Hon Joseph Appiah Boateng | |
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Member of the Ghana Parliament for Afram Plains South | |
Assumed office 7 January 2021 | |
Preceded by | Eric Osei-Owusu |
Personal details | |
Born | Joseph Appiah Boateng 24 August 1975 Obo Kwahu, Ghana |
Political party | National Democratic Congress |
Alma mater | Australia Nursing College |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Architect |
Committees | Government Assurance Committee, Environment, Science and Technology Committee |
Joseph Appiah Boateng (affectionately known as JAB1)[1] is a Ghanaian politician and member of the National Democratic Congress. He is the member of parliament for Afram Plains South in the Eastern Region of Ghana.[2][3][4][5]
Joseph was born on 4 August 1975 in Obo-Kwahu in the Eastern region. He had Diploma in Nursing at the Australia Nursing College in 2008–2011 in Paramatta.[6] He also had his Post-Graduate in Strategic Management in 2020.[2]
He is a member of National Democratic Congress.[7] He was a committee member of Selection, Lands and Forestry.[6] In 2016, Joseph opted out of the parliamentary race after a court granted a motion by Dickson Adjei Danso that he should be prevented due to a criminal case against Joseph.[8]
In the 2012 Ghanaian general election, he won the Afram Plains South Constituency parliamentary seat with 14,946 votes making 61.46% of the total votes cast whilst the NPP parliamentary candidate Adongo Anthony had 7,348 votes making 30.22% of the total votes cast, an Independent parliamentary candidate Ahaligah Rapahel Kofi had 1,814 votes making 7.46% of the total votes cast and the CPP parliamentary candidate Darfour Janet had 209 votes making 0.86% of the total votes cast.[9]
In the 2020 Ghanaian general election, he won the Afram Plains South Constituency parliamentary seat with 18,246 votes making 66.24% of the total votes cast whilst the NPP parliamentary candidate Willie Horr had 9,300 votes making 33.76% of the total votes cast.[10][11][12]
He is a member of the Government Assurance Committee and also a member of the Environment, Science and Technology Committee.[2]
Joseph is a development worker/architect/quantity surveyor.[7] He was the CEO of Twenties Jog Company Limited in Sowutuom, Accra.[7] He was the sales manager for Twimbros Enterprise from 1996 to 2007.[6] He also worked at Regis Care as a Nurse from 2008 to 2011.[6]
Joseph is married with three children. He is a Christian (Church of Pentecost)[7][6]
He has embarked on projects such as schools, provision of street lights and boreholes.[1]
It was alleged he was deported from Ghana, later joined the National Democratic Congress and represented the Afram Plains South Constituency in Parliament in 2012.[13] It was alleged he committed crimes in New Zealand and Australia.[14] On 8 December 2017, he was cleared of any wrongdoing as there were not adequate evidence to back the allegation.[15]