Joseph Yieleh Chireh

Joseph Yieleh Chireh (born 8 July 1954) is a Ghanaian pharmacist, barrister, diplomat and politician. He is the Member for Parliament for Wa West. He is also a Member of the Pan-African Parliament.[1]

Hon. Joseph Yieleh Chireh
Member of Parliament for Wa West Constituency
In office 7 January 2017 – 6 January 2021
President	Nana Akufo-Addo
Member of the Ghana Parliament for Wa West
In office 7 January 2013 – 6 January 2017
President	John Mahama
Member of Parliament for Wa West Constituency
In office 7 January 2009 – 6 January 2013
President	John Atta Mills John Mahama
Member of Parliament for Wa West Constituency
In office 7 January 2005 – 6 January 2009
President	John Kufuor
Preceded by	New Constituency
Minister for Health
In office Jan 2011 – Jan 2012
President	John Atta Mills
Preceded by	Benjamin Kunbuor
Succeeded by	Alban Bagbin
Minister for Local Government and Rural Development
In office Feb 2009 – Jan 2011
President	John Atta Mills
Preceded by	Kwadjo Adjei-Darko
Succeeded by	Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo
Minister for the Upper West Region
In office Feb 1993 – Jan 1997
President	Jerry Rawlings
Preceded by	Yelibora Antumini
Succeeded by	Amidu Sulemana
Ambassador to Algeria
In office 1997–2001
President	Jerry Rawlings
Personal details
Born	(1954-07-08) 8 July 1954
Nationality	Ghanaian
Political party	National Democratic Congress
Children	4
Alma mater	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Ghana School of Law
Profession	Lawyer, Pharmacist
Committees	Subsidiary Legislation Committee Local Government and Rural Development Committee Appointments Committee(7th Parliament of 4th Republic of Ghana)

Education

Chireh was born in Lassia Tuolu in the Upper West Region of Ghana. He studied at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology from 1975 and obtained the Bachelor of Pharmacy degree in 1979. He proceeded to the Ghana School of Law in 2001 and qualified as a barrister in 2006.[2]

Politics and diplomatic service

Chireh joined the National Democratic Congress when it was formed in 1992 on the resumption of party politics in Ghana. He was appointed by Jerry Rawlings as Upper West Regional Minister in his government in 1993. He was subsequently made the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Algeria with concurrent accreditation to Tunisia, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and Mauritania between 1997 and 2001.[2] He contested the newly created Wa West constituency seat in the Ghanaian parliamentary election in December 2004, which he won leading to his taking his seat in the Fourth parliament of the Fourth Republic.[3] He retained his seat in the 2008[4] and 2012[5] parliamentary elections.

In February 2009, he was appointed Minister for Local Government and Rural Development by the new President of Ghana, John Atta Mills.[6]

On 4 January 2011, he was appointed Minister of Health by the President, John Evans Atta Mills in a cabinet reshuffle.[7]

2004 Elections

Chireh was elected as the member of parliament for the Wa west constituency in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections.[8][9] He thus represented the constituency in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. He was elected with 13,256 votes out of 19,980 total valid votes cast. This was equivalent to 66.3% of the total valid votes cast. He was elected over Vaari Matthew Saa-hi of the People's National Convention and Edward Yirimambo of the New Patriotic Party. These obtained 653votes and 6,071 votes respectively of the total valid votes cast. These were equivalent to 3.3% and 30.4% respectively of the total valid votes cast. Chireh was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[8][9] In that election, 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.[10]

Personal

Chireh is a Christian and is married with 4 children.[11]

See also

• Rawlings government
• List of Mills government ministers
• Wa West constituency

References

1. "Ghana's representatives at the Pan-African Parliament". Parliament Africa. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
2. "Hon. Chireh Joseph Yieleh". Parliament of Ghana. 18 June 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
3. "Elections 2004:Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Ghana and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. November 2005. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
4. "Parliamentary Results Wa West (Upper West)". Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
5. "Elections 2012". PeaceFMonline. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
6. "First batch of Ministers Sworn In". Ghana Home Page. 13 February 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
7. "Cabinet reshuffle: Zita dropped, Betty for education". Ghana Home Page. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
8. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Wa West Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
9. Elections 2004; Ghana’s Parliamentary and Presidential Elections (PDF). Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2005. p. 192.
10. "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
11. "Hon. Joseph Yieleh Chireh (NDC) (Wa West)". GhanaDistricts.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2010.

External links and sources

• Profile on Parliament of Ghana website

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by ?	Ambassador to Algeria 1997–2001	Succeeded by Kwabena Sekyi
Parliament of Ghana
Preceded by	Wa West 2005–present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Yelibora Antumini	Minister for the Upper West Region 1993–1997	Succeeded by Amidu Sulemana
Preceded by Kwadjo Adjei-Darko	Minister for Local Government and Rural Development 2009–2011	Succeeded by Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo
Preceded by Benjamin Kunbuor	Minister for Health 2011–2012	Succeeded by Alban Bagbin