Esther Obeng Dapaah
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John Agyekum Kufour
Hon. Esther Obeng Dapaah | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Abirem | |
| In office 7 January 2008 – 6 January 2013 | |
| MP for Abirem | |
| President | John Dramani Mahama |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Mumuni |
| Minister for Lands Forestry and Mines | |
| In office January 2004 – January 2008 | |
| President | John Kufour John Agyekum Kufour |
| Preceded by | Dominic Fobih |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 January 1945 |
| Party | New Patriotic Party |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Ghana School of Law |
| Profession | Lawyer[1] |
Esther Obeng Dapaah (born 9 May 1945) is a Ghanaian politician and lawyer. She was the member of parliament for Abirem constituency in the 5th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana.[2]
Dapaah comes from Nkwarteng, in the Eastern Region of Ghana.[3] She was born on 9 May 1945.[4] She received a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Chelmer Institute of Education in Essex, England, in 1977.[3] She received another Bachelor of Laws degree from Lincoln's Inn in 1978 and from the Ghana School of Law in 1979.[5][3]
Employment
Political career
She is a member of the New Patriotic Party.[4] She served under John Agyekum Kufuor as a minister of lands, forests and mines.[6][7][8] She has been the member of Parliament for the Abirem constituency in Ghana since 2004. She was once chairman of the Committee for Women and Children and currently a member of the Committee for Constitutional and Legal Affairs.[9][10][11] She was also a member of the Pan-African Parliament.
