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Joe Ghartey

Joe Ghartey

Minister for Railway Development
Constituency:
Essikado/Ketan Constituency
Political Party:
New Patriotic Party

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Date of Birth: Thursday, 15 June 1916
Place of Birth: Accra
Marital Status and Family: Marriage
Education:
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Ridge Church School
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Mfantsipim School
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LLB (Hons) degree
University of Ghana
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BL
Ghana School of Law
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Bio History: Joe Ghartey (born 15 June 1961, in Accra) is a Ghanaian lawyer, politician and member of the New Patriotic Party. He is a former Attorney-General of Ghana (2006–2009), Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament (2013–2017) and Railways Development Minister (2017–2021).Joe Ghartey hails from Shama in the Western Region.Joe Ghartey was born in Accra, Ghana, to a teacher, Lauraine Ghartey (née Daniels), and a public servant, Joseph Ghartey, on 15 June 1961. He started his early education at the Ridge Church School in Accra and later moved to the secondary boarding school, Mfantsipim School, in Cape Coast. It was during his time at Mfantsipim School that his leadership qualities began to show. He was appointed House Prefect of Pickard-Parker House in his senior year and he used his office to champion the development of sports and student participation in sports programs. He would go on to become Team Manager for the sports teams in the school.After Mfantsipim, Ghartey enrolled to study law and obtained his LLB (Hons) degree in 1986 from the University of Ghana, and BL from the Ghana School of Law in 1988, Same year, he was called to the Bar
Career History (Non-political): Ghartey undertook his National Service duty as Legal Officer to the Komenda Eguafo Abirem District Assembly in the Central Region of the Republic of Ghana. He also took up a job as an Associate at the Chambers of Lawyer Gwira in Sekondi.

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Appointment Date: Tuesday, 05 November 2024
Previous Position Held:
Former Attorney-General and Minister for Justice of Ghana
2006