Siaka Stevens (Ghanaian politician)

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Hon.
Stevens Siaka
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Jaman North constituency
Personal details
Born (1964-12-31) 31 December 1964 (age 59)
Sampa, Ghana
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
OccupationPolitician

Stevens Siaka (born 31 December 1964) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Jaman North constituency in the Bono Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[1] Siaka Stevens was a former Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education and he was the Deputy Minister for Bono Region from 26 March 2019 till January 2021.[2][3][4]

Early life and education[edit]

Siaka was born on 31 December 1964 and hails from Sampa in the Bono Region of Ghana.[1] He had his master's degree in Public Administration and Post Graduate Diploma from GIMPA. He also had his bachelor's degree in Management and Diploma in Accounting and Business Management from the University of Education, Winneba. He also earned a Diploma in Accounting and Business Management from the Cambridge Tutorial College in London and obtained a certificate in Commercial Law from the Institute of Management Studies.[5]

Politics[edit]

Siaka is a member of the New Patriotic Party.[6] He was the Deputy Regional Minister for Bono Region from 27 March 2019 to January 2021.[7]

2012 election[edit]

Siaka first contested the Jaman north constituency parliamentary seat on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party during the 2012 Ghanaian general election and won with 14,920 votes representing 50.34% over the parliamentary candidate for the National Democratic Congress Asum-Ahensah Alex who pulled 14, 718 which is equivalent to 49.66% of the total votes.[8]

2016 election[edit]

Siaka was re-elected as a member of parliament for Jaman north constituency on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party during the 2016 Ghanaian general election with 14,715 votes representing 51.90% of the total votes. He won the election over Ahenkwah Yaw Frederick of the National Democratic Congress who pulled 13,216 votes which is equivalent to 46.61%, parliamentary candidate for the Progressive People's Party Nsoah Joseph had 327 votes representing 1.15% and the parliamentary candidate for the Convention People's Party Sammor-Duah Emmanuel had 95 votes representing 0.34% of the total votes. [9]

2020 election[edit]

Siaka again contested the Jaman north (Ghana parliament constituency) parliamentary seat on the ticket of New Patriotic Party during the 2020 Ghanaian general election but lost the election to Frederick Yaw Ahenkwah of the National Democratic Congress.[10][11][12][13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Stevens, Siaka". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  2. ^ GNA. "Let's defend our prevailing peace – Mr Stevens | News Ghana". NewsGhana. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  3. ^ "Bono Regional Minister, deputy visit Wenchi Municipal". GhanaDistricts. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  4. ^ Annang, Evans (2019-12-27). "Make computer science a core subject in schools - Minister calls on GES". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  5. ^ "Stevens Siaka, Biography". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  6. ^ "Hon. Siaka Stevens and the NPP's Achievements: Constituents discover lies". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  7. ^ "Akufo-Addo's 19 ministers who never declared their assets - MyJoyOnline.com". MyJoyOnline. 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  8. ^ FM, Peace. "Jaman North Constituency Results - Election 2012". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  9. ^ FM, Peace. "Jaman North Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  10. ^ "Parliamentary Results for Jaman North". MobileGhanaWeb. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  11. ^ FM, Peace. "2020 Election - Jaman North Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  12. ^ "Jaman North – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report". Election Data Centre. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  13. ^ "Election 2020: At least 108 current MPs are not returning to Parliament - MyJoyOnline". MyJoyOnline. 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2023-11-12.