Yaw Barimah
MP for New Juaben South
In office
7 January 2001 – 6 January 2009
PresidentJohn Agyekum Kufour
Personal details
Born (1949-12-22) 22 December 1949
Kokoben Akropong, Ashanti Region Gold Coast (now Ghana)
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materUniversity of Ghana
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionCivil servant

Yaw Barimah (born 22 December 1949) is a Ghanaian politician, a lawyer and a member of the Second, Third and Fourth Parliament of the Fourth Republic representing the New Juaben South Constituency formerly called Koforidua in the Eastern Region of Ghana.[1]

Early life and education

Barimah was born on 22 December 1949 at Kokoben Akropong in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He attended the TI Ahmadiyya Secondary School, Kumasi in 1970.He also attended the University of Ghana and obtained a Degree in Bachelor of Arts. He attended the Ghana School of Law in 1974 where he studied law and became a lawyer.[1]

Politics

Barimah was first elected into Parliament on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party during the 1996 Ghanaian General Elections.

In the 2000 Ghanaian general elections, he stood for the Koforidua constituency and became a member of the third parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana with a total votes cast of 26,884 representing 59.60%. He again contested for the parliamentary seat in December 2004, during the 2004 Ghanaian General elections to the New Juaben South Constituency Formerly known as Koforidua in the Eastern Region of Ghana, where he won and became a member of the fourth parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana. He polled 32,467 votes out of the 54,036 valid votes cast representing 60.10%. He was defeated by Beatrice Bernice Boateng in the Party's Primaries in 2008.[2][3][4]

Barimah was appointed as a cabinet minister for Manpower Development & Employment during the regime of His Excellency John Agyekum Kuffour, as at 31 March 2003 he was among the list of ministers. He was also appointed as a Regional Minister for the Eastern Region of Ghana from 2005 to 2007.[5][6]

Career

Barimah is a civil servant, lawyer and a member of Parliament to the New Juaben South Constituency in the Eastern Region Of Ghana. He was the Former Minister to Manpower Development and Employ, Republic of Ghana.[1][7]

Personal life

Barimah is a Christian.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ghana Parliamentary Register (2004–2008)
  2. ↑ FM, Peace. "Parliament – New Juaben South Constituency Election 2004 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ghana Election new-juaben-south Constituency Results". www.graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. ↑ FM, Peace. "Parliament – New Juaben South Constituency Election 2008 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Government names new Cabinet". www.ghanaweb.com. 1 April 2003. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Republic of Ghana - List of Ministers as at 11 October 2001". ghanareview.com. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Yaw Barimah, Republic of Ghana: Profile and Biography - Bloomberg Markets". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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