Gershon Kofi Bediako Gbediame

Gershon Kofi Bediako Gbediame is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Nkwanta South Constituency in the Volta region of Ghana on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[1][2][3][4]

Hon.

Gershon Kofi Bediako Gbediame
Member of Parliament
In office
January 2005 – 2008
PresidentJohn Kufuor
ConstituencyNkwanta South
Member of Parliament
In office
7 January 2009 – 6 January 2013
PresidentJohn Atta Mills
ConstituencyNkwanta South
MajorityNDC
Personal details
Nationality Ghanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Children5
Alma materUniversity of Cape Coast
OccupationEducationist

Early life and education

Gbediame was born in Pusupu Ntruo in the Volta region.[1] He attended University of Cape Coast where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Physics and a diploma in Education in 1979.[1][5]

Career

Gbediame is an educationist. He was Senior Superintendent and tutor at Presbyterian Boys' Senior High at Legon. He became an MP in 1997.[1][5] He was a Physics Teacher.[3] He was the former Majority Chief Whip after replacing E. T. Mensah.[6]

Politics

Gbediame is a member of the National Democratic Congress.[1][2][3] He is in the 5th term of being a Member of Parliament. He won his parliamentary elections in 1997 by obtaining 13, 870 out of 36,819 valid vote cast. This was 37.67% of the total votes. He has been in parliament from 1997 to date.[7]

Gbediame was elected as Member of parliament for the Nkwanta South constituency in the 5th parliament of the 4th republic.[8][9]

He was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress and obtained 18,171votes out of 31,479 total valid votes cast, equivalent to 57.72% of total valid votes cast.[10]

He was elected over Joseph Booker Yaw Denteh of the New Patriotic Party; and David Boamah Asomani, Oliver Ayivi and Okogye A K Joseph , three independent candidates.[10]

Personal life

Gbediame is married with five children.[11] He is a Christian who fellowships at the Great Commission Church International.[1][5]

References
  1. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Gbediame, Kofi Bediako Gershon". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  2. "Member of Ghana Parliament".
  3. Sherrif, Awiagah (6 July 2016). "Who Is The Man To Take The People Of Nkwanta South To The Promised Land?". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  4. "The idiocy and prospects of Gbediame's juju". www.ghanaweb.com. 22 December 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. "Ghana Parliament member Gershon K. B. Gbediame". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  6. "Avoka Leads NDC MPs - Ghanamma.com". Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  7. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Gbediame, Kofi Bediako Gershon". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  8. "Results Parliamentary Elections". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  9. Ghana, News (16 January 2014). "Hon Gbediame Robbed". News Ghana. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  10. Ghana Elections 2008 (PDF). Ghana: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. 2010. p. 127.
  11. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Gbediame, Gershon K. B." 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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