Patrick Yaw Boamah

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Patrick Yaw Boamah
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Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Okaikwei Central  Constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 January 2013
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Patrick Yaw Boamah (born 1974) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Ninth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Okaikwei Central Constituency in the Greater Accra Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. [1]

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Early life and education

Boamah was born on 19 September 1974. He hails from Mourso-Effiduase, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He obtained his bachelor of laws and master's degree in International Affairs from the University of Ghana in 2004 and 2005 respectively. He later proceeded to the Ghana School of Law where he received his barrister-at-law degree in 2009. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] He attained his LLB from University of Ghana in 2008.

Career

Boamah is a lawyer by profession. Before entering politics, he was an Associate at the Sam Okudzato and Associates law firm. He was also a lawyer at Boamah & Partners(Law Firm). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Politics

Boamah entered parliament on 7 January 2013 on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party representing the Okaikwei Central  Constituency. He was re-elected in the 2016 ,2020 and 2024 Ghanaian General Election to represent the constituency for a second consecutive term. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

In parliament, he has served on various committees, some of which include; the Subsidiary Legislation Committee, the Judiciary Committee, and the Foreign Affairs Committee. [1] [3] [5]

He contested in the 2020 Ghanaian General Election as the parliamentary candidate for the New Patriotic Party and he won.

He is currently the vice chairman of the financial committee and a member of standing order and appointment committees of the Parliament.

Boamah is a member of the Ghana Bar Association, Commonwealth Lawyers Association, He worked as an Associate for five (5) years at Sam Okudzeto &Associate; a leading law firm in Accra. He led a legal practice called Boamah & Partners which he established in 2013. [7]

Personal life

Boamah is married with two children. He identifies as a Christian and a member of the Methodist Church of Ghana. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "HON. PATRICK YAW BOAMAH". Parliament of Ghana. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Ghana MPs – List of MPs". GhanaMps. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Member of Parliament Patrick Yaw Boamah". Ghana Web. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "HON. PATRICK YAW BOAMAH". UKGCC. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Hon. Patrick Yaw Boamah". Okaikwei North Municipal Assembly. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "HONOURABLE PATRICK YAW BOAMAH – GWL – Welcome" . Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "HONOURABLE PATRICK YAW BOAMAH – GWL – Welcome" . Retrieved 14 August 2025.


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