Barbara Oteng Gyasi (born 5 October 1964) is a Ghanaian politician and the former Member of Parliament of Prestea Huni-Valley constituency of the Western Region of Ghana.[1] She is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), and was a Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources in Ghana and also the former Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Barbara Oteng Gyasi | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts | |
| Assumed office February 2019 | |
| President | Nana Akuffo-Addo |
| Preceded by | Catherine Afeku |
| Member of Ghana Parliament for Prestea-Huni Valley constituency | |
| In office 7 January 2017 – 6 January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Adu-Blay Koffie |
| Succeeded by | Robert Wisdom Cudjoe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 October 1964 Ghana |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Spouse | Tony Oteng Gyasi |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana; Ghana School of Law |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Early life and education
editGyasi was born on 5 October 1964.[8] She has a degree in law from the University of Ghana.[8] and also holds a Bachelor of Law degree from the Ghana School of Law.[9]
Career
editGyasi worked as the head of legal department in Vivo Energy Ghana Limited from 2012 to 2016.[8]
Politics
editAs the NPP candidate, Gyasi was elected to represent the Prestea Huni-Valley Constituency in 2016, but failed to retain the seat in the 2020 Ghanaian elections, as she lost to Robert Wisdom Cudjoe of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).[10]
2016 election
editGyasi contested the Prestea Huni- Valley constituency parliamentary seat on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party during the 2016 Ghanaian general election and won with 36,444 votes, representing 51.86% of the total votes. He won the parliamentary seat over Robert Wisdom Cudjoe of the National Democratic Congress, Duku Edmund of the Progressive People's Party, Theophiles Badu Samora Barimah of the IND and Francis Owusu Eduku of the Convention People's Party. They obtained 32,073 votes, 848 votes, 755 votes and 152 votes respectively. These represent 45.64%, 1.21%, 1.06% and 0.23% of the total votes respectively.[11]
2020 election
editGyasi again contested the Prestea Huni- Valley (Ghana parliament constituency) on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party during the 2020 Ghanaian general election but lost the election to Robert Wisdom Cudjoe of the National Democratic Congress.[12][13][14][15]
Personal life
editOteng Gyasi is a Christian.[8] She has five children:
- Nana Kwame Oteng-Gyasi (investment banker; entrepreneur; director family business)
- Francis Oteng-Gyasi (social worker)
- Anthony Oteng-Gyasi JNR (manager in family business)
- Barbara Oteng-Gyasi (college law student)
- Cheryl Oteng-Gyasi (college law student)
References
edit- ^ "First Lady inaugurates Huni Valley Health Centre". Ghanaian Times. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Deputy Ministers". Government of Ghana. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Akufo-Addo releases names of 50 deputy and 4 more ministerial nominees". Graphic Ghana. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "List of Akufo-Addo's 50 deputy ministers and four news ministers". Yen Ghana. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Akufo-Addo names 50 deputies, 4 ministers of state". Cifi FM Online. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Akufo-Addo picks deputy ministers". Ghana Web. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Catherine Afeku out, Barbara Gyasi now Tourism Minister". Myjoyonline. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament of Ghana. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Barbara Oteng Gyasi, Biography". Ghana web. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Tourism Minister Barbara Oteng Gyasi loses Prestea-Huni-Valley seat to NDC". Modern Ghana. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Prestea Huni Valley Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "Prestea Huni-Valley – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report". Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Prestea Huni Valley Constituency Results - Election 2020". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ Quansah, IF; Amankwah, RK (11 March 2011). "Bore and Well Water Quality Studies in The Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality and Prestea-Huni-Valley District, SW Ghana". Ghana Mining Journal. 12 (1). doi:10.4314/gm.v12i1.64370. ISSN 0855-210X.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results for Prestea-huni Valley". mobile.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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