Bede Anwataazumo Ziedeng (born on Friday, 22 October 1954) popularly known as Bede Ziedeng is a

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ian politician. In 2008, Bede Ziedeng contested the Lawra-Nandom Parliamentary election on the ticket of the

Democratic Freedom Party The Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) was a political party in Ghana. It was formed in 2006 and eventually merged with the National Democratic Congress in 2011. It came in fourth place in the Ghanaian general election of 2008 with 0.33% of the tot ...

. He lost to Hon. Ambrose Dery of the

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. Ziedeng served as the General Secretary of the

(DFP) in 2006.

Early life

Bede Ziedeng hails from Eremon-Lawra in the

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. He had his

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and Advance level certificate in 1978. Bede Ziedeng earned LLB Hons in 1984 as well as Barrister at Law in 1986.

Career

Bede Ziedeng is a bank clerk for housing and construction. He was the regional chair at the Office of Revenue Commissioners (Northern & Upper East). He serves as Deputy Regional Minister for

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and

. He is part of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee as the Vice Chairperson in parliament. Bede Ziedeng also serves on Roads and Transport Committee in parliament. In 2008, Ziedeng contested the Lawra-Nandom

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on the ticket of the

, but lost to Hon. Ambrose Dery of the

. He then contested in 2016

parliamentary election A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. General elections ...

, again losing. Bede Ziedeng contested in 2020 and won. He is the Member of parliament (MP) for Lawra Constituency in the

Personal life

Bede Ziedeng is a Christian.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ziedeng, Bede National Democratic Congress (Ghana) politicians Ghanaian MPs 2021–2025 1954 births Living people