Hon Joseph Appiah Boateng | |
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Member of the Ghana Parliament for Afram Plains South | |
Assumed office 7 January 2021 | |
Preceded by | Eric Osei-Owusu |
Personal details | |
Born | Joseph Appiah Boateng 24 August 1975 Obo Kwahu,Ghana |
Political party | National Democratic Congress |
Alma mater | Australia Nursing College |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Architect |
Committees | Government Assurance Committee,Environment,Science and Technology Committee |
Joseph Appiah Boateng (affectionately known as JAB1) [1] is a Ghanaian politician and member of the National Democratic Congress. He is the member of parliament for Afram Plains South in the Eastern Region of Ghana. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Joseph was born on 4 August 1975 in Obo-Kwahu in the Eastern region. He had Diploma in Nursing at the Australia Nursing College in 2008–2011 in Paramatta. [6] He also had his Post-Graduate in Strategic Management in 2020. [2]
He is a member of National Democratic Congress. [7] He was a committee member of Selection,Lands and Forestry. [6] In 2016,Joseph opted out of the parliamentary race after a court granted a motion by Dickson Adjei Danso that he should be prevented due to a criminal case against Joseph. [8]
In the 2012 Ghanaian general election,he won the Afram Plains South Constituency parliamentary seat with 14,946 votes making 61.46% of the total votes cast whilst the NPP parliamentary candidate Adongo Anthony had 7,348 votes making 30.22% of the total votes cast,an Independent parliamentary candidate Ahaligah Rapahel Kofi had 1,814 votes making 7.46% of the total votes cast and the CPP parliamentary candidate Darfour Janet had 209 votes making 0.86% of the total votes cast. [9]
In the 2020 Ghanaian general election,he won the Afram Plains South Constituency parliamentary seat with 18,246 votes making 66.24% of the total votes cast whilst the NPP parliamentary candidate Willie Horr had 9,300 votes making 33.76% of the total votes cast. [10] [11] [12]
He is a member of the Government Assurance Committee and also a member of the Environment,Science and Technology Committee. [2]
Joseph is a development worker/architect/quantity surveyor. [7] He was the CEO of Twenties Jog Company Limited in Sowutuom,Accra. [7] He was the sales manager for Twimbros Enterprise from 1996 to 2007. [6] He also worked at Regis Care as a Nurse from 2008 to 2011. [6]
Joseph is married with three children. He is a Christian (Church of Pentecost) [7] [6]
He has embarked on projects such as schools,provision of street lights and boreholes. [1]
It was alleged he was deported from Ghana,later joined the National Democratic Congress and represented the Afram Plains South Constituency in Parliament in 2012. [13] It was alleged he committed crimes in New Zealand and Australia. [14] On 8 December 2017,he was cleared of any wrongdoing as there were not adequate evidence to back the allegation. [15]
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