Esther Obeng Dapaah Explained

Honorific-Prefix:	Hon.
Esther Obeng Dapaah
Constituency Mp:	Abirem
Parliament:	Ghana
Term Start:	7 January 2008
Term End:	6 January 2013
Office2:	MP for Abirem
President2:	John Dramani Mahama
Predecessor2:	Muhammad Mumuni
Office3:	Minister for Lands Forestry and Mines
Term Start3:	January 2004
Term End3:	January 2008
President3:	John Kufour John Agyekum Kufour
Predecessor3:	Dominic Fobih
Birth Date:	18 January 1945
Nationality:	Ghanaian
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]

Early life and education

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. She received a Bachelor of Law from Lincoln's Inn in 1978 and from the Ghana School of Law in 1979.^[5]

Employment

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

Political career

She is a member of the New Patriotic Party. 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. 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.^[12]

Personal life

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ghana MPS - MP Details - Obeng Dappah, Esther (Ms) . ghanamps.gov.gh . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160506151334/http://ghanamps.gov.gh/mps/details.php?id=190 . 6 May 2016 . dead.
2. Web site: Results Parliamentary Elections . 2020-07-09 . GhanaWeb.
3. Web site: 2016-05-06. Ghana MPs - MP Details - Obeng Dappah, Esther (Ms). https://web.archive.org/web/20160506151334/http://ghanamps.gov.gh/mps/details.php?id=190. dead. 2016-05-06. 2020-07-09.
4. Web site: Ghana MPs - MP Details - Obeng Dapaah, Esther . 2020-07-07 . Ghana MPs.
5. Web site: Members of Parliament Parliament of Ghana . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161201012716/http://www.parliament.gh/parliamentarians/158 . 1 December 2016 . 2016-09-04 . Parliament Of Ghana.
6. Web site: Esther Obeng Dapaah, Minister of Lands, Forestry, and Mines of Ghana . 2016-09-04 . ourworldleaders..
7. Web site: NPP MP Accuses Party Chair Of Sexual Assault. 2016-09-04. en-GB.
8. Web site: Boateng. Michael Ofori Amanfo. Obeng-Dapaah makes humble demand. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160914120059/http://edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/200808/18919.php. 14 September 2016. 2016-09-04.
9. Web site: Baubeng. Albert Benefo. 19 June 2015. NPP primaries: Affirmative action policy caused defeat of female MPs – Esther Obeng-Dapaah - News - Pulse. 2016-09-04.
10. Web site: Larbi. Stephen Odoi. 2015-06-19. NPP Affirmative action policy cost defeat of sitting female MPs – Esther Obeng Dapaah. 2016-09-04. Kasapa102.5FM. 8 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161008175552/https://kasapafmonline.com/2015/06/19/npp-affirmative-action-policy-cost-defeat-of-sitting-female-mps-esther-obeng-dapaah/. dead.
11. Web site: Abirem MP awards scholarship to students. 2016-09-04.
12. Book: Ghana Elections 2008. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. 2010. Ghana. 84.