Joseph Tetteh

{{Short description|Ghanaian politician}}

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Joseph Tetteh is a Ghanaian politician and a member of parliament of the Parliament of Ghana. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and the deputy regional minister of the Eastern Region of Ghana.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ghana.gov.gh/index.php/governance/regional-ministers|title=Regional Ministers|publisher=Government of Ghana|access-date=22 November 2017|archive-date=3 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103194849/http://www.ghana.gov.gh/index.php/governance/regional-ministers|url-status=dead}}

Early life and education

He was born on 15 May 1966. A certificate in public procurement has been awarded to Joseph Tetteh by the Graduate School of Government Leadership.{{Cite web |title=Joseph Tetteh, Biography |url=https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/person/Joseph-Tetteh-2884#:~:text=Joseph%20Tetteh%20is%20a%20Ghanaian,the%20Eastern%20Region%20of%20Ghana. |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=mobile.ghanaweb.com}}

Political life

In March 2017, President Nana Akufo-Addo, named Tetteh one of the ten deputy regional ministers who would form part of his government.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Names-of-10-Deputy-Regional-Ministers-designate-out-515609|title=Names of 10 Deputy Regional Ministers-designate out|website=Ghanaweb|date=March 3, 2017|access-date=2017-11-22|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034517/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Names-of-10-Deputy-Regional-Ministers-designate-out-515609|url-status=dead}}
- {{Cite web|url=http://citifmonline.com/2017/03/03/deputy-regional-minister-nominees-named/|title=Deputy regional minister nominees named|website=CitiFM|access-date=2017-11-22}}
- {{Cite news|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/names-of-10-deputy-regional-minister-designates-out.html|title=Names of 10 deputy regional minister designates out|date=3 March 2017|last=Frimpong|first=Enoch Darfah|work=Graphic Online|access-date=2017-11-22}}
He was vetted by the Appointments Committee of the Parliament of Ghana in the same month.{{Cite web|url=http://citifmonline.com/2017/03/21/parliament-approves-deputy-regional-ministers/|title=Parliament approves Deputy Regional Ministers |website=CitiFM|date=March 21, 2017|access-date=2017-11-22}} He was approved by the committee and his name was forwarded to Speaker of Parliament for further approval by the general house of parliament.{{Cite news|url=http://www.ghananewsagency.org/politics/parliament-approves-10-deputy-regional-ministers-designate-114582|title=Parliament approves 10 Deputy Regional Ministers designate|agency=Ghana News Agency|access-date=2017-11-22|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042622/http://www.ghananewsagency.org/politics/parliament-approves-10-deputy-regional-ministers-designate-114582|url-status=dead}}

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