Esther Obeng Dapaah

Hon.
Esther Obeng Dapaah
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Abirem
In office
7 January 2008 – 6 January 2013
MP for Abirem
PresidentJohn Dramani Mahama
Preceded byMuhammad Mumuni
Minister for Lands Forestry and Mines
In office
January 2004 – January 2008
PresidentJohn Kufour
John Agyekum Kufour
Preceded byDominic Fobih
Personal details
Born (1945-01-18) 18 January 1945 (age 79)
NationalityGhana Ghanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Children3
Alma materGhana School of Law
ProfessionLawyer[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]

Early life and education

Dapaah comes from Nkwarteng, in the Eastern Region of Ghana.[3] She was born on 9 May 1945.[4] She had her Bachelor of Laws from Chelmer Institute of Education in Essex, England, in 1977.[3] She received a Bachelor of Law from Lincoln's Inn in 1978 and from the Ghana School of Law in 1979.[5][3]

Employment

Obeng Dapaah is a lawyer by profession.[3] She has worked in the London Borough of Newham as a Rent Enforcement Officer.[3]

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 one time 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.

Elections

Obeng Dapaah was elected as the Member of parliament for the 5th parliament of the 4th republic for the Abirem constituency in the 2008 Ghanaian general elections.[2] She was elected with 13,319 votes out of the 21,962 valid votes cast, equivalent to 60.6% of the total valid votes cast.[3][12]

Personal life

Esther is a Christian and a member of the Church of Pentecost.[4] She is single with three children.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Ghana MPS - MP Details - Obeng Dappah, Esther (Ms)". ghanamps.gov.gh. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Results Parliamentary Elections". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Obeng Dappah, Esther (Ms)". 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Obeng Dapaah, Esther". Ghana MPs. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Members of Parliament | Parliament of Ghana". Parliament Of Ghana. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Esther Obeng Dapaah, Minister of Lands, Forestry, and Mines of Ghana". ourworldleaders. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  7. ^ "NPP MP Accuses Party Chair Of Sexual Assault". Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  8. ^ Boateng, Michael Ofori Amanfo. "Obeng-Dapaah makes humble demand". Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  9. ^ Baubeng, Albert Benefo (19 June 2015). "NPP primaries: Affirmative action policy caused defeat of female MPs – Esther Obeng-Dapaah - News - Pulse". Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  10. ^ Larbi, Stephen Odoi (19 June 2015). "NPP Affirmative action policy cost defeat of sitting female MPs – Esther Obeng Dapaah". Kasapa102.5FM. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  11. ^ "Abirem MP awards scholarship to students". Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  12. ^ Ghana Elections 2008 (PDF). Ghana: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. 2010. p. 84.