Solomon Namliit Boar
Hon. Solomon Namliit Boar | |
|---|---|
| Former Member of Parliament, Former North East Regional Minister | |
| In office 2013–2021 | |
| President | Nana Akuffo-Addo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1968 Bunkpurugu, Ghana |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Spouse | Married |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | Tamale Secondary School |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Coast; Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |
| Occupation | Farmer, Legislator, Politician and Social Worker. |
| Profession | Administrator/Social Worker |
Solomon Namliit Boar (born 15 July 1968) is a Ghanaian politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Bunkpurugu from 2017 to 2021. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and served as the first Regional Minister of the newly-created North East Region of Ghana.[1] He was also a deputy Northern Regional Minister from 2017 until the creation of the Northeast Region.
Early life and education
[edit]He hails from Bunkpurugu, a town in the Northeast Region of Ghana.[2] He studied at the University of Cape Coast, and obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in management studies in 2007.[2] He also attended the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, where he obtained his Executive Master of Business Administration (CEMBA) degree in 2012.[2]
Politics
[edit]Namliit Boar is a member of the New Patriotic Party and represented the Bunkpurugu constituency in the North East Region in the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.[2][3]
2016 election
[edit]e contested the Bunkpurugu constituency parliamentary seat on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party during the 2016 Ghanaian general election and won with 14,590 votes, representing 49.07% of the total votes. He was elected over Anthony B. Gingon of the National Democratic Congress who polled 14,306 votes, which is equivalent to 48.12%, IND parliamentary candidate Namuburr Berrick who had 656 votes representing 2.21%, and the parliamentary candidate for the Convention People's Party Nawang David Monipaak had 180 votes, representing 0.61% of the total votes.[4]
2020 election
[edit]Namliit Boar again contested the Bunkpurugu (Gbana parliament constituency) on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party during the 2020 Ghanaian general election but lost the election to Bandim Abed- Nego Azumah of the National Democratic Congress.[5][6][7]
Deputy Minister
[edit]In March 2017, President Nana Akufo-Addo named Boar one of the ten deputy regional ministers who would form part of his government.[8][9][10] He was vetted by the Appointments Committee of the Parliament of Ghana in the same month.[11] The committee approved him and his name was forwarded to Speaker of Parliament for further approval by the general house of parliament.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Boar is a Christian (Baptist). He is married (with five children).[2]
Employment
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Regional Ministers - Government of Ghana". Government Of Ghana. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Boar, Namliit Solomon". GhanaMps. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ^ "Solomon Namliit Boar, Biography". Mobile GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ FM, Peace (2014-12-17). "Ghana Election 2016 Results - Bunkpurugu Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ "Bunkpurugu – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report". Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ FM, Peace. "2020 Election - Bunkpurugu Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results for Bunkpurugu". Mobile GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ "Names of 10 Deputy Regional Ministers-designate out". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
- ^ "Deputy regional minister nominees named |". citifmonline. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
- ^ Frimpong, Enoch Darfah. "Names of 10 deputy regional minister designates out - Graphic Online". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
- ^ "Parliament approves Deputy Regional Ministers |". citifmonline. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
- ^ "Parliament approves 10 Deputy Regional Ministers designate". Retrieved 2017-11-22.
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