Joojo Rocky Obeng

Hon.
Joojo Rocky Obeng
Western North Regional Minister
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 March 2021
PresidentNana Akufo-Addo
Personal details
Born
Joojo Rocky Obeng

(1981-04-02) 2 April 1981 (age 43)
Sekondi
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materUniversity of Ghana
University of Witwatersrand
OccupationFinancial Analyst, Civil Society Activist, Entrepreneur and Politician

Joojo Rocky Obeng[1] (born 1981) is a Ghanaian politician, financial analyst, chief executive officer of the International Settlement Consortium who has served as the regional minister of Western North Region since 11 March 2021.[2][3][4]

Education

He graduated with a bachelor's and master's degree in Finance from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. Prior to obtaining the Bcom Hons – Finance, he had studied Economics and Statistics at the University of Ghana, Legon for three years after which he transferred to the University of Witwatersrand.[5]

Career

He completed a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in October 2013, a six month sponsored intensive Research & Writing Program at the George Washington University Law School, Washington DC. His publication on corporate bailout authored by was featured in the globally reputed Business & Finance Law Review (BFLR).[6][7]

As a Financial Engineer and a Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the National Youth Authority, he has facilitated financing partnership deals with STAR-Ghana Foundation, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), United Nations International Children’s fund (UNICEF) and Care International.

Before he was appointment as Deputy Chief Executive Officer, he was the Executive Director of the Centre for National Affairs (CNA) where he led several innovative national policy discussions on public health financing.[8]

Politics

He is the regional minister for western north region.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Western North Minister Joojo Rocky Obeng spearheads major developments in the region". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2023-10-23. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  2. ^ "Profile of Western North Regional Minister-designate, Richard Obeng". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  3. ^ Boakye, Edna Agnes (2021-05-19). "'1 school child, 1 study desk' initiative will commence next week – Western North Regional Minister". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  4. ^ Jacobs, Daisy Palinwinde (2021-05-19). "Support government's fight against illegal mining – Western North Minister". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  5. ^ Online, Peace FM. "Profile Of Western North Regional Minister-Designate, Richard Obeng". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  6. ^ Emmanuel, Kojo (2019-09-04). "Sacked Deputy NYA boss gives chilling reasons why he was fired". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  7. ^ Quaye, Samuel (2021-01-22). "Western North residents laud appointment of Richard Obeng as Regional Minister". www.gna.org.gh. Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  8. ^ "Profile of the Hon.Regional Minister – WNRCC". Archived from the original on 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  9. ^ "Joojo Rocky Obeng supports Aowin NPP with donation". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2021-03-16.