Gershon Kofi Bediako Gbediame

Gbediame was born in Pusupu Ntruo in the Volta region.[1] He attended University of Cape Coast where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Physics and a diploma in Education in 1979.[1][5]

Gbediame is an educationist. He was Senior Superintendent and tutor at Presbyterian Boys' Senior High at Legon. He became an MP in 1997.[1][5] He was a Physics Teacher.[3] He was the former Majority Chief Whip after replacing E. T. Mensah.[6]

Gbediame is a member of the National Democratic Congress.[1][2][3] He is in the 5th term of being a Member of Parliament. He won his parliamentary elections in 1997 by obtaining 13, 870 out of 36,819 valid vote cast. This was 37.67% of the total votes. He has been in parliament from 1997 to date.[7]

Gbediame was elected as Member of parliament for the Nkwanta South constituency in the 5th parliament of the 4th republic.[8][9]

He was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress and obtained 18,171votes out of 31,479 total valid votes cast, equivalent to 57.72% of total valid votes cast.[10]

He was elected over Joseph Booker Yaw Denteh of the New Patriotic Party; and David Boamah Asomani, Oliver Ayivi and Okogye A K Joseph , three independent candidates.[10]

Gbediame is married with five children.[11] He is a Christian who fellowships at the Great Commission Church International.[1][5]