Gideon Boako
{{Short description|Ghanaian politician and economist}}
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| term_start = 7 January 2025
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| alma_mater = Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Columbia University, University of Witwatersrand
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Gideon Boako (born 16 December 1983) is a Ghanaian financial economist and politician. He is the member of parliament for the Tano North (Ghana parliament constituency) in the Ahafo Region of Ghana.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-08 |title=Gideon Boako wins Tano North seat |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/gideon-boako-wins-tano-north-seat.html |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Graphic Online |language=en-gb}} He represents the constituency in the 9th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana as a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).{{Cite web |last=Otchere |first=Gertrude Owireduwaah |date=2024-12-08 |title=Gideon Boako wins Tano North seat - Adomonline.com |url=https://www.adomonline.com/gideon-boako-wins-tano-north-seat/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |language=en-US}}
Early life and education
Gideon holds a Ph.D. in finance, specializing in financial economics, from the University of Witwatersrand. He also earned two master's degrees in finance, an M.Phil. and an MBA, from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). Additionally, Gideon is a Charter Holder in Financial Economics (Ch.FE). He completed certificate programs in Financial Engineering and Risk Management from Columbia University and in Financial Markets from Yale University.{{Cite web |title=Dr. Gideon Boako |url=https://www.arefconsult.com/people-gideon-boako.php |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=www.arefconsult.com}}
Career
Gideon Boako currently serves on Ghana's Economic Management Team (EMT) as a technical advisor at the Office of the president and as the spokesperson to the vice president of Ghana.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-09 |title=Gideon Boako files nomination for Tano North parliamentary seat - MyJoyOnline |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/gideon-boako-files-nomination-for-tano-north-parliamentary-seat/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=www.myjoyonline.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-09-28 |title=Dr. Gideon Boako - NIB |url=https://www.nib-ghana.com/dr-gideon-boako/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |language=en-US}} He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and currently the member of parliament-elect for the Tano North (Ghana parliament constituency) in the Ahafo Region of Ghana.{{Cite web |last=GNA |date=2024-12-10 |title=Dr Gideon Boako secures Tano North parliamentary seat for NPP |url=https://gna.org.gh/2024/12/dr-gideon-boako-secures-tano-north-parliamentary-seat-for-npp/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Ghana News Agency |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Abronoma |first=Nyarko |date=2024-12-09 |title=Dr Gideon Boako secures Tano North parliamentary seat for NPP |url=https://www.sompaonline.com/politics/3616-dr-gideon-boako-secures-tano-north-parliamentary-seat-for-npp |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=www.sompaonline.com |language=en-gb}}
Politics
On January 27, 2024, Boako emerged victorious in Tano North New Patriotic Party parliamentary primaries by securing 444 votes against the incumbent Freda Prempeh who had 221 votes. The victory guaranteed him to contest on the tick of the NPP in the 2024 parliamentary election.{{Cite news |last=Lartey |first=Winifred |date=2024-01-27 |title=Gideon Boako triumphs in Tano North, unseating incumbent Freda Prempeh - Asaase Radio |url=https://www.asaaseradio.com/gideon-boako-triumphs-in-tano-north-unseating-incumbent-freda-prempeh/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240127160358/https://www.asaaseradio.com/gideon-boako-triumphs-in-tano-north-unseating-incumbent-freda-prempeh/ |archive-date=2024-01-27 |access-date=2025-02-11 |work=Asaase Radio |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Gideon Boako beats Freda Prempeh to win Tano North - MyJoyOnline |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/gideon-boako-beats-freda-prempeh-to-win-tano-north/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=www.myjoyonline.com |language=en-US}}
In December 2024, he contested in the Ghanaian general elections for member of parliament in the Tano North (Ghana parliament constituency). Boako secured 21,127 votes, defeating his sole opponent, Pious Opoku of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).{{Cite web |date=2024-12-08 |title=Gideon Boako wins Tano North seat |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/gideon-boako-wins-tano-north-seat.html |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Graphic Online |language=en-gb}}
Personal life
On January 21, 2023 Gideon Boako married Belinda.{{Cite web |last=Otchere |first=Gertrude Owireduwaah |date=2023-01-23 |title=The beautiful wedding of Bawumia's aide [Photos] - Adomonline.com |url=https://www.adomonline.com/the-beautiful-wedding-of-bawumias-aide-photos/ |access-date=2025-01-02 |language=en-US}}
He was born December 16th,1983. He studied at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, where he did his BSC in the year 06-2008, MBA in the year 05-2014 MPhil in the year 12-2012.
References
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Category:Politicians from Ahafo Region
Category:New Patriotic Party politicians
Category:Ghanaian MPs 2025–2029
Category:21st-century Ghanaian politicians
12.https://www.arefconsult.com/people-gideon-boako.php
13.https://webapps.knust.edu.gh/staff/dirsearch/profile/summary/67c8d3593d0a.html
14.Economic advisor
https://npp-usa.org/portfolio-item/dr-gideon-boako-economic-advisor-and-spokesperson-for-the-vice-president/