Benjamin Kunbuor

Benjamin Bewa-Nyog Kunbuor was the Ghanaian Minister for Defence of the Ghanaian Ministry of Defence and a Ghanaian politician. He is the Member of Parliament for the Nandom constituency.

Hon. Benjamin Bewa-Nyog Kunbuor
Member of Parliament for Lawra-Nandom Constituency
In office 7 January 2005 – 6 January 2009
President	John Kufuor
Succeeded by	Ambrose P. Dery
Member of Parliament for Lawra-Nandom Constituency
In office 7 January 2001 – 6 January 2005
President	John Kufuor
Preceded by	Anthony Bondong
Minister for Health
In office 2009 – January 2011
President	John Atta Mills
Preceded by	George Yankey
Succeeded by	Joseph Yieleh Chireh
Minister for Interior
In office 2011–2012
President	John Atta Mills
Preceded by	Martin Amidu
Succeeded by	William Kwesi Aboah
Minister for Justice and Attorney General
In office 2012–2013
President	John Atta Mills
Preceded by	Martin Amidu
Succeeded by	Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong
Minister for Defence
In office 16 July 2014 – 9 January 2017
President	John Dramani Mahama
Preceded by	Mark Owen Woyongo
Personal details
Born	(1957-07-15) 15 July 1957
Nationality	Ghanaian
Political party	National Democratic Congress
Spouse(s)	Victoria Kunbuor
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Warwick
Profession	Lawyer

Education

Kunbuor acquired his LLB from the University of Ghana and qualified as a lawyer after completing the Ghana School of Law. He thereafter proceeded to the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom and obtained his LLM with distinction. He was subsequently awarded the British Chevening Scholarship to complete his PhD in Law in Development (1997-2000). He also obtained the Overseas Students Award (OSSA) Doctoral Award at the University of Warwick.[1]

Career

Kunbuor once worked as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. He has since also lectured at the Ghana School of Law. He has also been a director at the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice in Ghana.[2]

Politics

Kunbuor is a member of the National Democratic Congress. He first stood for election in the 2000 parliamentary election and won with a majority of 62.5%.[3] He retained his seat in the following election four years later, but lost it after the 2008 election when his party came back to power.[4]In 2009, George Yankey resigned from the NDC government following a corruption scandal.[5] President Mills appointed Kunbuor as his Minister for Health.

Following a cabinet reshuffle in January 2011, Kunbuor was appointed Minister for Interior by President Mills.[6]

Following the resignation of Martin Amidu, Attorney General in January 2012, Mr.Kunbuor was appointed Attorney General by President Mills.[7][8]

2004 Elections

Kunbuor was elected as the member of parliament for the Lawra-Nandom constituency in the Upper West region of Ghana in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections.[9][10] He thus represented the constituency in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[11] He was elected with 19,306 votes out of 31,138total valid votes cast. This was equivalent to 62.0% of the total valid votes cast.[9][10] He was elected over Bapullu Debis Dery of the People's National Convention, Dery Ambrose P of the New Patriotic Party and Seidu Adama Billah of the Convention People's Party.[10][9] These obtained 912votes, 10,549votes and 371votes respectively of the total valid votes cast.[9][10] These were equivalent to 2.9%, 33.9% and 1.2% of the total valid votes cast.[9][10] Kunbuor was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[9][10] His constituency was a part of the 7constituencies won by the National Democratic Congress in the Upper West region in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections.[12] The National Democratic Congress won a minority total of 94 parliamentary representation out of a total 230seats in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[12]

Personal life

Kunbuor is married with three children.[7]

See also

• List of Mahama government ministers
• National Democratic Congress (Ghana)

References

1. "Dr. Benjamin Bewa-Nyog Kunbuor Profile". General News. Ghanaweb. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
2. "Who Is Dr Benjamin Kunbuor?". General News. ModernGhana.com. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
3. "REPUBLIC OF GHANA, LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 7 DECEMBER 2000". Adam Carr's Election Archives. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
4. "Parliamentary Results Lawra (Upper West)". Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
5. "President accepts resignation of two ministers". General News. Ghana Home Page. 11 October 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
6. "Cabinet reshuffle: Zita dropped, Betty for education". Ghana Home Page. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
7. "Full Text Of Reshuffle By President Mills". General news. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
8. "Ministerial reshuffle; Dr. Benjamin Kumbour confirmed as A-G". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
9. Elections 2004; Ghana’s Parliamentary and Presidential Elections (PDF). Ghana: Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2005. p. 189.
10. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Lawra Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
11. Ghana Parliamentary Register, 2004-2008. Ghana: The Office of Parliament. 2004. p. 339.
12. "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

External links and sources

• Benjamin Kunbuor on Ghana Government website
• ModernGhana.com

Parliament of Ghana
Preceded by Anthony Bondong	MP for Lawra-Nandom 2001 – 2009	Succeeded by Ambrose P. Dery
New title	MP for Nandom 2013 – present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by George Yankey	Minister for Health 2009 – 2011	Succeeded by Joseph Yieleh Chireh
Preceded by Martin Amidu	Minister for Interior 2011 – 2012	Succeeded by William Kwasi Aboah
Preceded by Martin Amidu	Minister for Justice and Attorney General 2012 – 2013	Succeeded by Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong
Preceded by Mark Owen Woyongo	Minister for Defence 2014 – present	Incumbent