Bernard Okoe-Boye | |
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Member of the
Ghana Parliament for Ledzokuku Constituency | |
In office 7 January 2017 – 7 January 2021 | |
Preceded by | Benita Sena Okity-Duah |
Succeeded by | Benjamin Narteh Ayiku |
Personal details | |
Born | Teshie | 25 January 1982
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Political party | New Patriotic Party |
Alma mater |
Presbyterian Boys' Secondary Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |
Occupation | Medical Doctor |
Profession | Medical Doctor |
Bernard Okoe-Boye is a Ghanaian and a Medical Doctor by profession. [1] He is also a politician and was a member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Ledzokuku Constituency in the Greater Accra Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. [2] He was once the board chairman of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, the nation's largest medical facility. [3] He is currently serving as the boss of the National Health Insurance Agency (NHIA) mandated to run the affairs of Ghana’s premium health insurance scheme, the National Health Insurance Scheme (Ghana). [4] on 14 February 2024, he became the minister of health-designate to take over from Dr. Kweku Agyemang Manu. [5]
He advocated for the removal of some tax handles on dialysis consumables to lessen the “enormous burden” associated with renal treatment in March 2024. [1]
He comes from Teshie which falls under the Ledzokuku Constituency where he serves as member of Parliament. [6] He attended the Field Engineers Junior High School for his Basic Education Certificate. [7] Okoe-Boye is an old student of the Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School ( Presec-Legon) where he completed his secondary school education in the year 2000. Bernard Okoe Boye is a licensed medical practitioner by profession, who holds BSC in Human Biology, Medicine and Surgery from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. [6] [3] He also holds a master's degree in Public Health (MPH) from Hamburg School of Applied Science and an A1 certificate in German from the Geothe Institute, Accra. [6] Medical licence (MEDICAL AND DENTAL COUNCIL)
Okoe-Boye had his house job at the Ghana Health Service from 2009 to 2012 [3] at the Central Regional Hospital, Department of Surgery, Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cape Coast from 2009 to 2011 and then at the Department of Internal Medicine, Tema General Hospital. [7] He then continued as a medical officer in the same institution for four years [6] where he worked at Kibi Government Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the La General Hospital. Prior to his entry into parliament, Oko-Boye was a medical officer at the LekMA Hospital in Accra. [3]
Okoe-Boye was elected MP for Ledzokuku Constituency in the Greater Accra Region on 7 December 2016 was sworn in on 7 January 2017. He is a member of the Health and Government Assurances Committees of Parliament. [6]
On 4 April 2020, Okoe-Boye was nominated by President Akufo-Addo to serve as a deputy health minister and was subsequently sworn in on 21 April 2020. [8] [9] [10] He however lost the Ledzokuku parliamentary seat in the 2020 Ghanaian general election to Benjamin Narteh Ayiku of the NDC. [11] On 21 April 2022, he was appointed the CEO of the National Health Insurance Agency overseeing the National Health Insurance Scheme [12]
1.Government Assurance Committee
2.Health Committee
Bernard Okoe-Boye | |
---|---|
Member of the
Ghana Parliament for Ledzokuku Constituency | |
In office 7 January 2017 – 7 January 2021 | |
Preceded by | Benita Sena Okity-Duah |
Succeeded by | Benjamin Narteh Ayiku |
Personal details | |
Born | Teshie | 25 January 1982
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Political party | New Patriotic Party |
Alma mater |
Presbyterian Boys' Secondary Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |
Occupation | Medical Doctor |
Profession | Medical Doctor |
Bernard Okoe-Boye is a Ghanaian and a Medical Doctor by profession. [1] He is also a politician and was a member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Ledzokuku Constituency in the Greater Accra Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. [2] He was once the board chairman of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, the nation's largest medical facility. [3] He is currently serving as the boss of the National Health Insurance Agency (NHIA) mandated to run the affairs of Ghana’s premium health insurance scheme, the National Health Insurance Scheme (Ghana). [4] on 14 February 2024, he became the minister of health-designate to take over from Dr. Kweku Agyemang Manu. [5]
He advocated for the removal of some tax handles on dialysis consumables to lessen the “enormous burden” associated with renal treatment in March 2024. [1]
He comes from Teshie which falls under the Ledzokuku Constituency where he serves as member of Parliament. [6] He attended the Field Engineers Junior High School for his Basic Education Certificate. [7] Okoe-Boye is an old student of the Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School ( Presec-Legon) where he completed his secondary school education in the year 2000. Bernard Okoe Boye is a licensed medical practitioner by profession, who holds BSC in Human Biology, Medicine and Surgery from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. [6] [3] He also holds a master's degree in Public Health (MPH) from Hamburg School of Applied Science and an A1 certificate in German from the Geothe Institute, Accra. [6] Medical licence (MEDICAL AND DENTAL COUNCIL)
Okoe-Boye had his house job at the Ghana Health Service from 2009 to 2012 [3] at the Central Regional Hospital, Department of Surgery, Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cape Coast from 2009 to 2011 and then at the Department of Internal Medicine, Tema General Hospital. [7] He then continued as a medical officer in the same institution for four years [6] where he worked at Kibi Government Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the La General Hospital. Prior to his entry into parliament, Oko-Boye was a medical officer at the LekMA Hospital in Accra. [3]
Okoe-Boye was elected MP for Ledzokuku Constituency in the Greater Accra Region on 7 December 2016 was sworn in on 7 January 2017. He is a member of the Health and Government Assurances Committees of Parliament. [6]
On 4 April 2020, Okoe-Boye was nominated by President Akufo-Addo to serve as a deputy health minister and was subsequently sworn in on 21 April 2020. [8] [9] [10] He however lost the Ledzokuku parliamentary seat in the 2020 Ghanaian general election to Benjamin Narteh Ayiku of the NDC. [11] On 21 April 2022, he was appointed the CEO of the National Health Insurance Agency overseeing the National Health Insurance Scheme [12]
1.Government Assurance Committee
2.Health Committee