Richard Acheampong (born May 18, 1970) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Bia East Constituency in the Western Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.

[2] He entered University College of Management Studies, Kumasi in 2011 and obtained his bachelor's degree in Human Resource.

He also attended the Mountcrest University College, Kanda- Accra in 2016 and obtained his bachelor's degree in law.

In 2012, he contested for the Bia East seat on the ticket of the NDC sixth parliament of the fourth republic and won.

[4] In April 2017, the British High Commission in Ghana allegedly accused Acheampong, George Boakye, Johnson Kwaku Adu, and Joseph Benhazin Dahah of helping their relatives enter the UK illegally using their diplomatic passports.