Sam Nartey George was born on 22 January 1985 in
Somanya in the
Eastern Region of Ghana. He obtained a BSc. in Agricultural Engineering (Soil & Water Engineering) from
KNUST and an L.L.B from the University of London (External).[14] He has an Executive Masters (Dissertation) (Conflict, Peace, and Security) from the
Kofi Anann International Peacekeeping and Training Center(KAIPTC).[14][15] In December 2022, he graduated with an MSc in International Strategy and Diplomacy from the
London School of Economics and Political Science(External).[16][17]
Career
Sam Nartey George was the assistant director at the Office of the Head of
Civil Service from 2010 to 2014 and a communications specialist at the office of the President from 2014 to 2016.[18]
Electoral history
Elections
On 21 November 2015, Sam George defeated the incumbent Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram
Hon. Enoch Teye Mensah (MP from 1996-2015) in the
NDC primaries for a chance to represent the party in the 2016 parliamentary elections. He won with 4,910 votes, representing 53.4% of total votes, while E. T. Mensah polled 2,831, representing 38.5%.[19]
In the 2020 election, George was declared winner of the Ningo-Prampram Constituency parliamentary Elections by polling 23,860 votes representing 63% to defeat his closest contender, Sylvester Tetteh of the
NPP, who polled 13,588 votes.[20][21][22]
On 13 May 2023, Sam George was retained as National Democratic Congress parliamentary representative for the Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram Constituency by beating Michael Kwettey Nettey in the
NDC 2023 primaries for a chance to represent the party in the 2024 parliamentary elections. He won with 1,036 votes.[23][24]
Sam George holds
anti-LGBTI views and has described
homosexuality as a "
perversion". In 2021, together with other Members of Parliament, he proposed a law criminalizing homosexuality and many forms of LGBTI support and activism, even medical support. The draft has been widely criticized by human rights activists for its cruelty.[25] He has referred to MPs who want to build hospitals and roads as "criminals".[26] In 2023, George referred to former president
John Mahama as "incorruptible"[27] and called vice president
Mahamudu Bawumia a "religious prostitute".[28] In 2024, he referred to president
Nana Akufo-Addo as a "despot".[29]
Anti-LGBTI legislation
Alongside seven other
Members of Parliament, he submitted a private bill to push for the criminalization of
LGBTI activities in the country.[30] He led the eight-member committee and made a presentation to the house terming it as a "landmark legislation". Despite the economic sanctions by other countries, Sam defended the bill, stating that any economic consequence that the country may face would be negligible.[31][32][33][34] In 2021, George threatened to assault Australian High Commissioner
Gregory Andrews for his support of the LBBTI community.[35][36] In 2023, he criticised U.S. vice president
Kamala Harris for supporting the human rights of LGBTI people.[37]
Kenyan
Larry Madowo interviewed Sam George on
CNN on October 9 about his proposal for the bill.[38]
Personal life
Sam George is a Christian.[1] He is a member of the Perez Chapel International.