Joseph Trumah Bayel

Joseph Trumah Bayel (20 June 1954 – August 2025) was a Ghanaian politician who was a member of the 3rd parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana and a member of parliament for Sawla/Kalba district of the Northern Region of Ghana.

Early life and education Bayel was born on 20 June 1954. He attended St John Bosco's Training College.

Bayel was a teacher by profession. Even though, information about his 1992 victory is not scarce to get, he was again reelected into parliament in the 1996 election which he won with a total of 17,876 valid votes cast making 59.40%. He contested again in the 2000 Ghanaian general election and maintained the seat for the National Democratic Congress for the third term. He won with 10,286 votes making 57.50% of the total valid vote cast. His political ties with the National Democratic Congress ended but he resurfaced in 2012 on the ticket.

Personal life Bayel was a Christian. He graduated from St. John Bosco's College of Education.