Hon. Barbara Serwaa Asamoah | |
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Deputy Minister of Land and Natural Resources | |
In office 2013–2017 | |
President | John Dramani Mahama |
Personal details | |
Born | Barbara Serwaa Asamoah |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Political party | National Democratic Congress |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Barbara Serwaa Asamoah (born 18 February) is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. She is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and is the current deputy General Secretary of the party. [1] [2]
In 2013,she was nominated and appointed into office as the deputy Minister of Land and Natural Resources, [3] a role she served in till her party,the National Democratic Congress lost the elections in 2016 and handed over to the next government in 2017. [4] [5] [6]
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