Benjamin Yeboah Sekyere
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4 March 1977
Hon. Benjamin Yeboah Sekyere | |
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| Member of Parliament for Tano South Constituency, Deputy Minister for Ahafo Region | |
| In office 7 January 2021 – 6 January 2025 | |
| Succeeded by | Charles Asiedu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benjamin Yeboah Sekyere 4 March 1977 Derma, Ghana |
| Party | New Patriotic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana; University of Professional Studies |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Committees | Poverty Reduction Strategy Committee, Lands and Forestry Committee, Local Government and Rural Development Committee |
Benjamin Yeboah Sekyere (born 4 March 1977) is a Ghanaian politician and was a 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 New Patriotic Party.[1][2][3][4] He was the deputy minister of the Ahafo region.[5]
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, prior to that, he had gain a HND Accounting from the Sunyani Polytechnic. He also holds an MBA. Accounting/Finance from the University of Professional Studies.[1]
Professional and political career
He was an accountant in the Ghana Education Service. 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.[6] He was the Deputy Minister for the Ahafo region in 2020.[7]
Personal life
He is married with three children. He is a Seventh-day Adventist Church.[8]
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.[1]
2016 election
Sekyere first contested the Tano South constituency on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party during the 2016 Ghanaian general election 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 Addai Mununkum had 26 votes representing 0.07% of the total votes.[9]
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. 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.[10][11][12]
2024 election
Hothe Tano South (Ghana parliament constituency) on the ticket of New Patriotic Party during the 2024 Ghanaian general election and lost the election to Charles Asiedu with 19,061 which is equivalent to 48.27%.[13][14]