Barbara Oteng Gyasi

Barbara Oteng Gyasi (born 5 October 1964) is a Ghanaian politician and the former Member of Parliament of Prestea Huni-Valley constituency of the Western Region of Ghana.[1] She is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), and was a Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources in Ghana and also the former Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

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 byRobert Wisdom Cudjoe
Personal details
Born (1964-10-05) 5 October 1964
Ghana
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
SpouseTony Oteng Gyasi
Children5
Alma materUniversity of Ghana
ProfessionLawyer

Early life and education

Gyasi was born on 5 October 1964.[8] She has a degree in law from the University of Ghana.[8] She holds a Bachelor of Law from the Ghana School of Law.[9]

Career

She worked as the head of legal department in Vivo Energy Ghana Limited from 2012 to 2016.[8]

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 National Democratic Congress (NDC).[10]

Personal life

Oteng Gyasi is a Christian.[8] 5 children Nana Kwame Oteng-Gyasi- Investment Banker - Serial Entrepreneur Francis Oteng-Gyasi- Social Worker Anthony Oteng-Gyasi JNR - Manager in Family Business Barbara Oteng-Gyasi - In College Studying Law Cheryl Oteng-Gyasi -In College studying Law

References
  1. "First Lady inaugurates Huni Valley Health Centre". Ghanaian Times. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. "Deputy Ministers". Government of Ghana. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. "Akufo-Addo releases names of 50 deputy and 4 more ministerial nominees". Graphic Ghana. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. "List of Akufo-Addo's 50 deputy ministers and four news ministers". Yen Ghana. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  5. "Akufo-Addo names 50 deputies, 4 ministers of state". Cifi FM Online. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  6. "Akufo-Addo picks deputy ministers". Ghana Web. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  7. "Catherine Afeku out, Barbara Gyasi now Tourism Minister". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  8. "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  9. "Barbara Oteng Gyasi, Biography". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  10. "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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