Barbara Oteng Gyasi

Barbara Oteng Gyasi is a Ghanaian politician and the Member of Parliament of Prestea Huni-Valley constituency of the Western Region of Ghana. She is a member of the New Patriotic Party, was a Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources in Ghana and the current Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Hon.

Barbara Oteng Gyasi

MP
Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts
Assumed office
February 2019
PresidentNana Akuffo-Addo
Preceded byCatherine Afeku
Member of Ghana Parliament for Prestea-Huni Valley constituency
In office
7 January 2017 – 6 January 2021
Preceded byFrancis Adu-Blay Koffie
Succeeded byWisdom Cudjoe
Personal details
Born (1964-10-05) 5 October 1964
Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Spouse(s)Tony Oteng Gyasi
Children5
Alma materUniversity of Ghana
ProfessionLawyer

Early life and education

Gyasi was born on 5 October 1964.[7] She has a degree in law from the University of Ghana.[7]

Career

She worked as the head of legal department in Vivo Energy Ghana Limited from 2012 to 2016.[7]

Politics

As the NPP candidate, Barbara was elected to represent the Prestea Huni-Valley Constituency in 2016, but failed to retain the seat in the 2020 Ghanaian elections, as she lost to Wisdom Cudjoe of the NDC.[8]

Personal life

Oteng Gyasi is a Christian.[7]

References
  1. "Deputy Ministers". Government of Ghana. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. "Akufo-Addo releases names of 50 deputy and 4 more ministerial nominees". Graphic Ghana. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. "List of Akufo-Addo's 50 deputy ministers and four news ministers". Yen Ghana. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. "Akufo-Addo names 50 deputies, 4 ministers of state". Cifi FM Online. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  5. "Akufo-Addo picks deputy ministers". Ghana Web. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  6. "Catherine Afeku out, Barbara Gyasi now Tourism Minister". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  7. "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  8. "Tourism Minister Barbara Oteng Gyasi loses Prestea-Huni-Valley seat to NDC". Modern Ghana. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.


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