PERSONAL DETAILS
| Name: | EDWARD KOFI OMANE BOAMAH |
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| Political Party: | National Democratic Congress |
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| Nationality: | Ghanaian |
EDUCATION
| Institution | Country (City) | Programme | Date Completed |
| Pope John Senior High School | |||
| University of Ghana Medical School | Medicine | ||
| The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) | MSc. Health Policy Planning and Financing, Health Policy Analysis | ||
| London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London | MSc. Health Policy Planning and Financing, Health Policy Analysis |
POLITICAL PROFILE
| Position | Duration (Period) | Remarks |
| Minister for Defence | 2025 – Present | |
| Deputy Minister for Environment, Science and Technology | 2009 – 2012 | |
| Deputy Minister for Youth and Sport | 2012 – 2013 | Administration of President John Evans Attah-Mills |
| Minister for Communications | 2013 – 2017 | |
| Spokesperson to the President of Ghana | 2014 – 2017 | H.E John Dramani Mahama |
| Deputy campaign coordinator | 2012 | National Democratic Congress |
EXPERIENCE
| Institution | Board | Industry | Position | Period | Duration | Remarks |
| AFRAH INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL | Doctor | ||
| Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON 2013) | Coordinator | 2013 | |
| Board of Ghana AIDS Commission | Member | 2014 – 2016 | |
| Investigative Committees on the spillage of Low Toxicity Oil Based Mud (LTOBM) | Chairman | By KOSMOS Energy in the Jubilee Offshore Field – West Cape Three Points | |
| Spillage of Sodium Cyanide in a Water Body in Kenyase, Ghana | Chairman | By Newmont Ghana Gold Limited | |
| United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD) | Vice Chairman |