Asiedu Nketia

Asiedu Nketiah was born in Seikwa B/A in the Wenchi Municipal District which was then part of the Bono Ahafo Region but now in the Bono Region of Ghana on 24 December 1956, to Nana Kwaku Asiedu, a farmer from the Oyoko Royal family and Madam Hagar Akosua Afrah of the Akwamu Royal family.

He began his career as a professional teacher at Seketia Presby Primary in the Jaman North District[6] of the Bono region.

He obtained a Master of Science Degree in Defense and International Politics from the Ghana Armed Forces Command College[9] in 2019.

[19][20] He was re-elected into the 2nd parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana and represented during the 1996 Ghanaian general election on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.

[21] In the year 2000, Asiedu Nketia won the Ghanaian general elections as the member of parliament for the Wenchi West constituency of the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana.

[24][25]In 2017, Mr Asiedu Nketiah was elected[26] Vice President of Socialist International in absentia at Cartagena to succeed the former Prime Minister of Portugal and current UN Secretary-General, António Guterres.

He was elected to serve under the current President of the Organization, George Papandreou, who doubles as the Prime Minister of Greece.

Hon Johnson Asiedu Nketiah with his wife and children