Samuel Sarpong
Hon. Samuel Sarpong | |
|---|---|
| President | John Dramani Mahama |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 November 1957 Ejisu, Ashanti Region, Ghana |
| Died | 6 August 2025 (aged 67) Adansi District, Ashanti Region, Ghana |
| Political party | NDC |
Samuel Sarpong (10 November 1957 – 6 August 2025) was a Ghanaian politician and an Ashanti Region minister.
Early life and education
Samuel Sarpong was born on 10 November 1957 at Ejisu in Ghana's Ashanti Region.[1] He was the first of seven children born to Agnes Kwabena Mensah Sarpong and her husband. He attended Osei Tutu Senior High School in 1973, obtained his GCE O level certificate in 1978, and pursued a three-year teacher training education at Wesley College in Kumasi. From 1981 to 1984, Sarpong taught sports at Juabeng Secondary School.[2]
Career
From February to March 2013 and July 2015 to March 2015, Sarpong was the Ashanti Region minister. From March 2013 to July 2014 he was the Central Regional minister.[3][4] At the time of his death he was vice chairman of Ghana's National Democratic Congress.[5]
Death
Sarpong died in a helicopter crash alongside other Ghanaian ministers of state on 6 August 2025.[6] He and other victims of the crash were accorded a state funeral in Accra on 15 August that was attended by President John Mahama.[7]
Awards
Communal Visionary Leader (2021).[8]
References
- ^ "Samuel Sarpong, Biography". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "2008–2012 (Hon. Samuel Sarpong)". kma.gov.gh. Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Reshuffling Regional Ministers all too soon is impolitic". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ^ "Reshuffle is in line with Mahama's development strategy - Ayariga". myjoyonline. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "Ghana's defence, environment ministers among 8 killed in helicopter crash". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ Ivana Kottasová (6 August 2025). "Two Ghana government ministers among 8 killed in helicopter crash". CNN. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Ghana holds state funeral for 8 helicopter crash victims". Africanews. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Dr Samuel Sarpong grabs Communal Visionary Leadership honor". Graphic Online. Retrieved 24 August 2022.