Esther Obeng Dapaah

Esther Obeng Dapaah (born 18 January 1945) is a Ghanaian female politician and a lawyer. She was the member of parliament for Abirem constituency and served John Agyekum Kufuor as a Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines.[1][2][3]

Hon.

Esther Obeng Dapaah
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Abirem
Assumed office
7 January 2013
Preceded byNew constituency
PresidentJohn Dramani Mahama
Preceded byMuhammad Mumuni
Minister Lands Foresty 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
Kumasi, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materUniversity of Ghana
ProfessionBarrister

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.[4][5][6] She was also a member of the Pan-African Parliament.

Early life

Esther Obeng Dapaa comes from Nkwarteng, in the Eastern Region of Ghana. She was born on 18 January 1945.

Education

She is a lawyer by profession she had her LLB from Chelmer Institute of Education in Essex, England, in 1977. She received a BL from Lincoln's Inn in 1978 and from the Ghana School of Law in 1979.[7]

Personal life

Esther is a Christian and a member of the Church of Pentecost.

References
  1. "Esther Obeng Dapaah, Minister of Lands, Forestry, and Mines of Ghana". ourworldleaders.com. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  2. "NPP MP Accuses Party Chair Of Sexual Assault". Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  3. Boateng, Michael Ofori Amanfo. "Obeng-Dapaah makes humble demand". Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  4. 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.
  5. Larbi, Stephen Odoi (19 June 2015). "NPP Affirmative action policy cost defeat of sitting female MPs – Esther Obeng Dapaah". Kasapa102.5FM. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  6. "Abirem MP awards scholarship to students". Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  7. "Members of Parliament | Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 4 September 2016.


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