Godfred Yeboah Dame

Godfred Yeboah Dame was born on June 5, 1979. He had his secondary school education at the Adisadel College in Cape Coast, Central Region, from 1989 to 1996.He attended the University of Ghana, where he completed a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) in 2001. He moved to the Ghana School of Law, where he obtained his professional certificate to practice law and was called to the Ghana Bar in 2003.He worked as a private legal practitioner before entering politics.

Dame is a New Patriotic Party supporter. He was chosen by President Akufo-Addo to hold the positions of deputy minister of justice and attorney general in March 2017. After his party won the election in December 2020 and remained in power, he was promoted to the office of substantive Attorney General and Minister of Justice on January 21, 2021, to take Gloria Akuffo's seat.

Dame is married to Dr. Joycelyn Akosua Assimeng Dame, a pediatric infectious disease specialist and they have two children.He is a Christian.