Mahama Ayariga

Hon.
Mahama Ayariga
Member of Parliament
for Bawku
Assumed office
7 January 2013
Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation
In office
16 March 2015 – 7 January 2017
PresidentJohn Dramani Mahama
Succeeded byProf. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng
Minister for Youth and Sports
In office
16 July 2014 – 14 March 2015
PresidentJohn Dramani Mahama
Succeeded byMustapha Ahmed
Minister for Information
In office
30 January 2013 – 16 July 2014
PresidentJohn Dramani Mahama
Succeeded by(merged with Minister for Communications from 16 July 2014) Edward Omane Boamah
Deputy Minister of Education
In office
16 February 2011 – 7 January 2013
PresidentJohn Evans Atta Mills
John Dramani Mahama
Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry
In office
2010–2011
PresidentJohn Evans Atta Mills
Member of Parliament
for Bawku
In office
7 January 2005 – 6 January 2009
Personal details
Born (1974-05-12) 12 May 1974 (age 50)
Bawku, Ghana
NationalityGhana Ghanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
RelationsFrank Abdulai Ayariga (father)
Hassan Ayariga (brother)
EducationUniversity of Ghana
Harvard Law School
ProfessionLawyer
CommitteesConstitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Environment, Science and Technology Committee, Appointments Committee

Mahama Ayariga (born 12 May 1974) is a lawyer and politician in Ghana. He belongs to the National Democratic Congress. He was the Minister of Information and Media Relations and the Minister of Youth and Sports under the John Dramani Mahama administration. He is currently the Member of Parliament representing Bawku Central constituency of the Upper East Region of Ghana in the 4th, 6th and 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Parliament of Ghana". parliament of ghana. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. ^ "We're ready to debate Minority on their call for rejection of C.I 126 - Majority Leader". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.