Joe Ghartey
| The Honorable Joe Ghartey | |
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| Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament | |
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In office 7 January 2013 – 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Aaron Mike Oquaye |
| Succeeded by | Hon Alban Bagbin |
| Member of Parliament | |
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In office 7 January 2005 – Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Constituency | Essikado-Ketan |
| 20th Attorney-General and Minister of Justice of the Republic of Ghana | |
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In office 16 June 2006 – 6 January 2009 |
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| President | John Kufuor |
| Preceded by | Ayikoi Otoo |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 June 1961 Accra |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Efua Ghartey |
| Children | 5 |
| Occupation | Lawyer and Academic |
| Religion | Christian (Methodist) |
Joe Ghartey (born 15 June 1961, in Accra) is a Ghanaian lawyer, academic and politician. He is the current Railways and Development minister. He was appointed by President Nana Akuffo Addo on 11 January 2017. Joe Ghartey hails from Shama, in the Western Region of the Republic of Ghana.
Joe Ghartey was born in Accra, Ghana, to a teacher, Lauraine Ghartey (née Daniels), and a public servant, Joseph Ghartey, on 15 June 1961. He started his early education in Accra and later moved to one of Ghana's most celebrated secondary schools for boys, Mfantsipim School, in Cape Coast. It was during his time at Mfantsipim School that his leadership qualities began to show. He was appointed House Prefect of Pikard Parker House in his senior year and he used his good offices to champion the development of sports and student participation in sports programmes at Mfantsipim. He would go on to become Team Manager for the sports teams in the school.
After Mfantsipim, Ghartey enrolled to study law and obtained his LLB (Hons) degree in 1986 from the University of Ghana, and BL from the Ghana School of Law in 1988, qualifying to be called to the Bar of Ghana in that same year.
Ghartey undertook his National Service duty as Legal Officer to the Komenda Eguafo Abirem District Assembly in the Central Region of the Republic of Ghana. He also took up a job as an Associate at the Chambers of Lawyer Gwira in Sekondi. Later, he would join the firm of Akufo-Addo, Prempeh & Co., a leading law firms in Ghana, which was co-founded by his future colleague parliamentarian and Cabinet Minister in the John Kufuor administration, Nana Akufo-Addo. Ghartey left this firm after seven years and in 1994 co-founded the law firm, Ghartey & Ghartey with his wife Efua Ghartey, who is a respected lawyer in her own right. He is currently the Senior Partner at Ghartey & Ghartey, a well respected firm of barristers & Sand solicitors located at Labone in Accra.
Throughout his legal career, Ghartey has invested heavily in providing legal services to businesses that are keen on creating jobs for a stronger Ghanaian economy. In his own words, "A strong economy hinges on strong businesses. Strong businesses must of necessity have strong legal foundations". He has provided legal services to several corporate entities and professional bodies, both nationally and internationally, ranging from the field of Taxation through to Labour law, Environmental and Company law. He is an authority in Corporate and Investment law.
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