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]

References
  1. "First Lady inaugurates Huni Valley Health Centre". Ghanaian Times. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. "Deputy Ministers". Government of Ghana. 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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