Benard Oko-Boye

Benard Oko-Boye is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Ledzokuku Constituency in the Greater Accra Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[1] He comes from Teshie which falls under the Ledzokuku Constituency where he serves as member of Parliament.[2] He is currently the Board Chairman of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, the nation's largest medical facility. [3]

Benard Okoe-Boye
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Ledzokuku Constituency
Preceded byBenita Sena Okity-Duah : National Democratic Congress
Personal details
Born (1982-01-25) 25 January 1982
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materPresbyterian Boys' Secondary
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
ProfessionMedical Doctor .

Early life and education

He attended the Field Engineers Junior High School for his Basic Education Certificate.[4] Okoe Boye is an old student of the Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School ( Presec-Legon) where he completed his secondary school education in the year 2000. Bernard Okoe Boye is a licensed medical practitioner by profession, who holds BSC in Human Biology, Medicine and Surgery from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.[2][3] He also holds a Masters Degree in Public Health (MPH) from Hamburg School of Applied Science and an A1 certificate in German from the Geothe Institute, Accra.[2]

Career

Health sector

Dr Oko-Boye had his house job at the Ghana Health Service from 2009 to 2012[3] at the Central Regional Hospital, Department of Surgery, Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cape Coast from 2009 to 2011 and then at the Department of Internal Medicine, Tema General Hospital.[4] He then continued as a medical officer in the same iInstitution for four years[2] where he worked at Kibi Government Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the La General Hospital. Prior to his entry into parliament, Oko-Boye was a medical officer at the LekMA Hospital in Accra. [3]

Politics

Okoe Boye was elected MP for Ledzokuku Constituency in the Greater Accra Region on December 7, 2016 was sworn in on January 7, 2017. He is a member of the Health and Government Assurances Committees of Parliament.[2]

On April 4th, 2020, Oko-Boye was nominated by President Akufo-Addo to serve as a deputy health minister and was subsequently sworn in on April 21, 2020. [5][6][7]

References
  1. "Oko-Boye, Benard". ghanamps.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. "Profile of Board Chair, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye". kbth.gov.gh. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  4. "MPs Eulogise Dr. Oko Boye As Parliament Approves His Appointment". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  5. "Nana Addo names Oko-Boye as Deputy Health Minister-designate". Pulse Gh. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  6. "Oko Boye Sworn In". DailyGuide Network. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  7. "JoyNews hosts Deputy Health Minister, virologist, others on 'Beyond The Lockdown' tonight". MyJoyOnline.com. 17 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.


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