Benjamin Okezie Kalu CON is a Nigerian politician who is currently serving as the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria since 2023.

[1] Benjamin Okezie Kalu was born on May 5, 1971 in Agbamuzu, Bende Local Government Area[2] of Abia State, Nigeria.

In addition to his formal education, Kalu has obtained several certifications in Migration and Human Rights from John Cabot University, Italy,[5] Illicit Trade from the University of Groningen, Netherlands,[6] Governance and Development from Miami Herbert Business School,[7] Miami University, USA,[8] Environmental Crimes from the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), Italy and International Commercial Arbitration from the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIARB)[9] at the University of Oxford,[10] United Kingdom.

Kalu's political career began in 2002 when he contested for the House of Representatives primaries.

He served as the Local Government Chairman (Transition) for Bende Local Government Area, Abia State and held various advisory roles to the then Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu.