat 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 14,590 votes, representing 49.07% of the total votes. He was elected over Anthony B. Gingon of the National Democratic Congress who polled 14,306 votes, which is equivalent to 48.12%, IND parliamentary candidate Namuburr Berrick who had 656 votes representing 2.21%, and the parliamentary candidate for the

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Nawang David Monipaak had 180 votes, representing 0.61% of the total votes.

2020 election

Namliit Boar again contested the Bunkpurugu (Gbana parliament constituency) on the ticket of the 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 ...

but lost the election to Bandim Abed- Nego Azumah of the National Democratic Congress.

Deputy Minister

In March 2017, President

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named Boar one of the ten deputy regional ministers who would form part of his government. He was vetted by the Appointments Committee of the

in the same month. He was approved by the committee and his name was forwarded to

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for further approval by the general house of parliament.

Personal life

Boar is a Christian (Baptist). He is married (with five children).

Employment

* Finance and Administrative Manager, New Energy, Tamale * Manager/administrator/HR practitioner

References

Living people 1968 births Ghanaian MPs 2017–2021 Ghanaian MPs 2021–2025 New Patriotic Party politicians Tamale Senior High School alumni People from North East Region (Ghana) Ghanaian Christians {{Ghana-bio-stub