Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye
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Hon. Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye MP | |
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| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Odododiodio | |
| In office 7 January 2013 – 5 January 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Nii Tackie Kommey |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Nii Kotey Ashie |
| Minister of Youth and Sports | |
| In office 2015–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Mustapha Ahmed |
| Succeeded by | Isaac Kwame Asiamah |
| Deputy Minister for Local Government and Rural Development | |
| In office 2014–2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 June 1965 |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration |
| Occupation | Sports Journalist |
Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye (born 11 June 1965)[1] is a Ghanaian sports journalist and politician and a former Member of Parliament for the Odododiodio constituency.[2] He served as Minister of Youth and Sports and as Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry in the John Dramani Mahama's government.
He is an alumnus of Bechem Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School and Mfantsipim School, Cape Coast.[3] He holds a master's degree in Governance & Leadership from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) and a B.A. in English, philosophy and classics from the University of Ghana.[1]
Career
From 1990 to 2004, he worked at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, where he became the Deputy Head of Sports.[1] Between 2005 and 2008, he was the Head of Sports at Network Broadcasting Limited.[1]