Hon. Esther Obeng Dapaah | |
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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 |
Nationality |
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Political 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 a lawyer. She was the member of parliament for Abirem constituency in the 5th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. [2]
Esther Obeng 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]
Obeng Dapaah is a lawyer by profession. [3] She has worked in the London Borough of Newham as a Rent Enforcement Officer. [3]
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.
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]
Esther is a Christian and a member of the Church of Pentecost. [4] She is single with three children. [3]