Jacob Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey
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Jacob Otanka "Jake" Obetsebi-Lamptey (born 4 February 1946), is a Ghanaian politician as well as former television and radio producer.
Born in Accra
, Ghana
, Obetsebi-Lamptey had his primary education in Accra, before travelling to England to further his education.
In 1966, he began work as a radio and TV scriptwriter, commentator and presenter at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC). In 1969, he joined Lintas West African, an advertising firm, as an, account executive and radio and television producer. As Client Service Manager of Lintas in Ghana in 1971, he wrote, co-ordinated and executed Family Planning, Motivation Campaign for the Ghana National Family Planning Programme. Obetsebi-Lamptey was appointed the General Manager of Lintas in Ghana in 1974 and thereafter worked on a number of' programmes for the company and others in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Kenya.
From 1984 to 1999, he worked with the World Health Organization
(WHO). Obetsebi-Lamptey the Plenary Speaker at the World Summit on AIDS, London, and Second International Symposium on the disease in Yaounde, Cameroon. He is a Past President of the Advertising Association of Ghana.
From 2005 to July 2007, Obetsebi-Lamptey served as Minister of Tourism and Diasporan Relations in the cabinet of President John Kufuor
. Previously he was Minister of Tourism and Modernization of the Capital (2002–2005) and Minister of Information (2001–2002). He was the National Campaign Manager of the victorious New Patriotic Party (NPP) during the 2000 Presidential elections, which saw the first peaceful transition of power in that country.
He resigned his posts in July 2007 to campaign for the New Patriotic Party
nomination for the 2008 Presidential elections. As of February 2010, he is the National Charmain of the New Patriotic Party
(NPP).
Obetsebi-Lamptey has several publications to his credit, covering topics from family planning to AIDS
prevention in Africa.
Born in Accra
Accra
Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous...
, Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
, Obetsebi-Lamptey had his primary education in Accra, before travelling to England to further his education.
In 1966, he began work as a radio and TV scriptwriter, commentator and presenter at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC). In 1969, he joined Lintas West African, an advertising firm, as an, account executive and radio and television producer. As Client Service Manager of Lintas in Ghana in 1971, he wrote, co-ordinated and executed Family Planning, Motivation Campaign for the Ghana National Family Planning Programme. Obetsebi-Lamptey was appointed the General Manager of Lintas in Ghana in 1974 and thereafter worked on a number of' programmes for the company and others in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Kenya.
From 1984 to 1999, he worked with the World Health Organization
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
(WHO). Obetsebi-Lamptey the Plenary Speaker at the World Summit on AIDS, London, and Second International Symposium on the disease in Yaounde, Cameroon. He is a Past President of the Advertising Association of Ghana.
From 2005 to July 2007, Obetsebi-Lamptey served as Minister of Tourism and Diasporan Relations in the cabinet of President John Kufuor
John Kufuor
John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor was the second president of the 4th Republic of Ghana and Chairperson of the African Union...
. Previously he was Minister of Tourism and Modernization of the Capital (2002–2005) and Minister of Information (2001–2002). He was the National Campaign Manager of the victorious New Patriotic Party (NPP) during the 2000 Presidential elections, which saw the first peaceful transition of power in that country.
He resigned his posts in July 2007 to campaign for the New Patriotic Party
New Patriotic Party
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nomination for the 2008 Presidential elections. As of February 2010, he is the National Charmain of the New Patriotic Party
New Patriotic Party
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(NPP).
Obetsebi-Lamptey has several publications to his credit, covering topics from family planning to AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
prevention in Africa.